Why is SLM Corp. ?
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Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 32.73%
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 6.50%
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Flat results in Dec 25
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD -404.24 MM
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With ROE of 30.39%, it has a attractive valuation with a 2.75 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 -31.52%, its profits have risen by 22.4% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.3
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High Institutional Holdings at 100%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
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Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- Even though the market (S&P 500) has generated returns of 11.87% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -31.52% returns
How much should you buy?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to SLM Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Finance should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Finance)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is SLM Corp. for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
SLM Corp.
-20.23%
-0.05
42.80%
S&P 500
28.33%
0.62
19.30%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
6.50%
EBIT Growth (5y)
3.11%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
7.65
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0
Tax Ratio
23.50%
Dividend Payout Ratio
15.04%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
0
ROE (avg)
32.73%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
9
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.75
EV to EBIT
1.40
EV to EBITDA
1.38
EV to Capital Employed
-1.18
EV to Sales
0.74
PEG Ratio
0.32
Dividend Yield
1.74%
ROCE (Latest)
Negative Capital Employed
ROE (Latest)
30.39%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
7What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -8.06% (YoY
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At USD 316 MM has Grown at 56.29%
NET PROFIT(Q)
At USD 233.19 MM has Grown at 49.67%
-3What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD -404.24 MM
Here's what is working for SLM Corp.
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 316 MM has Grown at 56.29%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 202.18 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD 233.19 MM has Grown at 49.67%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 155.8 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -8.06% (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 SLM Corp.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD -404.24 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)






