Why is Ciena Corp. ?
1
Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 591.97 MM
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -0.97% (YoY)
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at 9.36 %
2
With ROCE of 6.94%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 3.44 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- 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 172.13%, its profits have fallen by -38%
3
High Institutional Holdings at 100%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
4
Company is among the highest 1% of companies rated by MarketsMojo across all 4,000 stocks
5
Market Beating performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating 172.13% 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 Ciena Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Telecom - Equipment & Accessories should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Telecom - Equipment & Accessories)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Ciena Corp. for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Ciena Corp.
167.57%
5.29
60.81%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.64
20.20%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
5.16%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-15.06%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
6.64
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.55
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.11
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.96
Tax Ratio
35.64%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
11.87%
ROE (avg)
8.47%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
96
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.70
EV to EBIT
49.53
EV to EBITDA
30.35
EV to Capital Employed
3.44
EV to Sales
2.38
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
6.94%
ROE (Latest)
3.87%
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
No Trend
Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Movement
12What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 591.97 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -0.97% (YoY
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 9.36 %
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 3.09 times
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 1,219.38 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At USD 66.84 MM has Grown at 60.21%
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 51.09 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at USD 0.35
0What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
Here's what is working for Ciena Corp.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 591.97 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)
Net Profit
At USD 51.09 MM has Grown at 90.37%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 26.84 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Net Sales
Highest at USD 1,219.38 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 66.84 MM has Grown at 60.21%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 41.72 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
Highest at USD 51.09 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
EPS
Highest at USD 0.35
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 9.36 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 3.09 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -0.97% (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
Depreciation
Highest at USD 35.65 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (USD MM)






