ScoreWhy is Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. ?
1
With a Negative Book Value, the company has a Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength
- Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -4.44% of over the last 5 years
- High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
2
Risky - Negative Book Value
- The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -24.68%, its profits have risen by 9102.9%
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 317.1
3
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -24.68% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
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Is Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.
6.31%
-0.47
39.13%
S&P 500
25.41%
0.70
20.15%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-5.79%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-8.16%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
5.12
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
5.30
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-8.94
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.56
Tax Ratio
52.44%
Dividend Payout Ratio
106.73%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
90.38%
ROCE (avg)
14.82%
ROE (avg)
88.43%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
20
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
-8.56
EV to EBIT
14.63
EV to EBITDA
11.21
EV to Capital Employed
3.31
EV to Sales
2.05
PEG Ratio
0.33
Dividend Yield
259.54%
ROCE (Latest)
22.61%
ROE (Latest)
Negative BV
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend12What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -6.36% (YoY
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 1,459.5 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 444.3 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 30.44 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 367.1 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 264.89 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at USD 4.04
-3What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(Q)
At USD 31.3 MM has Grown at 15.07%
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Lowest at USD 14.5 MM
Here's what is working for Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.
Net Sales
Highest at USD 1,459.5 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at USD 444.3 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 30.44 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 367.1 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
Highest at USD 264.89 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
EPS
Highest at USD 4.04
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -6.36% (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
Here's what is not working for Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.
Interest
At USD 31.3 MM has Grown at 15.07%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (USD MM)
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 14.5 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents
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