Why is Century Aluminum Co. ?
1
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)
2
Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
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Low Debt Company with Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength
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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
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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 22.55%, its profits have fallen by -52.4%
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High Institutional Holdings at 100%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
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Market Beating performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating 22.55% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
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.
28.91%
1.16
69.28%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.61
20.17%
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)
2.21
Tax Ratio
3.96%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
7.39%
ROE (avg)
19.15%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
18
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
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
14.40%
ROE (Latest)
15.42%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Technical Movement
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 periodsMOJO 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 MMMOJO 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 MMMOJO 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 periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio
EPS
Lowest at USD -0.05
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)






