Murphy USA, Inc. (MUSA) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Murphy USA, Inc. ?

High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 31.68%

Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 8.96% and Operating profit at 5.77%

Flat results in Jun 25

CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at USD 103.5 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 396.3 %
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 57.06 times

With ROCE of 28.66%, it has a fair valuation with a 7.46 Enterprise value to Capital Employed

The stock is trading at a fair value compared to its peers' average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -27.56%, its profits have fallen by -3.9%

Below par performance in long term as well as near term

Along with generating -27.56% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Murphy USA, Inc. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Retailing should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Murphy USA, Inc. for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Murphy USA, Inc.

1.8%

-0.33

33.36%

S&P 500

20.12%

0.70

20.15%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

11.47%

EBIT Growth (5y)

5.73%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

8.67

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

1.66

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

2.58

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

7.90

Tax Ratio

22.47%

Dividend Payout Ratio

8.92%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

94.44%

ROCE (avg)

31.68%

ROE (avg)

66.27%

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

23.30

EV to EBIT

22.99

EV to EBITDA

16.88

EV to Capital Employed

6.55

EV to Sales

0.87

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

28.50%

ROCE (Latest)

28.50%

ROE (Latest)

76.93%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

Mildly Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Bearish

Dow Theory

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

8What is working for the Company

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 71.17

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 8.36%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -7.36% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 71.17 times

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 290.9 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 6.13 %

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 7.53

-4What is not working for the Company

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 435.3 %

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 71.7 MM

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 45.21 times

Here's what is working for Murphy USA, Inc.

Dividend per share

Highest at USD 71.17 and Grown

In each year in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Operating Profit

Highest at USD 290.9 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Highest at 6.13 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

EPS

Highest at USD 7.53

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Highest at 71.17 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 8.36%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -7.36% (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 73.5 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for Murphy USA, Inc.

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 435.3 % 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

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at USD 71.7 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 45.21 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio