Albemarle Corp.

  • Market Cap: Mid Cap
  • Industry: Specialty Chemicals
  • ISIN: US0126531013
USD
160.35
-6.21 (-3.73%)
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  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Albemarle Corp.
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Avantor, Inc.
Dow, Inc.
Westlake Corp.

Why is Albemarle Corp. ?

1
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 8.81
2
The company has declared Negative results for the last 7 consecutive quarters
  • NET SALES(9M) At USD 3,638.59 MM has Grown at -29.31%
  • NET PROFIT(HY) At USD 25.99 MM has Grown at -83.03%
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 779.4 MM
3
Risky - Negative Operating Profits
  • The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 29.61%, its profits have fallen by -100%
4
Market Beating Performance
  • The stock has generated a return of 29.61% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (S&P 500) returns of 14.11%
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Albemarle Corp. should be less than 10%
  2. 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 Albemarle Corp. for you?

High Risk, Medium Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Albemarle Corp.
169.95%
0.29
61.44%
S&P 500
25.41%
0.70
20.15%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
10.45%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-29.96%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
8.81
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
4.11
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.19
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.49
Tax Ratio
5.38%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
9.46%
ROE (avg)
12.35%
stock-recommendationValuation

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
NA (Loss Making)
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.22
EV to EBIT
254.22
EV to EBITDA
30.21
EV to Capital Employed
2.05
EV to Sales
4.40
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.90%
ROCE (Latest)
0.81%
ROE (Latest)
-0.15%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

28What is working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

The company hardly has any interest cost

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -155.32% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 9.3 %

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 7.49 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 1,428.73 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 513.3 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 35.93 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 315.05 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 374.8 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 2.34

0What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS

Here's what is working for Albemarle Corp.

Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 315.05 MM has Grown at 1,342.1%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -25.36 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD 374.8 MM has Grown at 2,598.12%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -15 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Sales
Highest at USD 1,428.73 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 513.3 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 35.93 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 315.05 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 374.8 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 2.34
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 9.3 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 7.49 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -155.32% (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