Why is International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. ?
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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
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. should be less than 10%
- 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%
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%
Valuation Key Factors 
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%
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
Technical Movement
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 periodsMOJO 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 MMMOJO 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 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 20.72 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 295 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO 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 periodsMOJO 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 periodsMOJO 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 yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)






