Century Aluminum Co.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Non - Ferrous Metals
  • ISIN: US1564311082
USD
51.71
-2.6 (-4.79%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
Hold
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Century Aluminum Co.
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.
Tredegar Corp.
Alcoa Corp.

Why is Century Aluminum Co. ?

1
The company is Net-Debt Free
2
Low Debt Company with Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength
3
With a growth in Net Profit of 18650%, the company declared Outstanding results in Mar 26
  • The company has declared positive results for the last 2 consecutive quarters
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 181.1 MM
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 1,036.19
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -115.17% (YoY)
4
With ROE of 15.58%, it has a fair valuation with a 6.54 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 199.59%, its profits have fallen by -61.2%
5
Consistent Returns over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating 199.59% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
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Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Century Aluminum Co. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Non - Ferrous Metals should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Century Aluminum Co. for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Century Aluminum Co.
199.59%
3.32
68.47%
S&P 500
25.41%
1.92
13.25%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
9.51%
EBIT Growth (5y)
32.37%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.11
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
6.60
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.60
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.04
Tax Ratio
3.96%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
7.39%
ROE (avg)
19.15%
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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
42
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
6.54
EV to EBIT
34.32
EV to EBITDA
22.08
EV to Capital Employed
4.66
EV to Sales
2.25
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
13.57%
ROE (Latest)
15.58%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

30What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 181.1 MM

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 1,036.19

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -115.17% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at USD 469.2 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 18.45 %

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 649.2 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 108.8 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 16.76 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 394.1 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 402.44 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 3.23

-4What is not working for the Company
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 8.81 times

Here's what is working for Century Aluminum Co.

Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 394.1 MM has Grown at 1,298.76%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 28.18 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD 402.44 MM has Grown at 1,019.58%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 35.95 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 1,036.19
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 181.1 MM
in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Net Sales
Highest at USD 649.2 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 108.8 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 16.76 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 394.1 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 402.44 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 3.23
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Cash and Eqv
Highest at USD 469.2 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 18.45 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -115.17% (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 Century Aluminum Co.

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 8.81 times and Fallen
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio