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

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

Buy

Strong Buy

Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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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 -27.99%, 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 -27.99% 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.

30.13%

-1.23

28.05%

S&P 500

15.36%

0.70

20.15%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

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

Dividend Payout Ratio

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

1.39

EV to EBIT

23.66

EV to EBITDA

12.42

EV to Capital Employed

1.28

EV to Sales

2.31

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

2.17%

ROCE (Latest)

5.41%

ROE (Latest)

3.43%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Bearish

Dow Theory

No Trend

OBV

Mildly Bearish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

5What is working for the Company

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 1.83%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -2.1% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 40.6 %

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 20.88 %

-10What is not working for the Company

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 1,131 MM

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at USD 1,954 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 408 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 103.67 MM

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

Operating Profit Margin

Highest at 20.88 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at 40.6 %

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 -2.1% (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.

Net Sales

At USD 1,954 MM has Fallen at -27.55%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 2,697 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is extremely negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Net Sales

Lowest at USD 1,954 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit

Lowest at USD 408 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

Lowest at USD 103.67 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD 103.67 MM has Fallen at -24.91%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 138.07 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at USD 1,131 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents