MDU Resources Group, Inc. (MDU) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is MDU Resources Group, Inc. ?

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -8.60% of over the last 5 years

With a fall in Operating Profit of -47.44%, the company declared Very Negative results in Jun 25

The company has declared negative results for the last 2 consecutive quarters
ROCE(HY) Lowest at 7.98%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 322.99
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 15.19% (YoY)

With ROCE of 7.95%, it has a expensive valuation with a 1.14 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 1.91%, its profits have fallen by -25%

Underperformed the market in the last 1 year

The stock has generated a return of 1.91% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (S&P 500) returns of 12.94%

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 Gas)

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

Is MDU Resources Group, Inc. for you?

Low Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

-1.57%

1.95

24.30%

S&P 500

13.22%

0.64

20.20%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

-13.84%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-8.60%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

4.61

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

3.35

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.78

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.87

Tax Ratio

13.47%

Dividend Payout Ratio

37.13%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

93.79%

ROCE (avg)

8.76%

ROE (avg)

11.26%

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

1.25

EV to EBIT

14.37

EV to EBITDA

9.26

EV to Capital Employed

1.14

EV to Sales

1.69

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

3.05%

ROCE (Latest)

7.95%

ROE (Latest)

9.97%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

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

1What is working for the Company

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 193.45%

-34What is not working for the Company

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 7.98%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 322.99

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 15.19% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at USD 351.19 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 82.19 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 11.83 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 11.31 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at USD 0.07

Here's what is working for MDU Resources Group, Inc.

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 193.45%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Here's what is not working for MDU Resources Group, Inc.

Net Sales

At USD 351.19 MM has Fallen at -57.54%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 827.1 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is extremely negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 11.83 MM has Fallen at -85.02%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 79.01 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD 11.31 MM has Fallen at -83.47%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 68.4 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 322.99

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Net Sales

Lowest at USD 351.19 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit

Lowest at USD 82.19 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at USD 11.83 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 11.31 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS

Lowest at USD 0.07

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 15.19% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Non Operating Income

Highest at USD 0.47 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income