Crane NXT Co.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Industrial Manufacturing
  • ISIN: US2244411052
  • NYSE: CR
USD
45.61
0.32 (0.71%)
  • Price Points
  • Score
  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
Financial
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Why is Crane NXT Co. ?

1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 16.95%
2
Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.41 times
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -13.01% over the last 5 years
4
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%
5
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 -10.96%, its profits have fallen by -0.5%
6
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating -10.96% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
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Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. 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 Industrial Manufacturing)

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

Is Crane NXT Co. for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Crane NXT Co.
-20.84%
-0.28
36.92%
S&P 500
15.36%
0.70
20.15%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-10.82%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-1.41%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
7.08
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.41
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.58
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.84
Tax Ratio
19.15%
Dividend Payout Ratio
27.18%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
16.95%
ROE (avg)
19.04%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
17
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.34
EV to EBIT
13.40
EV to EBITDA
9.77
EV to Capital Employed
1.77
EV to Sales
2.32
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
1.02%
ROCE (Latest)
13.23%
ROE (Latest)
14.14%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

4What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 270.5 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -1.37% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 493.2 MM

-12What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 11.49%

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 4.39 times

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 97.37 %

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at USD 21 MM

Here's what is working for Crane NXT Co.

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 270.5 MM
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 493.2 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.37% (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

Depreciation
Highest at USD 38.8 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 38.8 MM has Grown at 30.64%
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.

Interest
At USD 21 MM has Grown at 17.98%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 4.39 times and Fallen
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Interest
Highest at USD 21 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 17.98% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 97.37 %
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