Compass Minerals International, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Specialty Chemicals
  • ISIN: US20451N1019
USD
21.50
-1.53 (-6.64%)
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  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
Hold
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Quaker Houghton
Compass Minerals International, Inc.
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Green Plains, Inc.
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Hawkins, Inc.
Stepan Co.
Ecovyst, Inc.
Tronox Holdings Plc
Orion SA

Why 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)
2
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%
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Compass Minerals International, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Specialty Chemicals should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Specialty Chemicals)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Compass Minerals International, Inc. for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Compass Minerals International, Inc.
91.62%
0.79
53.04%
S&P 500
14.9%
0.70
20.15%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality 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%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
35
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.69
EV to EBIT
15.72
EV to EBITDA
8.30
EV to Capital Employed
1.64
EV to Sales
1.36
PEG Ratio
0.17
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
10.40%
ROE (Latest)
10.63%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

22What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 164.8 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD 16.4 MM has Grown at 451.26%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD 18.3 MM has Grown at 615.49%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -48.75% (YoY

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 3.57 times

NET SALES(Q)

At USD 396.1 MM has Grown at 27.37%

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 0.43

-1What is not working for the Company
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 4.93 times

Here's what is working for Compass Minerals International, Inc.

Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 16.4 MM has Grown at 451.26%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 2.97 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD 18.3 MM has Grown at 615.49%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -3.55 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 164.8 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Net Sales
At USD 396.1 MM has Grown at 27.37%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 310.98 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 0.43
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 3.57 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -48.75% (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 Compass Minerals International, Inc.

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 4.93 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio