ScoreWhy is Cognex Corp. ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 13.46%
2
Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
3
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -4.63% of over the last 5 years
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Flat results in Dec 25
- NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
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With ROE of 7.60%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 5.50 Price to Book Value
- 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 57.28%, its profits have risen by 8.4% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 6.6
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High Institutional Holdings at 100%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
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Market Beating Performance
- The stock has generated a return of 57.28% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (S&P 500) returns of 18.81%
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Cognex Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Electronics & Appliances should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Electronics & Appliances)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Cognex Corp. for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Cognex Corp.
57.28%
0.22
60.32%
S&P 500
18.81%
0.98
19.26%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
4.16%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-4.63%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.13
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.60
Tax Ratio
16.91%
Dividend Payout Ratio
48.10%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
19.23%
ROE (avg)
13.46%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
72
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
5.50
EV to EBIT
48.52
EV to EBITDA
40.84
EV to Capital Employed
6.76
EV to Sales
7.93
PEG Ratio
6.62
Dividend Yield
1.38%
ROCE (Latest)
13.93%
ROE (Latest)
7.60%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
Bullish
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend5What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 245.5 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at -17.45 %
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 2.23 times
0What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
Here's what is working for Cognex Corp.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 245.5 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)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -17.45 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 2.23 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Here's what is not working for Cognex Corp.
Non Operating Income
Highest at USD 0.14 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable
Non Operating income
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