Balchem Corp.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: FMCG
  • ISIN: US0576652004
USD
172.65
-2.63 (-1.5%)
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Balchem Corp.
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Why is Balchem Corp. ?

1
Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.85 times
2
With a growth in Operating Profit of 6.58%, the company declared Very Positive results in Dec 25
  • The company has declared positive results for the last 6 consecutive quarters
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 3,752.21
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 216.56 MM
  • ROCE(HY) Highest at 12.86%
3
With ROCE of 14.23%, it has a fair valuation with a 3.61 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 -0.50%, its profits have risen by 8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 4.5
4
High Institutional Holdings at 92.4%
  • These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
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Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Balchem Corp. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to FMCG should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Balchem Corp. for you?

Low Risk, Medium Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Balchem Corp.
-1.73%
0.70
23.02%
S&P 500
17.78%
0.90
19.38%
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stock-summaryManagement Risk
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
8.07%
EBIT Growth (5y)
13.08%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
16.65
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.85
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.12
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.68
Tax Ratio
23.09%
Dividend Payout Ratio
22.16%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
91.95%
ROCE (avg)
13.46%
ROE (avg)
11.43%
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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
34
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.87
EV to EBIT
25.33
EV to EBITDA
20.77
EV to Capital Employed
3.61
EV to Sales
5.11
PEG Ratio
4.47
Dividend Yield
49.00%
ROCE (Latest)
14.23%
ROE (Latest)
11.31%
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Technical key factors

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

20What is working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 3,752.21

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 216.56 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 12.86%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 8.44 %

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 7.88

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 71.29 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 57.81 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 45.32 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 1% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 7.88 times

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 27.04 %

-1What is not working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 79.1%

Here's what is working for Balchem Corp.

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 3,752.21 and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 71.29 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is quite positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 57.81 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Highest at USD 45.32 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 8.44 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Dividend per share
Highest at USD 7.88 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 216.56 MM
in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 27.04 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 7.88 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 1% (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 Balchem Corp.

Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 79.1%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)