Why is Huron Consulting Group, Inc. ?
1
Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 586.94
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 125.46 %
- INTEREST(Q) Highest at USD 11.01 MM
2
With ROCE of 17.40%, it has a expensive valuation with a 2.78 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 -12.48%, its profits have risen by 52.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.4
3
High Institutional Holdings at 100%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
4
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- Even though the market (S&P 500) has generated returns of 14.90% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -12.48% returns
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?
Medium Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Huron Consulting Group, Inc.
-12.48%
0.91
36.73%
S&P 500
14.9%
0.77
19.29%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
12.33%
EBIT Growth (5y)
24.55%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
7.17
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.14
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
1.14
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.47
Tax Ratio
22.01%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
11.09%
ROE (avg)
15.60%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
19
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
4.91
EV to EBIT
15.98
EV to EBITDA
13.85
EV to Capital Employed
2.78
EV to Sales
1.84
PEG Ratio
0.35
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
17.40%
ROE (Latest)
25.77%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
Bullish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
7What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 206.61 MM
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 441.28 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by 0.24% (YoY
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 64.62 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 14.64 %
-11What is not working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Lowest at 586.94
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 125.46 %
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at USD 11.01 MM
Here's what is working for Huron Consulting Group, Inc.
Net Sales
Highest at USD 441.28 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 206.61 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at USD 64.62 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 14.64 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0.24% (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 8.74 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO 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
At USD 11.01 MM has Grown at 18.62%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (USD MM)
Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 586.94
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest
Interest
Highest at USD 11.01 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 18.62% (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (USD MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 125.46 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio






