Why is The Ensign Group, Inc. ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 13.52%
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Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
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Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 14.72% and Operating profit at 16.74%
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The company has declared Positive results for the last 4 consecutive quarters
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 462.89 MM
- NET SALES(Q) Highest at USD 1,227.77 MM
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 6,436.59
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With ROE of 16.14%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 4.77 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a fair value compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 24.34%, its profits have risen by 84.2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.4
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Market Beating performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating 24.34% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to The Ensign Group, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is The Ensign Group, Inc. for you?
Low Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
The Ensign Group, Inc.
23.18%
1.85
26.05%
S&P 500
12.65%
0.64
20.14%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
14.72%
EBIT Growth (5y)
16.74%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
28.64
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.05
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.06
Tax Ratio
23.13%
Dividend Payout Ratio
4.74%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
97.48%
ROCE (avg)
18.40%
ROE (avg)
13.52%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
30
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
4.77
EV to EBIT
23.98
EV to EBITDA
19.44
EV to Capital Employed
4.98
EV to Sales
2.05
PEG Ratio
0.36
Dividend Yield
0.15%
ROCE (Latest)
20.77%
ROE (Latest)
16.14%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Sideways
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
18What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 462.89 MM
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 1,227.77 MM
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 6,436.59
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 130.34 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 113.01 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 84.89 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -2.91% (YoY
EPS(Q)
Highest at USD 1.44
-2What is not working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Lowest at 4.34%
Here's what is working for The Ensign Group, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 462.89 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Net Sales
Highest at USD 1,227.77 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 6,436.59
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Operating Profit
Highest at USD 130.34 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is quite positive
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 113.01 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
Highest at USD 84.89 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
EPS
Highest at USD 1.44
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -2.91% (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 25.79 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 The Ensign Group, Inc.
Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 4.34% and Fallen
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)






