Morningstar, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Capital Markets
  • ISIN: US6177001095
USD
173.99
-5.08 (-2.84%)
  • Price Points
  • Score
  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
Financial
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Why is Morningstar, Inc. ?

1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 17.44%
2
Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.74 times
3
Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 11.97%
4
The company has declared Positive results for the last 6 consecutive quarters
  • DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 6.29
  • OPERATING PROFIT(Q) Highest at USD 186.5 MM
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -2.45% (YoY)
5
With ROE of 31.94%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 7.58 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -41.64%, its profits have risen by 3.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 2.9
6
High Institutional Holdings at 65.58%
  • These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
  • Their stake has increased by 3.54% over the previous quarter.
7
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating -41.64% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Morningstar, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Capital Markets should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Morningstar, Inc. for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Morningstar, Inc.
-41.64%
-1.29
30.99%
S&P 500
16.12%
0.84
19.28%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
11.97%
EBIT Growth (5y)
18.00%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
13.79
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0
Tax Ratio
22.27%
Dividend Payout Ratio
21.03%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
65.58%
ROCE (avg)
17.44%
ROE (avg)
15.37%
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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
24
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
7.58
EV to EBIT
18.75
EV to EBITDA
13.77
EV to Capital Employed
5.45
EV to Sales
4.03
PEG Ratio
2.94
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
29.06%
ROE (Latest)
31.94%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

8What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 6.29

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 186.5 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -2.45% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 641.1 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 154 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 2.83

-4What is not working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 59.94 %

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at USD 11.4 MM

Here's what is working for Morningstar, Inc.

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 186.5 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is quite positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Dividend per share
Highest at USD 6.29 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 641.1 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 154 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 2.83
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -2.45% (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 Morningstar, Inc.

Interest
At USD 11.4 MM has Grown at 21.28%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Interest
Highest at USD 11.4 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 21.28% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 59.94 %
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