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Knife River Corp.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Building Products
  • ISIN: US4988941047
USD
53.37
1.94 (3.77%)

Sep 24

NYS

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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Northwest Pipe Co.
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Summit Materials, Inc.
Eagle Materials, Inc.
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
Knife River Corp.
Smith-Midland Corp.
Atlas Energy Solutions, Inc.

Why 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
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. 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 Building Products)

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.
-26.28%
0.26
44.49%
S&P 500
16.06%
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)
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%
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
27
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
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
11.31%
ROE (Latest)
10.42%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
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stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

2What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 312.68 MM

-14What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)

At USD -33.71 MM has Grown at -99.26%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 9.12%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 8.51% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 97.55 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 5.51 times

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at USD 24.56 MM

Here's what is working for Knife River Corp.

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 312.68 MM
in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Depreciation
Highest at USD 56.36 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for Knife River Corp.

Net Profit
At USD -33.71 MM has Grown at -99.26%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Interest
At USD 24.56 MM has Grown at 18.43%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Interest
Highest at USD 24.56 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 18.43% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 97.55 %
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 5.51 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 8.51% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

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