Comparison
Why is Chemed Corp. ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 28.67%
2
Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
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Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 4.45% and Operating profit at 5.82% over the last 5 years
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Flat results in Jun 25
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 24.14%
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 19,039.28
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 15.31% (YoY)
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With ROE of 26.14%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 16.99 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -21.66%, its profits have risen by 9% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 6.8
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Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -21.66% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Chemed Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Hospital should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Hospital)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Chemed Corp. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Chemed Corp.
-37.66%
-0.72
29.65%
S&P 500
14.9%
0.70
20.15%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
4.11%
EBIT Growth (5y)
3.45%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Net Debt is too low
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.11
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.02
Tax Ratio
24.82%
Dividend Payout Ratio
9.05%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
39.17%
ROE (avg)
28.67%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
50
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
12.89
EV to EBIT
39.26
EV to EBITDA
33.18
EV to Capital Employed
13.94
EV to Sales
5.45
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.25%
ROCE (Latest)
35.50%
ROE (Latest)
25.88%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
7What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 419.65 MM
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 12.28
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 13.46%
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 194.39 times
-4What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 24.11%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 10.11% (YoY
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 1.15 %
Here's what is working for Chemed Corp.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 419.65 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 12.28 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 194.39 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 13.46%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Here's what is not working for Chemed Corp.
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 1.15 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 10.11% (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
Non Operating Income
Highest at USD 0.11 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable
Non Operating income






