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 -9.52%, its profits have fallen by -28.2%
3
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -9.52% 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 hold?
- 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.
-9.52%
0.07
21.14%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.65
20.20%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
6.85%
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
50.05%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
10.01%
ROCE (avg)
0
ROE (avg)
10.31%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
14
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.25
EV to EBIT
NA
EV to EBITDA
175.22
EV to Capital Employed
1.27
EV to Sales
0.82
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
6.42%
ROCE (Latest)
ROE (Latest)
8.71%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
11What is working for the Company
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
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 58.06
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by 0% (YoY
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 3,717 MM
-5What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(9M)
At USD 594 MM has Grown at -41.88%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 8.54%
Here's what is working for CNA Financial Corp.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 2,651 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)
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 58.06
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 24.41 % 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 3,717 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.
Net Profit
At USD 594 MM has Grown at -41.88%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (USD MM)






