Golar LNG Ltd.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Transport Services
  • ISIN: BMG9456A1009
USD
50.96
4.65 (10.04%)
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Matson, Inc.
Golar LNG Ltd.
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FLEX LNG Ltd.
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Star Bulk Carriers Corp.

Why is Golar LNG Ltd. ?

1
Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -6.58% over the last 5 years
3
The company has declared Negative results for the last 4 consecutive quarters
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 66.82 %
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 646.89
  • DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 2.49 times
4
With ROCE of 2.75%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 1.91 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
  • 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 45.43%, its profits have risen by 9.2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 2.5
5
High Institutional Holdings at 96.91%
  • These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
6
Market Beating performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating 45.43% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Golar LNG Ltd. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Transport Services should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Golar LNG Ltd. for you?

Medium Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Golar LNG Ltd.
45.43%
2.22
37.76%
S&P 500
16.41%
0.85
19.25%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-6.58%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-13.48%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
18.48
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
4.87
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.37
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.08
Tax Ratio
0.09%
Dividend Payout Ratio
204.96%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
96.91%
ROCE (avg)
3.74%
ROE (avg)
8.12%
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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
23
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.52
EV to EBIT
69.59
EV to EBITDA
43.95
EV to Capital Employed
1.91
EV to Sales
18.51
PEG Ratio
2.45
Dividend Yield
0.09%
ROCE (Latest)
2.75%
ROE (Latest)
11.16%
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
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

17What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 499.29 MM

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 81.33%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -83.15% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 122.54 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 60.09 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 49.04 %

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 0.31

-14What is not working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 66.82 %

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 646.89

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 2.49 times

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at USD 9.29 MM

Here's what is working for Golar LNG Ltd.

Net Sales
At USD 122.54 MM has Grown at 82.28%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 67.22 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is extremely positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 499.29 MM
in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Net Sales
Highest at USD 122.54 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 60.09 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 49.04 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

EPS
Highest at USD 0.31
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 81.33%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -83.15% (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

Here's what is not working for Golar LNG Ltd.

Interest
At USD 9.29 MM has Grown at inf%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 646.89
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 66.82 % and Grown
In each half year 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

Interest
Highest at USD 9.29 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by inf% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 2.49 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio