National Fuel Gas Co. (NFG) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Strong Sell

Sell

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is National Fuel Gas Co. ?

High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 17.24%

Flat results in Jun 25

NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS

With ROCE of 11.73%, it has a fair valuation with a 1.84 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 34.04%, its profits have risen by 44.4% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.2

Market Beating Performance

The stock has generated a return of 34.04% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (S&P 500) returns of 14.11%

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to National Fuel Gas Co. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Oil should be less than 30%

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

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

Is National Fuel Gas Co. for you?

Low Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

National Fuel Gas Co.

-7.31%

2.27

20.61%

S&P 500

21.51%

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)

10.05%

EBIT Growth (5y)

19.12%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

6.53

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

2.28

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

1.03

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.34

Tax Ratio

Tax Ratio is Negative%

Dividend Payout Ratio

36.95%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

83.97%

ROCE (avg)

17.24%

ROE (avg)

20.52%

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

2.52

EV to EBIT

11.87

EV to EBITDA

8.01

EV to Capital Employed

1.90

EV to Sales

4.94

PEG Ratio

2.38

Dividend Yield

2.12%

ROCE (Latest)

15.99%

ROE (Latest)

18.26%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bullish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Mildly Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

OBV

Mildly Bearish

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

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 1,272.29 MM

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 9.74

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at USD 1,261.77 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 59.44 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 21.01 times

-8What is not working for the Company

NET SALES(Q)

At USD 479.33 MM has Fallen at -20.49%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 754.83

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 24.62% (YoY

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 271.83 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD 184.79 MM has Fallen at -19.79%

Here's what is working for National Fuel Gas Co.

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at USD 1,272.29 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 9.74 and Grown

In each year in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Cash and Eqv

Highest at USD 1,261.77 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at 59.44 %

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 21.01 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Here's what is not working for National Fuel Gas Co.

Net Sales

At USD 479.33 MM has Fallen at -20.49%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 602.88 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is extremely negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 754.83

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Operating Profit

Lowest at USD 271.83 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 184.79 MM has Fallen at -19.79%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 230.39 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 24.62% (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 0.38 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income