NewMarket Corp.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Specialty Chemicals
  • ISIN: US6515871076
USD
614.54
-6.42 (-1.03%)
  • Price Points
  • Score
  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-recommendationScore
Click here to find our call on this stock
Strong Sell
Sell
Hold
Buy
Strong Buy

Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
ChampionX Corp.
Linde Plc
Ecolab, Inc.
Celanese Corp.
NewMarket Corp.
Albemarle Corp.
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
Avantor, Inc.
LyondellBasell Industries NV
Dow, Inc.
Westlake Corp.

Why is NewMarket Corp. ?

1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 21.74%
2
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 10.49
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 6.17% and Operating profit at 15.60% over the last 5 years
4
Flat results in Jun 25
  • ROCE(HY) Lowest at 33.61%
  • OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q) Lowest at 24.57 %
5
With ROCE of 25.34%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 2.89 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 43.71%, its profits have risen by 20.6% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.6
6
Market Beating Performance
  • The stock has generated a return of 43.71% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (S&P 500) returns of 14.11%
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. 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 Specialty Chemicals)

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

Is NewMarket Corp. for you?

Low Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
NewMarket Corp.
14.52%
1.77
25.79%
S&P 500
14.9%
0.70
20.15%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
stock-recommendation
Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
6.27%
EBIT Growth (5y)
11.80%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
10.49
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.76
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.58
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.19
Tax Ratio
21.28%
Dividend Payout Ratio
25.31%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
69.38%
ROCE (avg)
21.74%
ROE (avg)
32.10%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

stock-recommendation
Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
14
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.20
EV to EBIT
11.97
EV to EBITDA
9.78
EV to Capital Employed
2.51
EV to Sales
2.39
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
20.92%
ROE (Latest)
23.50%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

stock-recommendation
Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

2What is working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 50.73 %

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 6.67

-15What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 25.75%

INTEREST(Q)

At USD 9.88 MM has Grown at 18.03%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 5.53% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at USD 635.4 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 143.08 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 22.52 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 114.15 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 81.68 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at USD 8.62

Here's what is working for NewMarket Corp.

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 50.73 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Dividend per share
Highest at USD 6.67
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Here's what is not working for NewMarket Corp.

Interest
At USD 9.88 MM has Grown at 18.03%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Net Sales
Lowest at USD 635.4 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Lowest at USD 143.08 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 22.52 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at USD 114.15 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 114.15 MM has Fallen at -21.5%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 145.41 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Lowest at USD 81.68 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD 81.68 MM has Fallen at -26.82%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 111.63 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Lowest at USD 8.62
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 5.53% (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 0.11 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income