Hayward Holdings, Inc. () Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Why is Hayward Holdings, Inc. ?

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -1.34% and Operating profit at -2.25% over the last 5 years

Flat results in Jun 25

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 190.59 MM

With ROCE of 9.83%, it has a expensive valuation with a 1.75 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 -1.48%, its profits have risen by 42% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.6

Underperformed the market in the last 1 year

Even though the market (S&P 500) has generated returns of 14.11% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -1.48% returns

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Hayward Holdings, Inc. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Media & Entertainment should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Hayward Holdings, Inc. for you?

Medium Risk, Medium Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Hayward Holdings, Inc.

0.96%

0.60

34.85%

S&P 500

22.36%

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)

-5.41%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-8.41%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

4.88

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

3.36

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.55

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.43

Tax Ratio

17.88%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

100.00%

ROCE (avg)

10.34%

ROE (avg)

9.63%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

1.85

EV to EBIT

14.79

EV to EBITDA

11.91

EV to Capital Employed

1.63

EV to Sales

3.13

PEG Ratio

0.86

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

10.99%

ROE (Latest)

9.69%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Mildly Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

No Trend

OBV

Mildly Bullish

No Trend

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

8What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 232.02 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 10.41%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 33.08 %

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at USD 714.11 MM

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 7.11 times

-4What is not working for the Company

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 7.47% (YoY

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at USD 19.67 MM

Here's what is working for Hayward Holdings, Inc.

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at 33.08 % and Grown

In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at USD 232.02 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Cash and Eqv

Highest at USD 714.11 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Highest at 7.11 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Here's what is not working for Hayward Holdings, Inc.

Interest

At USD 19.67 MM has Grown at 18.07%

period on period (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Interest

Highest at USD 19.67 MM

in the last five periods and Increased by 18.07% (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 7.47% (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