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 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.
-1.31%
0.21
21.25%
S&P 500
25.41%
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
9.41%
ROCE (avg)
0
ROE (avg)
10.31%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
10
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.05
EV to EBIT
NA
EV to EBITDA
107.71
EV to Capital Employed
1.06
EV to Sales
0.74
PEG Ratio
0.29
Dividend Yield
6.84%
ROCE (Latest)
ROE (Latest)
11.00%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
Bullish
Bullish
Technical Movement
10What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)
At USD 513 MM has Grown at 73.9%
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 0
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 61.94%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by 0% (YoY
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 22.57 %
-7What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD 2,245 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 300 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 8.16 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 267 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 211 MM
EPS(Q)
Lowest at USD 0.77
Here's what is working for CNA Financial Corp.
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)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 22.57 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 61.94%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
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.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 2,245 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Lowest at USD 300 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 8.16 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at USD 267 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
Lowest at USD 211 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (USD MM)
EPS
Lowest at USD 0.77
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)






