Why is Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. ?
1
The company is Net-Debt Free
2
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -2.66% of over the last 5 years
3
With a growth in Net Profit of 101.69%, the company declared Very Positive results in Mar 26
- CASH AND EQV(HY) Highest at USD 2,024.9 MM
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at -37.5 %
- NET SALES(Q) Highest at USD 371 MM
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With ROCE of 1.91%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 8.88 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 28.58%, its profits have risen by 15.2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 187.3
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High Institutional Holdings at 87.56%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
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Consistent Returns over the last 3 years
- Along with generating 28.58% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Aerospace & Defense should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Aerospace & Defense)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
28.58%
2.26
72.93%
S&P 500
25.41%
1.92
13.25%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
12.49%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-2.66%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.04
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.06
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.06
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.73
Tax Ratio
30.11%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
87.56%
ROCE (avg)
2.50%
ROE (avg)
2.30%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
582
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
6.73
EV to EBIT
465.38
EV to EBITDA
148.17
EV to Capital Employed
8.88
EV to Sales
9.57
PEG Ratio
187.31
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
1.91%
ROE (Latest)
1.16%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
15What is working for the Company
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at USD 2,024.9 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at -37.5 %
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 371 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 27.9 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At USD 12.7 MM has Grown at 40.72%
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 14.8 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at USD 0.07
-4What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD -41.4 MM
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 3.18 times
Here's what is working for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
Net Profit
At USD 14.8 MM has Grown at 156.58%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 5.77 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Net Sales
Highest at USD 371 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at USD 27.9 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 12.7 MM has Grown at 40.72%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 9.02 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
Highest at USD 14.8 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
EPS
Highest at USD 0.07
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at USD 2,024.9 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -37.5 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Depreciation
Highest at USD 20.2 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (USD MM)
Here's what is not working for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD -41.4 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 3.18 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio






