Ciena Corp.

  • Market Cap: Mid Cap
  • Industry: Telecom - Equipment & Accessories
  • ISIN: US1717793095
USD
383.89
13.84 (3.74%)
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  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
Hold
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Comparison

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Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
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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
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Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Ciena Corp. should be less than 10%
  2. 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%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

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%
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Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

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%
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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
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

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 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 708.98
in the last five periods
MOJO 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 MM
MOJO 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 years
MOJO 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 periods
MOJO 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 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 155.85 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 11.53 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 112.97 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO 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 periods
MOJO 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 periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Depreciation
Highest at USD 37.36 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO 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 periods
MOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income