American Financial Group, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Insurance
  • ISIN: US0259321042
USD
127.01
-1.57 (-1.22%)
  • Price Points
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  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
Financial
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Why is American Financial Group, Inc. ?

1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 20.43%
2
Flat results in Jun 25
  • NET PROFIT(HY) At USD 328 MM has Grown at -27.27%
  • ROCE(HY) Lowest at 17.17%
3
With ROE of 18.19%, it has a fair valuation with a 2.38 Price to Book Value
  • The stock is trading at a fair value compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -2.79%, its profits have fallen by -9.7%
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating -2.79% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to American Financial Group, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Insurance should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Insurance)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is American Financial Group, Inc. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
American Financial Group, Inc.
1.22%
0.29
24.09%
S&P 500
17.99%
0.70
20.15%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
0.89%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-21.97%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.92
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0
Tax Ratio
21.44%
Dividend Payout Ratio
32.53%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
73.73%
ROCE (avg)
3.62%
ROE (avg)
20.43%
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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
13
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
NA
EV to EBIT
NA
EV to EBITDA
195.19
EV to Capital Employed
6.86
EV to Sales
1.53
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
ROE (Latest)
NA
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Technical key factors

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

8What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 0

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0% (YoY

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 402 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 19.49 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 379 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 299 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 3.59

-8What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 749 MM

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 0%

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at USD 23 MM

Here's what is working for American Financial Group, Inc.

Dividend per share
Highest at USD 0 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 402 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 19.49 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 379 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 299 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 3.59
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0% (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 American Financial Group, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 749 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)

Interest
At USD 23 MM has Grown at 21.05%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Interest
Highest at USD 23 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 21.05% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)