Ingredion, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: FMCG
  • ISIN: US4571871023
USD
101.64
1.98 (1.99%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Why is Ingredion, Inc. ?

1
Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
2
Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 4.40%
3
Flat results in Jun 25
  • ROCE(HY) Lowest at 17.11%
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 2,758.33
  • DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 5.53 times
4
With ROCE of 23.50%, it has a fair valuation with a 2.31 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 -23.01%, its profits have fallen by -3.5%
5
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating -23.01% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Ingredion, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to FMCG should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Ingredion, Inc. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Ingredion, Inc.
-26.46%
-0.18
19.59%
S&P 500
22.99%
0.70
20.15%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
3.81%
EBIT Growth (5y)
10.55%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
15.08
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.61
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.24
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.31
Tax Ratio
31.13%
Dividend Payout Ratio
28.98%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
17.66%
ROE (avg)
17.80%
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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
11
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.95
EV to EBIT
8.63
EV to EBITDA
7.13
EV to Capital Employed
1.79
EV to Sales
1.27
PEG Ratio
6.77
Dividend Yield
2.49%
ROCE (Latest)
20.81%
ROE (Latest)
18.15%
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Technical key factors

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

6What is working for the Company
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 4.58 times

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 5.45

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 36.96%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at USD 1,951 MM

-17What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 900 MM

INTEREST(9M)

At USD 25 MM has Grown at 31.58%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 2,700

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 142.74 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 14.49% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 5.45 times

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 243 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 13.56 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 195 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at USD 2.22

Here's what is working for Ingredion, Inc.

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 4.58 times and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Dividend per share
Highest at USD 5.45 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Cash and Eqv
Highest at USD 1,951 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 36.96%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Here's what is not working for Ingredion, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 900 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 2,700
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Net Profit
Lowest at USD 142.74 MM and Fallen
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Interest
At USD 25 MM has Grown at 31.58%
over previous Semi-Annual period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Lowest at USD 243 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 13.56 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at USD 195 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 195 MM has Fallen at -23.9%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 256.25 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD 142.74 MM has Fallen at -25.72%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 192.16 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Lowest at USD 2.22
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 5.45 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 14.49% (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