Comparison
Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Why is CNA Financial Corp. ?
1
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate of 0%
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 2,651 MM
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at 24.41 %
- DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 0
2
With ROE of 8.71%, it has a fair valuation with a 1.25 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a fair value compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -4.15%, its profits have fallen by -28.2%
3
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -4.15% 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 buy?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to CNA Financial Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Insurance should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Insurance)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is CNA Financial Corp. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
CNA Financial Corp.
-7.56%
0.21
21.25%
S&P 500
16.41%
0.70
20.15%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
6.76%
EBIT Growth (5y)
0
EBIT to Interest (avg)
0
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0
Tax Ratio
21.01%
Dividend Payout Ratio
39.22%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
8.95%
ROCE (avg)
0
ROE (avg)
10.31%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
10
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.10
EV to EBIT
NA
EV to EBITDA
112.95
EV to Capital Employed
1.11
EV to Sales
0.78
PEG Ratio
0.30
Dividend Yield
6.55%
ROCE (Latest)
ROE (Latest)
11.00%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
18What is working for the Company
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At USD 378 MM has Grown at 1,700%
NET PROFIT(Q)
At USD 302 MM has Grown at 1,338.1%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 23.78 %
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 0
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by 0% (YoY
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 3,828 MM
-2What is not working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Lowest at 47.22
Here's what is working for CNA Financial Corp.
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 378 MM has Grown at 1,700%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD 302 MM has Grown at 1,338.1%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 23.78 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 0 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Net Sales
Highest at USD 3,828 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0% (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 CNA Financial Corp.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 47.22
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest






