Linde Plc

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Specialty Chemicals
  • ISIN: IE000S9YS762
USD
488.15
-5.9 (-1.19%)
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Linde Plc
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Westlake Corp.

Why is Linde Plc ?

1
Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.31 times
2
Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 4.52% and Operating profit at 18.93%
3
Positive results in Dec 25
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 10,325 MM
  • ROCE(HY) Highest at 18.07%
  • DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 6.6
4
With ROCE of 15.38%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 4.70 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 5.96%, its profits have risen by 7.9% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 3.5
5
High Institutional Holdings at 85.76%
  • These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
  • Their stake has increased by 1.58% over the previous quarter.
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Linde Plc should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Specialty Chemicals should be less than 30%

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

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Linde Plc for you?

Low Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Linde Plc
5.96%
2.42
20.03%
S&P 500
14.9%
0.77
19.29%
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stock-summaryManagement Risk
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
4.52%
EBIT Growth (5y)
18.93%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
43.26
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.31
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.49
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.54
Tax Ratio
23.65%
Dividend Payout Ratio
41.07%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
85.76%
ROCE (avg)
12.61%
ROE (avg)
13.35%
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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
36
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
6.82
EV to EBIT
30.57
EV to EBITDA
21.73
EV to Capital Employed
4.70
EV to Sales
8.32
PEG Ratio
3.53
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
15.38%
ROE (Latest)
19.17%
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Technical key factors

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

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

11What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 10,325 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 18.07%

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 6.6

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -1.31% (YoY

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 10.57 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 6.6 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 8,764 MM

-3What is not working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 57.35 %

EPS(Q)

Lowest at USD 3.26

Here's what is working for Linde Plc

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 10,325 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)

Dividend per share
Highest at USD 6.6 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Net Sales
Highest at USD 8,764 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 10.57 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 6.6 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.31% (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 Linde Plc

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 57.35 % and Grown
In each half year 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

EPS
Lowest at USD 3.26
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)