Why is Spire Inc. ?
1
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 10.57% of over the last 5 years
2
With ROCE of 6.13%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 1.10 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 17.11%, its profits have risen by 6.4% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 17.3
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Spire Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Gas should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Gas)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Spire Inc. for you?
Low Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Spire Inc.
17.15%
1.85
20.08%
S&P 500
13.68%
0.70
20.15%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
7.36%
EBIT Growth (5y)
7.31%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.15
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
5.98
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
1.35
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.31
Tax Ratio
19.51%
Dividend Payout Ratio
71.83%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
98.40%
ROCE (avg)
6.25%
ROE (avg)
8.45%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
19
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.59
EV to EBIT
19.67
EV to EBITDA
12.61
EV to Capital Employed
1.23
EV to Sales
4.20
PEG Ratio
1.46
Dividend Yield
3.11%
ROCE (Latest)
6.25%
ROE (Latest)
8.31%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Bullish
Technical Movement
7What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(9M)
At USD 76.1 MM has Grown at 78.22%
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 8.46%
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 4.47
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -1.47% (YoY
-3What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD 577.9 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 155.72 %
Here's what is working for Spire Inc.
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 4.47 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Net Profit
At USD 76.1 MM has Grown at 78.22%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.47% (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 81.4 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (USD MM)
Here's what is not working for Spire Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 577.9 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 155.72 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio






