Sensient Technologies Corp.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: FMCG
  • ISIN: US81725T1007
USD
86.79
1.96 (2.31%)
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  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Why is Sensient Technologies Corp. ?

1
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 10.16
2
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 5.05% of over the last 5 years
3
The company has declared Positive results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 987.23
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -6.62% (YoY)
  • CASH AND EQV(HY) Highest at USD 89.26 MM
4
With ROCE of 11.09%, it has a fair valuation with a 3.34 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 24.36%, its profits have risen by 41.4% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1
5
Market Beating Performance
  • The stock has generated a return of 24.36% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (S&P 500) returns of 14.11%
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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 FMCG)

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

Is Sensient Technologies Corp. for you?

Medium Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Sensient Technologies Corp.
18.31%
0.88
30.28%
S&P 500
13.68%
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)
3.89%
EBIT Growth (5y)
3.59%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
10.16
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.46
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.61
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.86
Tax Ratio
23.07%
Dividend Payout Ratio
51.94%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
11.16%
ROE (avg)
12.08%
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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
36
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
4.04
EV to EBIT
26.57
EV to EBITDA
20.51
EV to Capital Employed
2.93
EV to Sales
3.41
PEG Ratio
4.73
Dividend Yield
1.08%
ROCE (Latest)
11.03%
ROE (Latest)
11.27%
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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
No Trend
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

3What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 68.65%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 1.2% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at USD 79.2 MM

-14What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 127.82 MM

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 709.93

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 1.68 times

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 53.39 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 13.57 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 30.66 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 25.48 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at USD 0.6

Here's what is working for Sensient Technologies Corp.

Cash and Eqv
Highest at USD 79.2 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 68.65%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 1.2% (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 Sensient Technologies Corp.

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 127.82 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 Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 709.93
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 30.66 MM has Fallen at -32.79%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 45.62 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Lowest at USD 53.39 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 13.57 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at USD 30.66 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Lowest at USD 25.48 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD 25.48 MM has Fallen at -26.72%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 34.78 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Lowest at USD 0.6
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 1.68 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio