Kohl's Corp. (KSS) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

Buy

Strong Buy

Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Kohl's Corp. ?

Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.23 times

Flat results in Jul 25

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 907 MM
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Lowest at 9.31%
CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at USD 327 MM

With ROCE of 8.95%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.87 Enterprise value to Capital Employed

The stock is trading at a fair value compared to its peers' average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 61.81%, its profits have fallen by -23.2%
At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 547.4

High Institutional Holdings at 100%

These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.

Market Beating Performance

The stock has generated a return of 61.81% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (S&P 500) returns of 14.11%

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 Retailing)

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

Is Kohl's Corp. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Kohl's Corp.

130.05%

0.04

98.75%

S&P 500

20.78%

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)

-0.54%

EBIT Growth (5y)

102.44%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

2.52

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

1.23

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.56

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

2.80

Tax Ratio

12.32%

Dividend Payout Ratio

26.19%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

100.00%

ROCE (avg)

12.45%

ROE (avg)

9.53%

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

1.07

EV to EBIT

10.33

EV to EBITDA

4.35

EV to Capital Employed

1.06

EV to Sales

0.34

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

1.29%

ROCE (Latest)

10.22%

ROE (Latest)

4.57%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

No Trend

OBV

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

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

4What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 1,398 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0.68% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 151.69 %

-4What is not working for the Company

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at USD 3,167 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 220 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 6.95 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD -17 MM

Here's what is working for Kohl's Corp.

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at USD 1,398 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at 151.69 %

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 0.68% (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 Kohl's Corp.

Net Sales

Lowest at USD 3,167 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit

Lowest at USD 220 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at 6.95 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at USD -17 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)