Why is Exponent, Inc. ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 24.72%
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The company is Net-Debt Free
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Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 7.79% and Operating profit at 7.55% over the last 5 years
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Positive results in Mar 26
- DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 3.31
- NET SALES(Q) Highest at USD 166.3 MM
- PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) Highest at USD 41.2 MM
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With ROE of 20.52%, it has a fair valuation with a 10.38 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 -23.41%, its profits have fallen by -18.3%
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High Institutional Holdings at 100%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
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Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -23.41% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Exponent, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Construction should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Construction)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Exponent, Inc. for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Exponent, Inc.
-23.41%
-1.20
31.68%
S&P 500
20.78%
1.56
13.28%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
7.79%
EBIT Growth (5y)
7.55%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.54
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.38
Tax Ratio
27.09%
Dividend Payout Ratio
58.01%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
58.11%
ROE (avg)
24.72%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
51
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
10.38
EV to EBIT
32.03
EV to EBITDA
29.54
EV to Capital Employed
21.89
EV to Sales
6.59
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
1.52%
ROCE (Latest)
68.33%
ROE (Latest)
20.52%
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
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
8What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 3.31
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 166.3 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 41.2 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 28.77 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at USD 0.59
-5What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD 123.47 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 16.28% (YoY
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at -11.09 %
Here's what is working for Exponent, Inc.
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 3.31 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Net Sales
Highest at USD 166.3 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 41.2 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 41.2 MM has Grown at 48.12%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 27.82 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
Highest at USD 28.77 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD 28.77 MM has Grown at 43.66%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 20.03 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
EPS
Highest at USD 0.59
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Here's what is not working for Exponent, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 123.47 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -11.09 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 16.28% (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






