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

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Crane NXT Co. ?

High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 16.95%

Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.41 times

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -13.01% over the last 5 years

The company declared negative results in Mar'25 after flat results in Dec'24

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 191.5 MM
NET PROFIT(HY) At USD 61.62 MM has Grown at -31.02%
ROCE(HY) Lowest at 13.98%

With ROCE of 15.66%, it has a expensive valuation with a 2.57 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 -8.60%, its profits have fallen by -0.5%

Below par performance in long term as well as near term

Along with generating -8.60% 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 Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Crane NXT Co. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Industrial Manufacturing should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Crane NXT Co. for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Crane NXT Co.

-6.54%

-0.16

36.65%

S&P 500

13.22%

0.64

20.20%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

-13.01%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-6.12%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

7.08

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

1.41

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.58

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.00

Tax Ratio

19.15%

Dividend Payout Ratio

20.09%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

96.95%

ROCE (avg)

16.95%

ROE (avg)

19.04%

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

3.47

EV to EBIT

16.40

EV to EBITDA

12.34

EV to Capital Employed

2.57

EV to Sales

2.98

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

0.98%

ROCE (Latest)

15.66%

ROE (Latest)

16.92%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Bearish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Bearish

Dow Theory

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bearish

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

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

2What is working for the Company

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 39.53%

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 404.4 MM

-12What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 191.5 MM

NET PROFIT(HY)

At USD 61.62 MM has Grown at -31.02%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 13.98%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 328.1 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 84.18 %

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at USD 16.4 MM

Here's what is working for Crane NXT Co.

Net Sales

Highest at USD 404.4 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 39.53%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Depreciation

Highest at USD 27.1 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 27.1 MM has Grown at 25.46%

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 NXT Co.

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at USD 191.5 MM and Fallen

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Interest

At USD 16.4 MM has Grown at 42.61%

period on period (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD 61.62 MM has Grown at -31.02%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Interest

Highest at USD 16.4 MM

in the last five periods and Increased by 42.61% (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at USD 328.1 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 84.18 %

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