Abbott Laboratories

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
  • ISIN: US0028241000
USD
104.83
-0.02 (-0.02%)
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  • Financials
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
Financial
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Why is Abbott Laboratories ?

1
Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.62 times
2
Healthy long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 13.45%
3
The company has declared Positive results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 9,037 MM
  • ROCE(HY) Highest at 31.01%
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at 12.17 %
4
With ROCE of 13.01%, it has a attractive valuation with a 4.85 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
  • The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 8.01%, its profits have risen by 140.3% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.1
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Abbott Laboratories should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Abbott Laboratories for you?

Low Risk, Medium Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Abbott Laboratories
-17.59%
0.66
22.12%
S&P 500
13.68%
0.70
20.15%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
5.08%
EBIT Growth (5y)
9.38%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
17.68
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.62
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
4,433.45
Tax Ratio
Tax Ratio is Negative%
Dividend Payout Ratio
64.34%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
81.30%
ROCE (avg)
151,913.83%
ROE (avg)
280,862.97%
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Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
32
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
NA
EV to EBIT
25.91
EV to EBITDA
20.24
EV to Capital Employed
NA
EV to Sales
4.84
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
NA
ROE (Latest)
NA
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

13What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 9,566 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 9.97 %

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 5.97

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -4.98% (YoY

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 3.31 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 11,459 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 3,162 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 27.59 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 2,395 MM

-15What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD 1,827.87 MM has Fallen at -47.88%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 13.03%

INTEREST(Q)

At USD 135 MM has Grown at 11.57%

Here's what is working for Abbott Laboratories

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 9,566 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 9.97 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Dividend per share
Highest at USD 5.97 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Net Sales
Highest at USD 11,459 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 3,162 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 27.59 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 2,395 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 3.31 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -4.98% (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 Abbott Laboratories

Net Profit
At USD 1,827.87 MM has Fallen at -47.88%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 3,507.36 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Interest
At USD 135 MM has Grown at 11.57%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)