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 231.06%, 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 231.06% 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 buy?
- 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.
496.75%
7.18
59.71%
S&P 500
14.9%
0.70
20.15%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
6.89%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-12.43%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
6.64
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.55
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.11
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.98
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
257
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
18.85
EV to EBIT
196.29
EV to EBITDA
127.93
EV to Capital Employed
17.37
EV to Sales
10.72
PEG Ratio
2.73
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
8.85%
ROE (Latest)
7.34%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Bullish
Bullish
OBV
Bullish
Bullish
Technical Movement
24What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 859.34 MM
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 708.98
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 3.52 times
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 1,351.98 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 155.85 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 11.53 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 112.97 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 129.6 MM
0What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
Here's what is working for Ciena Corp.
Net Profit
At USD 129.6 MM has Grown at 337.36%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 29.63 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 708.98
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 112.97 MM has Grown at 148.32%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 45.49 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 859.34 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Net Sales
Highest at USD 1,351.98 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Net Sales
At USD 1,351.98 MM has Grown at 19.03%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 1,135.85 MMMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at USD 155.85 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 11.53 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 112.97 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
Highest at USD 129.6 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 3.52 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Depreciation
Highest at USD 37.36 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (USD MM)
Here's what is not working for Ciena Corp.
Non Operating Income
Highest at USD 5.76 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable
Non Operating income






