ScoreWhy is Compass Minerals International, Inc. ?
1
High Debt company with Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength
- Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -4.11% and Operating profit at -21.62% over the last 5 years
- High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 7.14% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
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Risky -
- The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 30.24%, its profits have fallen by -168.4%
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Is Compass Minerals International, Inc. for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Compass Minerals International, Inc.
24.87%
0.79
53.04%
S&P 500
15.76%
0.70
20.15%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-0.60%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-3.81%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.31
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
4.35
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
3.21
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.00
Tax Ratio
50.82%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
7.14%
ROE (avg)
15.61%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
36
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.82
EV to EBIT
16.01
EV to EBITDA
8.45
EV to Capital Employed
1.67
EV to Sales
1.38
PEG Ratio
0.17
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
10.40%
ROE (Latest)
10.63%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend8What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 6.97%
NET PROFIT(9M)
Higher at USD 25.32 MM
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 4.12 times
-14What is not working for the Company
NET SALES(Q)
At USD 215.3 MM has Fallen at -33.31%
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At USD 0.7 MM has Fallen at -92.35%
NET PROFIT(Q)
At USD -5.7 MM has Fallen at -247.85%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 12.46% (YoY
Here's what is working for Compass Minerals International, Inc.
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 4.12 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 Compass Minerals International, Inc.
Net Sales
At USD 215.3 MM has Fallen at -33.31%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 322.85 MMMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is extremely negative
Net Sales (USD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 0.7 MM has Fallen at -92.35%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 9.15 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD -5.7 MM has Fallen at -247.85%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 3.86 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (USD MM)
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 12.46% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
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