Franklin Resources, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Capital Markets
  • ISIN: US3546131018
USD
23.14
0.13 (0.56%)
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  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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Comparison
Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Why is Franklin Resources, Inc. ?
1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 10.96%
2
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate of 0.48%
3
Positive results in Jun 25
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 1,643.9 MM
  • DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Highest at 209.15%
  • DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 5.24
4
With ROE of 7.52%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.93 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 2.07%, its profits have fallen by -14.7%
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • The stock has generated a return of 2.07% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (S&P 500) returns of 13.22%
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Verdict Report
How much should you hold?
  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Franklin Resources, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Capital Markets should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Capital Markets)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Franklin Resources, Inc. for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Franklin Resources, Inc.
2.07%
0.04
31.83%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.65
20.20%
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)
10.41%
EBIT Growth (5y)
0.48%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
20.57
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0
Tax Ratio
31.12%
Dividend Payout Ratio
146.40%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
57.95%
ROCE (avg)
25.32%
ROE (avg)
10.96%
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
12
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.93
EV to EBIT
7.19
EV to EBITDA
4.87
EV to Capital Employed
0.90
EV to Sales
0.91
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
5.54%
ROCE (Latest)
12.56%
ROE (Latest)
7.52%
stock-recommendationTechnicals
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
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

7What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 1,643.9 MM

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 209.15%

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 5.24

-19What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 2.16%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 1,348.84

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 7,496.1 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 76.12 %

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 5.24 times

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at USD 2,032.6 MM

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at USD 25.8 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 137.02 MM

Here's what is working for Franklin Resources, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 1,643.9 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Dividend per share
Highest at USD 5.24 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
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Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 209.15% and Grown
In each year in the last five years
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Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Depreciation
Highest at USD 145.7 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 Franklin Resources, Inc.
Net Profit
At USD 137.02 MM has Fallen at -40.94%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 231.99 MM
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Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Interest
At USD 25.8 MM has Grown at 24.04%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 1,348.84
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Net Sales
Lowest at USD 2,032.6 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Interest
Highest at USD 25.8 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 24.04% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Net Profit
Lowest at USD 137.02 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 7,496.1 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 76.12 %
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 5.24 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio