Why is Levi Strauss & Co. ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 25.74%
2
Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.75 times
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Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) of 25.74%
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The company has declared Positive results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at 71.65 %
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -1.1% (YoY)
- DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 10.56
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With ROCE of 26.59%, it has a fair valuation with a 2.80 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 23.63%, its profits have risen by 44.5% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.3
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Levi Strauss & Co. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Footwear should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Footwear)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Levi Strauss & Co. for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Levi Strauss & Co.
19.23%
-0.19
43.23%
S&P 500
21.51%
0.70
20.15%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
7.14%
EBIT Growth (5y)
34.60%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
13.14
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.75
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.27
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.88
Tax Ratio
15.18%
Dividend Payout Ratio
49.16%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
25.74%
ROE (avg)
27.51%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
13
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.13
EV to EBIT
10.67
EV to EBITDA
8.27
EV to Capital Employed
2.78
EV to Sales
1.21
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.81%
ROCE (Latest)
26.03%
ROE (Latest)
23.46%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
8What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 25.4%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 57.99 %
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -1.68% (YoY
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 2.09 times
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 10.98 times
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 10.98
-2What is not working for the Company
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At USD 131.1 MM has Fallen at -24.73%
NET PROFIT(Q)
At USD 101.7 MM has Fallen at -25.72%
Here's what is working for Levi Strauss & Co.
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 57.99 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 2.09 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 10.98 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 10.98
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.68% (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
Depreciation
Highest at USD 57.1 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 Levi Strauss & Co.
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 131.1 MM has Fallen at -24.73%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 174.18 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD 101.7 MM has Fallen at -25.72%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 136.92 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (USD MM)






