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

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

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Strong Buy

Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is FutureFuel Corp. ?

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -185.31% of over the last 5 years

With a fall in Net Sales of -29.57%, the company declared Very Negative results in Jun 25

The company has declared negative results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
NET SALES(Q) At USD 35.67 MM has Fallen at -29.57%
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At USD -10.92 MM has Fallen at -353.62%
NET PROFIT(Q) At USD -10.96 MM has Fallen at -347.46%

Risky - Negative EBITDA

The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -33.84%, its profits have fallen by -202%

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -33.84% 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 Specialty Chemicals)

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

Is FutureFuel Corp. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

FutureFuel Corp.

-25.3%

-0.56

41.44%

S&P 500

14.9%

0.70

20.15%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

-4.70%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-189.47%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

22.82

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.52

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.24

Tax Ratio

2.63%

Dividend Payout Ratio

67.76%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

50.20%

ROCE (avg)

112.28%

ROE (avg)

7.06%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

NA (Loss Making)

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

1.11

EV to EBIT

-2.53

EV to EBITDA

-3.30

EV to Capital Employed

1.21

EV to Sales

0.74

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

5.62%

ROCE (Latest)

-48.08%

ROE (Latest)

-20.69%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

OBV

Mildly Bearish

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

0What is working for the Company

NO KEY POSITIVE TRIGGERS

-40What is not working for the Company

INTEREST(HY)

At USD 0.15 MM has Grown at 120.29%

NET SALES(Q)

At USD 22.69 MM has Fallen at -45.28%

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD -9.48 MM has Fallen at -41.45%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD -9.45 MM has Fallen at -40.03%

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD -18.28 MM

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at -18.09%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 1,113.11% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 180.71 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at -50.59 %

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 11.51 times

Here's what is not working for FutureFuel Corp.

Interest

At USD 0.15 MM has Grown at 120.29%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Net Sales

At USD 22.69 MM has Fallen at -45.28%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 41.47 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is extremely negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD -9.48 MM has Fallen at -41.45%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -6.7 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD -9.45 MM has Fallen at -40.03%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -6.75 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at USD -18.28 MM

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 180.71 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at -50.59 %

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 11.51 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 1,113.11% (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