Knife River Corp. () Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Knife River Corp. ?

Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times

Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 6.39% and Operating profit at 6.95%

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 %

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%

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 Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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

Is Knife River Corp. for you?

High Risk, Medium Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Knife River Corp.

9.05%

0.26

44.49%

S&P 500

25.41%

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)

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

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

100.00%

ROCE (avg)

13.11%

ROE (avg)

13.16%

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

2.77

EV to EBIT

18.36

EV to EBITDA

11.23

EV to Capital Employed

2.08

EV to Sales

1.78

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

11.31%

ROE (Latest)

10.42%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

Mildly Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

OBV

Mildly Bullish

No Trend

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

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

1What is working for the Company

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -54.72% (YoY

-10What is not working for the Company

INTEREST(HY)

At USD 42.04 MM has Grown at 46.67%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 90.26 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 5.53 times

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD -104.84 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD -76.42 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at USD -1.4

Here's what is working for Knife River Corp.

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -54.72% (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 42.04 MM has Grown at 46.67%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at USD -104.84 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

Lowest at USD -76.42 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS

Lowest at USD -1.4

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 90.26 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

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

Debt-Equity Ratio

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 5.53 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio