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

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Comparison

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Score

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 1.19%, 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.

Underperformed the market in the last 1 year

The stock has generated a return of 1.19% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (S&P 500) returns of 14.11%

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, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

9.08%

0.23

31.63%

S&P 500

22.24%

0.70

20.15%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

5.02%

EBIT Growth (5y)

7.75%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

16.82

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

0.90

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.33

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.72

Tax Ratio

14.95%

Dividend Payout Ratio

21.70%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

100.00%

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

4.51

EV to EBIT

21.03

EV to EBITDA

17.80

EV to Capital Employed

3.85

EV to Sales

4.64

PEG Ratio

4.24

Dividend Yield

0.91%

ROCE (Latest)

18.31%

ROE (Latest)

20.19%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

OBV

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

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

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

9What is working for the Company

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 5.05

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 2,092

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -2.89% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at USD 3,565 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 523 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 28.5 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 469 MM

-4What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 1,452 MM

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 21.29%

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

Interest Coverage Ratio

Highest at 2,092

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Dividend per share

Highest at USD 5.05 and Grown

In each year in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Operating Profit

Highest at USD 523 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Highest at 28.5 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Highest at USD 469 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Cash and Eqv

Highest at USD 3,565 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -2.89% (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 Agilent Technologies, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at USD 1,452 MM and Fallen

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Dividend Payout Ratio

Lowest at 21.29%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Non Operating Income

Highest at USD 0.09 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income