Agilent Technologies, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Mid Cap
  • Industry: Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
  • ISIN: US00846U1016
USD
111.30
-1.45 (-1.29%)
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  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Why is Agilent Technologies, Inc. ?

1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 20.72%
2
Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.90 times
3
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%
4
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%
5
High Institutional Holdings at 93.78%
  • These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
6
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%
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How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Agilent Technologies, Inc. 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 Agilent Technologies, Inc. for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
-9.59%
0.23
31.63%
S&P 500
14.9%
0.70
20.15%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
5.41%
EBIT Growth (5y)
10.45%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
16.82
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.90
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.33
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.73
Tax Ratio
14.95%
Dividend Payout Ratio
21.70%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
94.40%
ROCE (avg)
20.72%
ROE (avg)
22.25%
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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
22
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
4.69
EV to EBIT
21.15
EV to EBITDA
17.88
EV to Capital Employed
3.98
EV to Sales
4.78
PEG Ratio
5.52
Dividend Yield
0.90%
ROCE (Latest)
18.80%
ROE (Latest)
20.86%
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
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

11What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 4.53

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 1,903.7

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at USD 3,324 MM

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 3.3 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 1,861 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 514 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 453 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 444.8 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 1.53

-4What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 1,559 MM

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 4.53 times

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

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 1,903.7
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 4.53 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 1,861 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 514 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 453 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Highest at USD 444.8 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 1.53
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Cash and Eqv
Highest at USD 3,324 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 3.3 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.

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 1,559 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)

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 4.53 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

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