Huron Consulting Group, Inc. (HURN) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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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 Huron Consulting Group, Inc. ?

The company is Net-Debt Free

Flat results in Mar 26

INTEREST(HY) At USD 17.15 MM has Grown at 54.51%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 577.29
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 216.63 %

With ROCE of 19.39%, it has a expensive valuation with a 2.80 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 -31.88%, its profits have risen by 11% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.3

High Institutional Holdings at 100%

These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.

Below par performance in long term as well as near term

Along with generating -31.88% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Huron Consulting Group, Inc. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Miscellaneous should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Huron Consulting Group, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Huron Consulting Group, Inc.

-31.88%

-0.17

41.22%

S&P 500

25.41%

1.92

13.25%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

14.30%

EBIT Growth (5y)

31.16%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

7.17

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

3.14

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

1.14

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.49

Tax Ratio

22.01%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

100.00%

ROCE (avg)

11.09%

ROE (avg)

15.60%

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

4.50

EV to EBIT

14.43

EV to EBITDA

12.45

EV to Capital Employed

2.80

EV to Sales

1.69

PEG Ratio

1.30

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

19.39%

ROE (Latest)

24.28%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Mildly Bearish

RSI

Bullish

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Mildly Bearish

Dow Theory

No Trend

OBV

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

4What is working for the Company

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 451.77 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -1.74% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 4.15 times

-9What is not working for the Company

INTEREST(HY)

At USD 17.15 MM has Grown at 54.51%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 577.29

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 216.63 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD 32.39 MM has Fallen at -22.41%

Here's what is working for Huron Consulting Group, Inc.

Net Sales

Highest at USD 451.77 MM and Grown

In each period in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is very positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Highest at 4.15 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -1.74% (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 9.72 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 Huron Consulting Group, Inc.

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 577.29

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Interest

At USD 17.15 MM has Grown at 54.51%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 32.39 MM has Fallen at -22.41%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 41.75 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 216.63 %

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