ScoreWhy is Knife River Corp. ?
1
Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
2
Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 6.39% and Operating profit at 6.95%
3
The company declared negative results in Mar'25 after positive results in Dec'24
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 244.25 MM
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 14.3% (YoY)
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 90.64 %
4
With ROCE of 11.70%, it has a expensive valuation with a 2.56 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -25.75%, its profits have fallen by -0.2%
5
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -25.75% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Knife River Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Building Products should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Building Products)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Knife River Corp. for you?
High Risk, Medium Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Knife River Corp.
-11.98%
0.26
44.49%
S&P 500
14.9%
0.70
20.15%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
7.47%
EBIT Growth (5y)
16.24%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
5.14
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.10
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.74
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.28
Tax Ratio
25.22%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
13.11%
ROE (avg)
13.16%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
27
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.79
EV to EBIT
18.46
EV to EBITDA
11.29
EV to Capital Employed
2.09
EV to Sales
1.79
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
11.31%
ROE (Latest)
10.42%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend6What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -11.49% (YoY
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At USD 54.9 MM has Grown at 65.86%
NET PROFIT(Q)
At USD 38.87 MM has Grown at 66.81%
-11What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At USD 44.3 MM has Grown at 62.07%
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD 278.47 MM
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 10.08%
Here's what is working for Knife River Corp.
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 54.9 MM has Grown at 65.86%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD 38.87 MM has Grown at 66.81%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -11.49% (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 Knife River Corp.
Interest
At USD 44.3 MM has Grown at 62.07%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (USD MM)
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 278.47 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
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