Cisco Systems, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Computers - Software & Consulting
  • ISIN: US17275R1023
USD
76.21
-2.43 (-3.09%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
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Comparison

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Why is Cisco Systems, Inc. ?

1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 27.32%
2
Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
3
The company has declared positive results in Apr'2025 after 4 consecutive negative quarters
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 1,207.57
  • DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 5.88
  • NET SALES(Q) Highest at USD 15,349 MM
4
With ROE of 23.62%, it has a fair valuation with a 5.96 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 24.02%, its profits have fallen by -0.9% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 25.2
5
High Institutional Holdings at 80.06%
  • These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
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How much should you buy?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Cisco Systems, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Computers - Software & Consulting should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Computers - Software & Consulting)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Cisco Systems, Inc. for you?

Low Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Cisco Systems, Inc.
19.19%
2.56
27.89%
S&P 500
17.78%
0.90
19.38%
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)
4.22%
EBIT Growth (5y)
0.64%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
26.45
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.31
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.27
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.79
Tax Ratio
6.72%
Dividend Payout Ratio
63.62%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
80.06%
ROCE (avg)
38.56%
ROE (avg)
27.32%
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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
25
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
5.96
EV to EBIT
22.67
EV to EBITDA
18.59
EV to Capital Employed
5.00
EV to Sales
5.13
PEG Ratio
25.24
Dividend Yield
2.38%
ROCE (Latest)
22.07%
ROE (Latest)
23.62%
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
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Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

14What is working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 1,207.57

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 5.88

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 15,349 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 4,468 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -0.37% (YoY

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 29.11 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 3,677 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 3,202 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 0.8

-6What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 13,325 MM

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 51.45%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 31,515 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 33.45 %

Here's what is working for Cisco Systems, Inc.

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 1,207.57 and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Net Sales
Highest at USD 15,349 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 4,468 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is quite positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Dividend per share
Highest at USD 5.88 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 29.11 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 3,677 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 3,202 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 0.8
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -0.37% (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 Cisco Systems, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 13,325 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 31,515 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 33.45 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 51.45%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)