MKS Instruments, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Mid Cap
  • Industry: Industrial Manufacturing
  • ISIN: US55306N1046
USD
221.96
8.51 (3.99%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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Comparison

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Quality
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Why is MKS Instruments, Inc. ?

1
Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 2.82 times
2
Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 11.02%
3
The company has declared Positive results for the last 5 consecutive quarters
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 645 MM
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 482
  • ROCE(HY) Highest at 11.74%
4
High Institutional Holdings at 100%
  • These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
5
Market Beating performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating 157.14% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
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Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to MKS Instruments, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Industrial Manufacturing should be less than 30%

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

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

Is MKS Instruments, Inc. for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
MKS Instruments, Inc.
157.14%
1.09
63.74%
S&P 500
18.81%
0.98
19.26%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
11.02%
EBIT Growth (5y)
4.16%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
11.10
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.82
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
1.63
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.52
Tax Ratio
Tax Ratio is Negative%
Dividend Payout Ratio
20.14%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
14.22%
ROE (avg)
12.24%
stock-recommendationValuation

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
45
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
5.49
EV to EBIT
32.37
EV to EBITDA
20.19
EV to Capital Employed
2.95
EV to Sales
4.70
PEG Ratio
1.77
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
9.13%
ROE (Latest)
12.30%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Bullish
OBV
No Trend
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

20What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 645 MM

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 482

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 11.74%

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 6.06 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 1,033 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0.18% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 138.73 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 2.57 times

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 241 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 102 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 121 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 1.58

-1What is not working for the Company
CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 1,372 MM

Here's what is working for MKS Instruments, Inc.

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 482 and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 645 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)

Net Sales
Highest at USD 1,033 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 6.06 times and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 241 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 102 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Highest at USD 121 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD 121 MM has Grown at 54.38%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 78.38 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 1.58
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 138.73 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 2.57 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0.18% (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 MKS Instruments, Inc.

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 1,372 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents