Why is Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. ?
1
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 5.33% of over the last 5 years
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 2,952.6 MM
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 10.26%
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 10.57 times
2
Risky -
- The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -21.97%, its profits have risen by 73.3% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.2
3
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -21.97% 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 hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Specialty Chemicals should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Specialty Chemicals)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
1.75%
-0.49
27.88%
S&P 500
25.41%
0.70
20.15%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
6.34%
EBIT Growth (5y)
6.47%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
15.89
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.87
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.97
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.41
Tax Ratio
16.52%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
97.63%
ROCE (avg)
11.92%
ROE (avg)
19.09%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
27
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
4.75
EV to EBIT
31.16
EV to EBITDA
20.18
EV to Capital Employed
2.81
EV to Sales
7.35
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
2.17%
ROCE (Latest)
9.02%
ROE (Latest)
17.34%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bullish
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
7What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 4,121.4 MM
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 5.95
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -4.55% (YoY
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 3,171.6 MM
-8What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(9M)
At USD 1,410.03 MM has Grown at -62.66%
INTEREST(9M)
At USD 172.7 MM has Grown at 29.46%
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Lowest at USD 1,977.4 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 111.23 %
Here's what is working for Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 4,121.4 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 5.95 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Net Sales
Highest at USD 3,171.6 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -4.55% (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 Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
Net Profit
At USD 1,410.03 MM has Grown at -62.66%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (USD MM)
Interest
At USD 172.7 MM has Grown at 29.46%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (USD MM)
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 1,977.4 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 111.23 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio






