International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (IFF) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

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Why is International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. ?

Risky -

The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -25.55%, its profits have risen by 180.9% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.1

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -25.55% 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 FMCG)

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

Is International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

-25.54%

-1.11

27.67%

S&P 500

13.22%

0.64

20.20%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

17.27%

EBIT Growth (5y)

8.84%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

3.35

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

5.70

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.67

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.47

Tax Ratio

Dividend Payout Ratio

168.56%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

100.00%

ROCE (avg)

3.58%

ROE (avg)

3.22%

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

1.62

EV to EBIT

24.62

EV to EBITDA

13.43

EV to Capital Employed

1.37

EV to Sales

2.63

PEG Ratio

0.14

Dividend Yield

2.00%

ROCE (Latest)

5.57%

ROE (Latest)

6.46%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bearish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

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

5What is working for the Company

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 816.39

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -1.14% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 41.89 %

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 2.38

-14What is not working for the Company

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD 105 MM has Fallen at -50.45%

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 16.8%

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at USD 2,764 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 498 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 18.02 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 27 MM

Here's what is working for International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

Interest Coverage Ratio

Highest at 816.39

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

EPS

Highest at USD 2.38

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at 41.89 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -1.14% (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 International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 27 MM has Fallen at -87.54%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 216.75 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD 105 MM has Fallen at -50.45%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 211.9 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Sales

Lowest at USD 2,764 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit

Lowest at USD 498 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at 18.02 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at USD 27 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Dividend Payout Ratio

Lowest at 16.8%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)