Why is Cognex Corp. ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 13.46%
2
The company is Net-Debt Free
3
With a growth in Net Profit of 58.29%, the company declared Very Positive results in Mar 26
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 250.09 MM
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 9.75%
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -6.56% (YoY)
4
High Institutional Holdings at 100%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
5
Market Beating Performance
- The stock has generated a return of 120.55% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (S&P 500) returns of 25.41%
How much should you buy?
- 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, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Cognex Corp.
120.55%
0.87
58.74%
S&P 500
25.41%
1.92
13.25%
Quality 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%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
70
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
5.29
EV to EBIT
46.51
EV to EBITDA
39.15
EV to Capital Employed
6.48
EV to Sales
7.60
PEG Ratio
6.35
Dividend Yield
1.44%
ROCE (Latest)
13.93%
ROE (Latest)
7.60%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
16What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 250.09 MM
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 9.75%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -6.56% (YoY
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at -15.06 %
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 2.33 times
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 67.11 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 25 %
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 52.34 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at USD 0.31
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 250.09 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)
Net Profit
At USD 52.34 MM has Grown at 84.75%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 28.33 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at USD 67.11 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 25 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Net Profit
Highest at USD 52.34 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
EPS
Highest at USD 0.31
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -15.06 %
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 2.33 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -6.56% (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






