Why is Trinseo Plc ?
1
With a Negative Book Value, the company has a Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength
- Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 0.15% and Operating profit at -4.84% over the last 5 years
- High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 6.55% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
The company has declared Negative results for the last 14 consecutive quarters
- NET SALES(Q) Lowest at USD 784.3 MM
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 47.53% (YoY)
- CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at USD 263.1 MM
3
Risky - Negative Book Value
- The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -81.89%, its profits have risen by 13.3%
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -81.89% 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 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 Specialty Chemicals)
When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Trinseo Plc for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Trinseo Plc
-83.32%
-0.73
102.24%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.64
20.20%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
0.15%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-4.84%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.47
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
20.76
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-3.45
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.81
Tax Ratio
9.90%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
6.55%
ROE (avg)
9.72%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
NA (Loss Making)
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
-0.21
EV to EBIT
-88.58
EV to EBITDA
14.30
EV to Capital Employed
1.49
EV to Sales
0.73
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
74.13%
ROCE (Latest)
-1.69%
ROE (Latest)
Negative BV
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
3What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)
Higher at USD -146.1 MM
-6What is not working for the Company
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at USD 784.3 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 47.53% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Lowest at USD 263.1 MM
Here's what is working for Trinseo Plc
Net Profit
Higher at USD -146.1 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)
Depreciation
At USD 60.3 MM has Grown at 64.31%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company has gone into productive use which should positively reflect in the future sales
Depreciation (USD MM)
Here's what is not working for Trinseo Plc
Net Sales
Lowest at USD 784.3 MM and Fallen
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very negative
Net Sales (USD MM)
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 263.1 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 47.53% (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






