Hexcel Corp.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Aerospace & Defense
  • ISIN: US4282911084
USD
95.48
-0.64 (-0.67%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
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  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
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Comparison

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Why is Hexcel Corp. ?

1
The company has declared negative results in Mar'2025 after 3 consecutive positive quarters
  • ROCE(HY) Lowest at 5.63%
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 860.44
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 12.94% (YoY)
2
With ROCE of 10.05%, it has a expensive valuation with a 3.01 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 14.80%, its profits have risen by 105.9% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.3
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Hexcel Corp. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Aerospace & Defense should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Hexcel Corp. for you?

Medium Risk, Medium Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Hexcel Corp.
74.46%
0.29
33.74%
S&P 500
20.78%
0.70
20.15%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
4.34%
EBIT Growth (5y)
11.69%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
4.27
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.93
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.45
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.79
Tax Ratio
13.84%
Dividend Payout Ratio
49.73%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
6.41%
ROE (avg)
6.47%
stock-recommendationValuation

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
74
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
6.47
EV to EBIT
54.18
EV to EBITDA
31.37
EV to Capital Employed
4.14
EV to Sales
4.81
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.69%
ROCE (Latest)
7.65%
ROE (Latest)
8.79%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

14What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 278 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 8.41%

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 6.12

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -14.52% (YoY

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 4.12 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 494.6 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 87.1 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 17.61 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 47.9 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 39.16 MM

-8What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(9M)

At USD 95.73 MM has Grown at -21.8%

INTEREST(HY)

At USD 23.4 MM has Grown at 47.17%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 125.1 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 74.55 %

Here's what is working for Hexcel Corp.

Dividend per share
Highest at USD 6.12 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 278 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 494.6 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 87.1 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 17.61 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 47.9 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Highest at USD 39.16 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD 39.16 MM has Grown at 42.5%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 27.48 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 4.12 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -14.52% (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 Hexcel Corp.

Interest
At USD 23.4 MM has Grown at 47.17%
over previous Semi-Annual period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 125.1 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 74.55 %
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