Why is Suburban Propane Partners LP ?
1
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) of 11.09%
- Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 5.12% and Operating profit at 9.07% over the last 5 years
- Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 4.41 times
2
The company declared positive results in Mar'25 after very negative results in Dec'24
- NET PROFIT(HY) Higher at USD 124.46 MM
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at 207.92 %
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 20.23 times
3
With ROCE of 10.46%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.26 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 -0.31%, its profits have fallen by -15%
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -0.31% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Suburban Propane Partners LP should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Trading & Distributors should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Trading & Distributors)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Suburban Propane Partners LP for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Suburban Propane Partners LP
-0.31%
-0.37
25.32%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.65
20.20%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
5.12%
EBIT Growth (5y)
9.07%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
2.89
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
4.41
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
1.96
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.75
Tax Ratio
1.06%
Dividend Payout Ratio
113.65%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
45.08%
ROCE (avg)
11.09%
ROE (avg)
19.98%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
12
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.78
EV to EBIT
12.06
EV to EBITDA
9.08
EV to Capital Employed
1.26
EV to Sales
1.77
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
10.46%
ROE (Latest)
14.91%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
6What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)
Higher at USD 124.46 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 207.92 %
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 20.23 times
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 18.6 times
-4What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD 181.2 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 15.6% (YoY
Here's what is working for Suburban Propane Partners LP
Net Profit
Higher at USD 124.46 MM
than preceding 12 month period ended Jun 2025MOJO Watch
In the half year the company has already crossed Net Profit of the previous twelve months
Net Profit (USD MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 207.92 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 20.23 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 18.6 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Depreciation
Highest at USD 18.73 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 Suburban Propane Partners LP
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 181.2 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)
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 15.6% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales






