Why is ACCO Brands Corp. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 8.24%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 8.24% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
- NET PROFIT(9M) At USD 56.96 MM has Grown at -33.92%
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 112.2 MM
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 6.89% (YoY)
2
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -36.33% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you sell?
- All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses
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When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is ACCO Brands Corp. for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
ACCO Brands Corp.
-30.75%
-0.54
42.02%
S&P 500
16.49%
0.70
20.15%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-2.49%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-7.22%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
2.94
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
4.51
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
1.35
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.04
Tax Ratio
10.15%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
90.46%
ROCE (avg)
8.24%
ROE (avg)
11.57%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
5
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.58
EV to EBIT
8.88
EV to EBITDA
5.72
EV to Capital Employed
0.82
EV to Sales
0.72
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
804.37%
ROCE (Latest)
9.27%
ROE (Latest)
12.38%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
4What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 7.32%
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at USD 267.9 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at USD 0.31
-6What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(9M)
At USD 56.96 MM has Grown at -33.92%
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD 112.2 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 6.89% (YoY
Here's what is working for ACCO Brands Corp.
EPS
Highest at USD 0.31
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at USD 267.9 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Here's what is not working for ACCO Brands Corp.
Net Profit
At USD 56.96 MM has Grown at -33.92%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (USD MM)
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 112.2 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 6.89% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales






