Crane Co. () Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Crane Co.

Why is Crane Co. ?

High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 16.34%

Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.55 times

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -5.45% and Operating profit at 4.44% over the last 5 years

The company has declared Positive results for the last 4 consecutive quarters

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 2,697.67
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -5.05% (YoY)
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at -14.41 %

With ROE of 16.93%, it has a attractive valuation with a 5.82 Price to Book Value

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 13.45%, its profits have risen by 39.9% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.9

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How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Crane Co. for you?

Medium Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Crane Co.

20.46%

1.08

32.81%

S&P 500

25.41%

0.70

20.15%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

-7.49%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-2.70%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

11.67

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

0.55

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.10

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.18

Tax Ratio

20.96%

Dividend Payout Ratio

14.71%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

79.30%

ROCE (avg)

20.48%

ROE (avg)

16.34%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

4.60

EV to EBIT

20.99

EV to EBITDA

18.77

EV to Capital Employed

5.96

EV to Sales

3.86

PEG Ratio

2.15

Dividend Yield

0.42%

ROCE (Latest)

28.41%

ROE (Latest)

15.75%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Mildly Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

No Trend

OBV

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

7What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 411.5 MM

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 22.31%

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 4.72

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 696.4 MM

-17What is not working for the Company

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 763.1

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 5.34% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 40.99 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 3.18 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 4.72 times

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at USD 16.8 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 18.41 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 85.1 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 67.1 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at USD 1.14

Here's what is working for Crane Co.

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at USD 411.5 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

Highest at USD 696.4 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Net Sales

At USD 696.4 MM has Grown at 20.85%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 576.25 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Dividend per share

Highest at USD 4.72

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 22.31%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Depreciation

Highest at USD 28.1 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Depreciation

At USD 28.1 MM has Grown at 126.61%

period on period (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company has gone into productive use which should positively reflect in the future sales

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for Crane Co.

Interest

At USD 16.8 MM has Grown at 1,020%

period on period (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 763.1

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Interest

Highest at USD 16.8 MM

in the last five periods and Increased by 1,020% (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at 18.41 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at USD 85.1 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 85.1 MM has Fallen at -19.62%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 105.88 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

Lowest at USD 67.1 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS

Lowest at USD 1.14

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 40.99 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 3.18 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 4.72 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 5.34% (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