The Cigna Group (CI) 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 The Cigna Group ?

Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 14.25%

Positive results in Jun 25

NET PROFIT(HY) At USD 3,099.43 MM has Grown at 153.37%
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 0
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 202.37

With ROE of 14.33%, it has a expensive valuation with a 2.35 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 -7.40%, its profits have risen by 32.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.4
At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 1080.2

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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 Healthcare Services)

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

Is The Cigna Group for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

The Cigna Group

-18.48%

-0.57

34.39%

S&P 500

14.9%

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)

6.18%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-50.34%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

0.67

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

9.18

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.10

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

3.99

Tax Ratio

21.04%

Dividend Payout Ratio

27.23%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

91.69%

ROCE (avg)

1.70%

ROE (avg)

14.25%

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

1.92

EV to EBIT

EV to EBITDA

39.09

EV to Capital Employed

1.92

EV to Sales

0.37

PEG Ratio

0.16

Dividend Yield

1797.00%

ROCE (Latest)

ROE (Latest)

16.09%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

OBV

Mildly Bearish

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

6What is working for the Company

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 14.4%

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 0

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 0 %

-20What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 3,452 MM

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at USD 14,159 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 0 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 0 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 213 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at USD 4.64

Here's what is working for The Cigna Group

Dividend per share

Highest at USD 0 and Grown

In each year in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at 0 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

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

Debt-Equity Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by 0% (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 The Cigna Group

Net Sales

At USD 14,159 MM has Fallen at -78.45%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is extremely negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 213 MM has Fallen at -89.89%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at USD 3,452 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)

Net Sales

Lowest at USD 14,159 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit

Lowest at USD 0 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at 0 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at USD 213 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

EPS

Lowest at USD 4.64

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)