ScoreWhy is 3M Co. ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 34.60%
2
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 9.66
3
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -6.35% of over the last 5 years
4
The company has declared Negative results for the last 7 consecutive quarters
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD -1,002 MM
- NET SALES(9M) At USD 18,308 MM has Grown at -17.79%
- OPERATING PROFIT(Q) Lowest at USD 1,392 MM
5
With ROE of 67.25%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 30.28 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 29.92%, its profits have fallen by -62.6%
6
Market Beating Performance
- The stock has generated a return of 29.92% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (S&P 500) returns of 14.11%
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to 3M Co. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Diversified should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Diversified)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is 3M Co. for you?
Medium Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
3M Co.
10.7%
2.23
30.30%
S&P 500
20.78%
0.70
20.15%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-4.97%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-7.41%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
9.66
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.43
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
1.48
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.41
Tax Ratio
16.09%
Dividend Payout Ratio
48.63%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
78.61%
ROCE (avg)
34.60%
ROE (avg)
85.49%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
45
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
27.91
EV to EBIT
29.19
EV to EBITDA
22.86
EV to Capital Employed
11.97
EV to Sales
5.53
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
1.23%
ROCE (Latest)
40.99%
ROE (Latest)
61.84%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend5What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by 0.45% (YoY
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 4 times
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 29.44 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 1,279 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 953.06 MM
-1What is not working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 275.18 %
Here's what is working for 3M Co.
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 29.44 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 1,279 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
Highest at USD 953.06 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 4 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0.45% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Here's what is not working for 3M Co.
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 275.18 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
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