H.B. Fuller Co. (FUL) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is H.B. Fuller Co. ?

Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) of 9.05%

Flat results in May 25

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 231.23 MM
NET PROFIT(HY) At USD 58.65 MM has Grown at -31.72%
ROCE(HY) Lowest at 5.62%

With ROCE of 9.06%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 1.33 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 -17.98%, its profits have risen by 14.5% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.2

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -17.98% 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 Other Industrial Products)

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

Is H.B. Fuller Co. for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

H.B. Fuller Co.

12.35%

-0.59

33.76%

S&P 500

22.24%

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)

3.79%

EBIT Growth (5y)

9.26%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

3.02

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

3.89

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

1.08

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.91

Tax Ratio

39.61%

Dividend Payout Ratio

33.79%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

100.00%

ROCE (avg)

9.05%

ROE (avg)

10.01%

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

1.56

EV to EBIT

13.65

EV to EBITDA

9.23

EV to Capital Employed

1.29

EV to Sales

1.50

PEG Ratio

2.60

Dividend Yield

1.57%

ROCE (Latest)

9.43%

ROE (Latest)

9.54%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

No Trend

OBV

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

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

3What is working for the Company

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 6.53

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -7.7% (YoY

-8What is not working for the Company

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD 32.65 MM has Fallen at -50.96%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD 24.77 MM has Fallen at -47.24%

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at USD 770.84 MM

Here's what is working for H.B. Fuller Co.

Dividend per share

Highest at USD 6.53 and Grown

In each year in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -7.7% (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

Depreciation

Highest at USD 46.37 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 H.B. Fuller Co.

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 32.65 MM has Fallen at -50.96%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 66.57 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD 24.77 MM has Fallen at -47.24%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 46.95 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Sales

Lowest at USD 770.84 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Net Sales

At USD 770.84 MM has Fallen at -11.23%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 868.4 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Non Operating Income

Highest at USD 0.26 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income