ScoreWhy is CRA International, Inc. ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 22.26%
2
Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.60 times
3
Healthy long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 22.18%
4
The company has declared Positive results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 27.83%
- DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 2.88
5
With ROCE of 28.60%, it has a fair valuation with a 3.79 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -10.50%, its profits have risen by 31% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.6
6
High Institutional Holdings at 100%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
- Their stake has increased by 1.5% over the previous quarter.
7
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -10.50% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to CRA International, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Miscellaneous should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Miscellaneous)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is CRA International, Inc. for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
CRA International, Inc.
-10.5%
-0.26
35.01%
S&P 500
14.9%
0.77
19.29%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
8.32%
EBIT Growth (5y)
22.18%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
31.40
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.60
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.34
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.34
Tax Ratio
29.09%
Dividend Payout Ratio
25.98%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
22.26%
ROE (avg)
19.48%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
18
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
5.06
EV to EBIT
13.27
EV to EBITDA
9.85
EV to Capital Employed
3.79
EV to Sales
1.52
PEG Ratio
0.59
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
28.60%
ROE (Latest)
27.97%
TechnicalsTechnical 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
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend4What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 27.83%
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 2.88
-7What is not working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Lowest at 1,405.31
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 7.69% (YoY
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 85.21 %
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 24.59 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 13.23 %
Here's what is working for CRA International, Inc.
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 2.88 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Here's what is not working for CRA International, Inc.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 1,405.31
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest
Operating Profit
Lowest at USD 24.59 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 13.23 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 85.21 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 7.69% (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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