Gen Digital Inc.

  • Market Cap: Mid Cap
  • Industry: Software Products
  • ISIN: US6687711084
USD
24.18
0.25 (1.07%)
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Comparison

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Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
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Gen Digital Inc.
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Why is Gen Digital Inc. ?

1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) of 30.18%
  • Healthy long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 13.09%
2
With a growth in Net Profit of 260.56%, the company declared Outstanding results in Mar 26
  • The company has declared positive results for the last 2 consecutive quarters
  • ROCE(HY) Highest at 39.88%
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 716.92
  • PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) Highest at USD 688 MM
3
With ROCE of 17.44%, it has a fair valuation with a 1.87 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 -17.64%, its profits have risen by 1.1% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 16.2
4
High Institutional Holdings at 94.14%
  • These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
  • Their stake has increased by 3.39% over the previous quarter.
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How much should you buy?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Gen Digital Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Software Products should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Gen Digital Inc. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Gen Digital Inc.
-17.64%
-0.04
34.32%
S&P 500
25.41%
1.92
13.25%
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
13.65%
EBIT Growth (5y)
13.09%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
4.76
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.32
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
3.20
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.37
Tax Ratio
37.51%
Dividend Payout Ratio
48.52%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
94.14%
ROCE (avg)
30.18%
ROE (avg)
46.17%
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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
17
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
4.76
EV to EBIT
10.71
EV to EBITDA
8.42
EV to Capital Employed
1.87
EV to Sales
4.00
PEG Ratio
16.23
Dividend Yield
299.59%
ROCE (Latest)
17.44%
ROE (Latest)
28.49%
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
Bullish
Bullish
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
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
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Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

29What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)

Highest at 39.88%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 716.92

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 688 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 300.61 %

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 1,283 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 932 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 72.64 %

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 526.54 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 0.84

-2What is not working for the Company
CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 1,030 MM

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 17.79 times

Here's what is working for Gen Digital Inc.

Net Profit
At USD 526.54 MM has Grown at 269.52%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 716.92
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 688 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 688 MM has Grown at 138.89%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Sales
Highest at USD 1,283 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Net Sales
At USD 1,283 MM has Grown at 27.03%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 932 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 72.64 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Net Profit
Highest at USD 526.54 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 0.84
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 300.61 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Here's what is not working for Gen Digital Inc.

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 1,030 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 17.79 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio