Agilent Technologies, Inc. (A) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Agilent Technologies, Inc. ?

High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 20.72%

Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.90 times

Flat results in Jul 25

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 1,495 MM
INTEREST(HY) At USD 57 MM has Grown at 35.71%
ROCE(HY) Lowest at 19.88%

With ROCE of 19.48%, it has a fair valuation with a 4.29 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 7.17%, its profits have fallen by -13.6%

High Institutional Holdings at 93.78%

These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Agilent Technologies, Inc. should be less than 10%
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 Agilent Technologies, Inc. for you?

Medium Risk, Medium Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

5.79%

0.39

31.64%

S&P 500

13.22%

0.64

20.20%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

5.38%

EBIT Growth (5y)

11.71%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

16.82

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

0.90

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.33

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.75

Tax Ratio

14.95%

Dividend Payout Ratio

21.31%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

95.10%

ROCE (avg)

20.72%

ROE (avg)

22.25%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

5.36

EV to EBIT

21.99

EV to EBITDA

18.73

EV to Capital Employed

4.29

EV to Sales

5.27

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

64.35%

ROCE (Latest)

19.48%

ROE (Latest)

21.31%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

OBV

Bullish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

4What is working for the Company

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 5.2

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 3.2 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 1,738 MM

-9What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 1,495 MM

INTEREST(HY)

At USD 57 MM has Grown at 35.71%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 19.88%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 5.98% (YoY

Here's what is working for Agilent Technologies, Inc.

Dividend per share

Highest at USD 5.2 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 1,738 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Highest at 3.2 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Here's what is not working for Agilent Technologies, Inc.

Interest

At USD 57 MM has Grown at 35.71%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at USD 1,495 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 5.98% (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

Non Operating Income

Highest at USD 0.08 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income