Why is Fortive Corp. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 7.69%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 7.69% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -2.97% and Operating profit at 2.02% over the last 5 years
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 7.36%
- OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q) Lowest at 26.38 %
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 4.18 times
3
With ROCE of 8.86%, it has a expensive valuation with a 2.10 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 -9.70%, its profits have fallen by -8.3%
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -9.70% 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 sell?
- All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses
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When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Fortive Corp. for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Fortive Corp.
-10.11%
-0.71
37.70%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.64
20.20%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-2.97%
EBIT Growth (5y)
2.02%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
7.91
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.83
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.29
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.44
Tax Ratio
14.90%
Dividend Payout Ratio
13.55%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
7.69%
ROE (avg)
7.44%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
30
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.42
EV to EBIT
23.74
EV to EBITDA
16.23
EV to Capital Employed
2.10
EV to Sales
4.50
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
34.15%
ROCE (Latest)
8.86%
ROE (Latest)
8.06%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
5What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 1,514.1 MM
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 16.41%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by 1.41% (YoY
-6What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 7.36%
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 26.38 %
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 4.18 times
EPS(Q)
Lowest at USD 0.49
Here's what is working for Fortive Corp.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 1,514.1 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 16.41%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 1.41% (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 137.5 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (USD MM)
Here's what is not working for Fortive Corp.
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 26.38 % and Fallen
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
EPS
Lowest at USD 0.49
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 4.18 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio






