Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (SWX) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. ?

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 6.53% of over the last 5 years

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 47.68 times
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At USD 42.27 MM has Fallen at -38.19%
NET PROFIT(Q) Lowest at USD -12.88 MM

With ROCE of 6.40%, it has a expensive valuation with a 1.19 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 6.47%, its profits have risen by 15.9% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.5

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Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

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 Gas)

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

Is Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

11.01%

0.33

23.33%

S&P 500

16.41%

0.70

20.15%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

4.37%

EBIT Growth (5y)

4.70%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

2.35

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

5.38

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

1.30

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.57

Tax Ratio

17.20%

Dividend Payout Ratio

89.85%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

97.37%

ROCE (avg)

5.83%

ROE (avg)

7.08%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

1.62

EV to EBIT

17.73

EV to EBITDA

9.69

EV to Capital Employed

1.37

EV to Sales

2.27

PEG Ratio

2.23

Dividend Yield

2.78%

ROCE (Latest)

7.72%

ROE (Latest)

5.03%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

OBV

Mildly Bearish

No Trend

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

7What is working for the Company

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 69.45 %

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -66.98% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at USD 1,134.26 MM

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 8.99 times

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 36.63 %

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 3.74

-15What is not working for the Company

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD 3.37 MM has Fallen at -95.07%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD 6.69 MM has Fallen at -85.28%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 40.29 times

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at USD 316.91 MM

Here's what is working for Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at 69.45 % and Grown

In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Operating Profit Margin

Highest at 36.63 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

EPS

Highest at USD 3.74

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Cash and Eqv

Highest at USD 1,134.26 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Highest at 8.99 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 -66.98% (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 Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

Net Sales

At USD 316.91 MM has Fallen at -68.67%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 1,011.53 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is extremely negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 3.37 MM has Fallen at -95.07%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 68.45 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD 6.69 MM has Fallen at -85.28%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 45.46 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Sales

Lowest at USD 316.91 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 40.29 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Non Operating Income

Highest at USD 4.56 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income