Why is Alcon AG ?
1
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) of 4.14%
- Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.40 times
2
The company has declared negative results in Dec'2023 after 2 consecutive positive quarters
- NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
3
With ROE of 5.64%, it has a Very Expensive valuation with a 1.70 Price to Book Value
- 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 -18.36%, its profits have fallen by -16.9%
4
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -18.36% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Switzerland SMI in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you sell?
- All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology)
When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Alcon AG for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Alcon AG
-17.4%
-0.85
27.66%
Switzerland SMI
10.0%
0.63
15.85%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
5.77%
EBIT Growth (5y)
42.14%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
6.34
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.40
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.15
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.36
Tax Ratio
15.88%
Dividend Payout Ratio
15.44%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
59.58%
ROCE (avg)
4.14%
ROE (avg)
3.73%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
30
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.70
EV to EBIT
25.23
EV to EBITDA
13.74
EV to Capital Employed
1.61
EV to Sales
3.76
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.07%
ROCE (Latest)
6.37%
ROE (Latest)
5.64%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend






