Why is Essity AB ?
1
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 0.60% of over the last 5 years
2
With ROE of 15.29%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 2.18 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 -14.71%, its profits have risen by 17.3% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.9
3
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -14.71% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed OMX Stockholm 30 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
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 FMCG)
When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Essity AB for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Essity AB
-14.71%
-0.35
18.88%
OMX Stockholm 30
8.01%
0.44
18.11%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
2.61%
EBIT Growth (5y)
0.60%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
10.11
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.19
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.35
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.15
Tax Ratio
25.52%
Dividend Payout Ratio
47.79%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.20%
ROCE (avg)
12.85%
ROE (avg)
14.82%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
14
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.18
EV to EBIT
11.85
EV to EBITDA
8.37
EV to Capital Employed
1.83
EV to Sales
1.47
PEG Ratio
0.85
Dividend Yield
3.01%
ROCE (Latest)
15.43%
ROE (Latest)
15.29%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
3What is working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 2,520.58
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -1.74% (YoY
-1What is not working for the Company
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at SEK 34,185 MM
Here's what is working for Essity AB
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 2,520.58
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.74% (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 Essity AB
Net Sales
Lowest at SEK 34,185 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (SEK MM)






