Kimberly-Clark Corp.

  • Market Cap: Mid Cap
  • Industry: FMCG
  • ISIN: US4943681035
USD
102.55
1.06 (1.05%)
  • Price Points
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  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
Hold
Buy
Strong Buy

Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Kimberly-Clark Corp.
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Coty, Inc.
The Clorox Co.

Why is Kimberly-Clark Corp. ?

1
Negative results in Jun 25
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 2,872 MM
  • ROCE(HY) Lowest at 196.26%
  • NET SALES(Q) Lowest at USD 4,163 MM
2
With ROCE of 36.96%, it has a fair valuation with a 7.27 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
  • 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 -20.79%, its profits have risen by 2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 5.4
3
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating -20.79% 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 Kimberly-Clark Corp. 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 Kimberly-Clark Corp. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
-19.86%
-0.97
24.43%
S&P 500
25.41%
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)
-2.08%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-6.70%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
11.03
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.08
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
6.07
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.17
Tax Ratio
19.23%
Dividend Payout Ratio
83.09%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
91.91%
ROCE (avg)
34.87%
ROE (avg)
308.79%
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
22
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
24.55
EV to EBIT
17.12
EV to EBITDA
12.99
EV to Capital Employed
5.43
EV to Sales
2.52
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
6.85%
ROCE (Latest)
31.69%
ROE (Latest)
114.14%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

10What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 7.93

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 1,391.38

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 1.02% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 364.25 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 688 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 566.28 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 2

-4What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(9M)

At USD 1,292.31 MM has Grown at -31.75%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 118.81%

Here's what is working for Kimberly-Clark Corp.

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 1,391.38
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Dividend per share
Highest at USD 7.93 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 688 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 566.28 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD 566.28 MM has Grown at 43.07%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 395.82 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 2
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 364.25 %
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 1.02% (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