International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Mid Cap
  • Industry: FMCG
  • ISIN: US4595061015
USD
75.78
3.18 (4.38%)
  • Price Points
  • Score
  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
Hold
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Mondelez International, Inc.
Kellanova
Ingredion, Inc.
Post Holdings, Inc.
Conagra Brands, Inc.
The Hershey Co.
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

Why is International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. ?

1
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 -27.99%, its profits have risen by 180.9% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.1
2
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating -27.99% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to International Flavors & Fragrances, 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 International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
-3.09%
-1.23
28.05%
S&P 500
22.99%
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)
16.46%
EBIT Growth (5y)
8.07%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.35
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
5.70
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.67
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.49
Tax Ratio
0
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
3.58%
ROE (avg)
3.22%
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
40
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.39
EV to EBIT
23.66
EV to EBITDA
12.42
EV to Capital Employed
1.28
EV to Sales
2.31
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
2.17%
ROCE (Latest)
5.41%
ROE (Latest)
3.43%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

13What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)

Highest at 6.15%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 1,290.91

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -1.42% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 41.59 %

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 20.72 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 295 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 238.95 MM

-3What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 980 MM

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

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 1,290.91
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 295 MM has Grown at 139.84%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 123 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD 238.95 MM has Grown at 97.75%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 120.83 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 20.72 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 295 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 238.95 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 41.59 %
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 -1.42% (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.

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 980 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)