Why is Core & Main, Inc. ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 17.35%
2
Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 17.14% and Operating profit at 35.92%
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Flat results in Jul 25
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 606 MM
4
With ROCE of 18.17%, it has a expensive valuation with a 3.51 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- 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 -10.36%, its profits have fallen by -17.3%
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Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- Even though the market (S&P 500) has generated returns of 12.94% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -10.36% returns
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Core & Main, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Trading & Distributors should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Trading & Distributors)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Core & Main, Inc. for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Core & Main, Inc.
-10.58%
0.11
40.45%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.64
20.20%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
17.14%
EBIT Growth (5y)
35.92%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
6.82
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.94
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
1.33
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.89
Tax Ratio
25.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
17.35%
ROE (avg)
25.93%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
27
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
6.93
EV to EBIT
19.30
EV to EBITDA
15.38
EV to Capital Employed
3.51
EV to Sales
1.89
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
18.17%
ROE (Latest)
26.05%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
3What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -2.52% (YoY
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 2,093 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at USD 0.7
-3What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD 606 MM
Here's what is working for Core & Main, Inc.
Net Sales
Highest at USD 2,093 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
EPS
Highest at USD 0.7
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -2.52% (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 Core & Main, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 606 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)






