Lazard, Inc. (LAZ) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

Buy

Strong Buy

Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Lazard, Inc. ?

Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 43.32%

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 4.60% and Operating profit at 2.58%

The company has declared Positive results for the last 4 consecutive quarters

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -0.33% (YoY)
NET PROFIT(9M) Higher at USD 197.25 MM
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 4.25 times

With ROE of 49.29%, it has a fair valuation with a 7.71 Price to Book Value

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 -4.41%, its profits have risen by 246.3% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.1
At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 363.8

Below par performance in long term as well as near term

Along with generating -4.41% 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

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Capital Markets)

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

Is Lazard, Inc. for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Lazard, Inc.

-13.81%

0.74

44.65%

S&P 500

22.36%

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)

3.45%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-6.55%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

5.45

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Negative Net Debt

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

Tax Ratio

20.20%

Dividend Payout Ratio

84.43%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

100.00%

ROCE (avg)

ROE (avg)

43.32%

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

5.00

EV to EBIT

6.90

EV to EBITDA

6.38

EV to Capital Employed

-4.55

EV to Sales

0.89

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

387.12%

ROCE (Latest)

Negative Capital Employed

ROE (Latest)

26.44%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Mildly Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Mildly Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

No Trend

OBV

Mildly Bullish

No Trend

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

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

6What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 629.49 MM

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 1,515.15%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0.86% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 4.38 times

-15What is not working for the Company

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 26.45%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 310.6

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 37.6 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 3.54 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at USD 0.03

Here's what is working for Lazard, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at USD 629.49 MM and Grown

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Highest at 4.38 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 1,515.15%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by 0.86% (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 Lazard, Inc.

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 37.6 MM has Fallen at -58.52%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 90.65 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD 3.54 MM has Fallen at -94.75%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 67.5 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 310.6

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at USD 37.6 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 3.54 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS

Lowest at USD 0.03

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)