K+S AG (SDF) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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K+S AG

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Why is K+S AG ?

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -1.42% over the last 5 years

The company has declared Negative results for the last 3 consecutive quarters

ROCE(HY) Lowest at 5.93 %
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 5.47 times
NET SALES(Q) At EUR 974 MM has Fallen at -11.1 %

With ROE of -41.07%, it has a Very Expensive valuation with a 0.47 Price to Book Value

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 6.92%, its profits have fallen by -3246.4%

Underperformed the market in the last 1 year

The stock has generated a return of 6.92% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Germany DAX (TR)) returns of 24.35%

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 Specialty Chemicals)

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

Is K+S AG for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

K+S AG

-100.0%

-0.54

31.75%

Germany DAX (TR)

18.37%

1.26

19.31%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

-1.42%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-248.90%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

18.95

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

0.22

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.62

Tax Ratio

76.92%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

0.10%

ROCE (avg)

16.37%

ROE (avg)

13.85%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

NA (Loss Making)

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

0.47

EV to EBIT

-1.09

EV to EBITDA

2.86

EV to Capital Employed

0.48

EV to Sales

0.57

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

0.09%

ROCE (Latest)

-43.85%

ROE (Latest)

-41.07%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bearish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

No Trend

OBV

Mildly Bullish

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

Not enough Data to analyse Financial Trend

Here's what is not working for K+S AG

Net Sales - Quarterly

At EUR 974 MM has Fallen at -11.1 %

over average Net Sales of the previous four periods of EUR 1,096 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is very negative

Net Sales (EUR MM)

Interest - Quarterly

At EUR 39 MM has Grown at 392,999,900.00 %

Quarter on Quarter (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (EUR MM)

Operating Profit to Interest - Quarterly

Lowest at 4.44 times

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest (EUR MM)

Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly

At EUR 17 MM has Fallen at -92.0 %

over average PBT of the previous four periods of EUR 209 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term PBT trend is very negative

PBT less Other Income (EUR MM)

Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly

At EUR 6 MM has Fallen at -95.9 %

over average PAT of the previous four periods of EUR 144 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term PAT trend is very negative

PAT (EUR MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio- Half Yearly

Lowest at 5.47 times and Fallen

each half year in the last five half yearly periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Interest - Quarterly

Highest at EUR 39 MM

in the last five periods and Increased by 392,999,900.00 % (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (EUR MM)

Cash and Cash Equivalents - Half Yearly

Lowest at EUR 152.20 MM

in the last six half yearly periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents (EUR MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio - Half Yearly

Highest at -0.01 times

in the last five half yearly periods

MOJO Watch

The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Dividend Payout Ratio (DPR) - Annually

Lowest at 0.00 %

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)