Why is California Resources Corp. ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 24.64%
2
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 13.22
3
With ROE of 8.47%, it has a fair valuation with a 1.17 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 -17.04%, its profits have risen by 22.1%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to California Resources Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Oil should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Oil)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is California Resources Corp. for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
California Resources Corp.
52.04%
-0.01
41.55%
S&P 500
13.68%
0.70
20.15%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
14.16%
EBIT Growth (5y)
24.44%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
13.22
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.41
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.23
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.85
Tax Ratio
28.12%
Dividend Payout Ratio
30.20%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
36.81%
ROE (avg)
24.64%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
15
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.67
EV to EBIT
8.79
EV to EBITDA
4.74
EV to Capital Employed
1.54
EV to Sales
1.86
PEG Ratio
0.28
Dividend Yield
2.52%
ROCE (Latest)
17.50%
ROE (Latest)
10.94%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Bullish
Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
11What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 835 MM
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 51.1%
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 25.95 times
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 136 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 116.05 MM
-9What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(9M)
At USD 77 MM has Grown at 30.51%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 11.06%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 13.13% (YoY
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 331 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 37.7 %
Here's what is working for California Resources Corp.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 835 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 136 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
Highest at USD 116.05 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 25.95 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 51.1%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Here's what is not working for California Resources Corp.
Interest
At USD 77 MM has Grown at 30.51%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Lowest at USD 331 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 37.7 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 13.13% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales






