Why is Crane Co. ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 16.34%
2
Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.55 times
3
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
4
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 %
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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
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Crane Co. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Aerospace & Defense should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Aerospace & Defense)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Crane Co. for you?
Medium Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Crane Co.
13.98%
1.08
32.81%
S&P 500
16.12%
0.70
20.15%
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)
1.14
Tax Ratio
20.96%
Dividend Payout Ratio
14.70%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
77.79%
ROCE (avg)
20.48%
ROE (avg)
16.34%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
31
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
4.86
EV to EBIT
22.27
EV to EBITDA
19.91
EV to Capital Employed
6.37
EV to Sales
4.10
PEG Ratio
1.46
Dividend Yield
0.40%
ROCE (Latest)
28.63%
ROE (Latest)
15.83%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Sideways
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
6What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 394.8 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -1.73% (YoY
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at -28.19 %
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 6.02 times
-2What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(Q)
At USD 1.5 MM has Grown at 50%
Here's what is working for Crane Co.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 394.8 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -28.19 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 6.02 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.73% (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 Crane Co.
Interest
At USD 1.5 MM has Grown at 50%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (USD MM)






