Century Aluminum Co. (CENX) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Century Aluminum Co.

Why is Century Aluminum Co. ?

Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 7.39%

The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 7.39% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)

Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times

Low Debt Company with Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength

Negative results in Jun 25

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At USD 5.1 MM has Fallen at -82.9%
NET PROFIT(Q) At USD 10.9 MM has Fallen at -66.47%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 12 times

With ROE of 15.42%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 2.70 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 106.52%, its profits have fallen by -52.4%

Consistent Returns over the last 3 years

Along with generating 106.52% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Century Aluminum Co. should be less than 10%
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.

157.34%

2.11

69.45%

S&P 500

15.4%

0.81

19.85%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

7.47%

EBIT Growth (5y)

38.85%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

1.11

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

6.60

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.60

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

2.10

Tax Ratio

3.96%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

100.00%

ROCE (avg)

7.39%

ROE (avg)

19.15%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

2.70

EV to EBIT

14.34

EV to EBITDA

9.60

EV to Capital Employed

2.06

EV to Sales

1.01

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

14.40%

ROE (Latest)

15.42%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bearish

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Dow Theory

No Trend

OBV

Bullish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

2What is working for the Company

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -79.92% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 61.47 %

-17What is not working for the Company

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD 5.1 MM has Fallen at -82.9%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD 10.9 MM has Fallen at -66.47%

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 12 times

EPS(Q)

Lowest at USD -0.05

Here's what is working for Century Aluminum Co.

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at 61.47 %

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 -79.92% (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.

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 5.1 MM has Fallen at -82.9%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 29.83 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD 10.9 MM has Fallen at -66.47%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 32.5 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 12 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

EPS

Lowest at USD -0.05

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)