Nucor Corp.

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Ferrous Metals
  • ISIN: US6703461052
USD
243.83
-8.77 (-3.47%)
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  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Nucor Corp.
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Commercial Metals Co.
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.
Ryerson Holding Corp.
Worthington Enterprises, Inc.
Radius Recycling, Inc.
United States Steel Corp.
Mesabi Trust

Why is Nucor Corp. ?

1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 28.36%
2
Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.49 times
3
The company has declared Negative results for the last 11 consecutive quarters
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 3,130.07 MM
  • NET PROFIT(HY) At USD 787.63 MM has Grown at -46.92%
  • ROCE(HY) Lowest at 6.28%
4
With ROE of 8.47%, it has a fair valuation with a 1.97 Price to Book Value
  • The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 20.32%, its profits have fallen by -63.2%
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Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Nucor Corp. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Ferrous Metals should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Nucor Corp. for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Nucor Corp.
93.24%
0.16
37.57%
S&P 500
25.41%
0.70
20.15%
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)
10.04%
EBIT Growth (5y)
10.53%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
30.92
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.49
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.19
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.18
Tax Ratio
19.14%
Dividend Payout Ratio
29.39%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
96.33%
ROCE (avg)
31.58%
ROE (avg)
28.36%
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
25
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.51
EV to EBIT
21.18
EV to EBITDA
13.65
EV to Capital Employed
2.26
EV to Sales
1.75
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.99%
ROCE (Latest)
10.67%
ROE (Latest)
9.96%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

23What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 10.46

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 3,812.82

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -115.66% (YoY

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 5.39 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 10.46 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 9,496 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 1,487 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 15.66 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 1,111 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 751.91 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 3.23

-8What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 3,756 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 21.64 %

INTEREST(Q)

At USD 39 MM has Grown at 21.88%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 5,180 MM

Here's what is working for Nucor Corp.

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 3,812.82
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Dividend per share
Highest at USD 10.46 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 9,496 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Net Sales
At USD 9,496 MM has Grown at 16.9%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 8,123.5 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 1,487 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 15.66 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 1,111 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 1,111 MM has Grown at 68.72%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 658.5 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Highest at USD 751.91 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD 751.91 MM has Grown at 67.97%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 447.65 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 3.23
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 5.39 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 10.46 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -115.66% (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 384 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 Nucor Corp.

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 3,756 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Interest
At USD 39 MM has Grown at 21.88%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 21.64 % 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 5,180 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents