CSX Corp. (CSX) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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CSX Corp.

Why is CSX Corp. ?

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 2.62% of over the last 5 years

Flat results in Jun 25

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 4,964 MM
ROCE(HY) Lowest at 24.83%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 7.4% (YoY)

With ROCE of 16.72%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 2.60 Enterprise value to Capital Employed

The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -4.70%, its profits have fallen by -8.3%

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -4.70% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

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 Construction)

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

Is CSX Corp. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

CSX Corp.

0.5%

0.25

23.72%

S&P 500

13.22%

0.61

20.17%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

5.22%

EBIT Growth (5y)

2.62%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

6.71

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

2.36

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

1.48

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.47

Tax Ratio

23.77%

Dividend Payout Ratio

26.88%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

79.30%

ROCE (avg)

18.20%

ROE (avg)

28.25%

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

4.97

EV to EBIT

15.58

EV to EBITDA

11.70

EV to Capital Employed

2.60

EV to Sales

5.50

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

1.24%

ROCE (Latest)

16.72%

ROE (Latest)

27.28%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Sideways

Mildly Bullish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

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

4What is working for the Company

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 29.31%

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 9.97

-9What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 4,964 MM

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 24.83%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 7.4% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 1,540 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 155.65 %

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 9.97 times

Here's what is working for CSX Corp.

Dividend per share

Highest at USD 9.97 and Grown

In each year in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 29.31% and Grown

In each year in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Depreciation

Highest at USD 427 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

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

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for CSX Corp.

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at USD 4,964 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)

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at USD 1,540 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 155.65 %

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

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 9.97 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 7.4% (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