UTZ Brands, Inc. (UTZ) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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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 UTZ Brands, Inc. ?

Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 327.41% and Operating profit at 103.71%

With a growth in Operating Profit of 25.03%, the company declared Very Positive results in Jun 25

The company has declared positive results for the last 2 consecutive quarters
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 102.43 MM
ROCE(HY) Highest at 2.56%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by 1.21% (YoY)

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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 FMCG)

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

Is UTZ Brands, Inc. for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

UTZ Brands, Inc.

10.49%

-1.28

35.82%

S&P 500

21.34%

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)

8.33%

EBIT Growth (5y)

6.59%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

1.67

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

5.94

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

1.14

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.91

Tax Ratio

25.36%

Dividend Payout Ratio

2,703.30%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

100.00%

ROCE (avg)

4.80%

ROE (avg)

3.34%

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

1.49

EV to EBIT

18.62

EV to EBITDA

10.16

EV to Capital Employed

1.24

EV to Sales

1.27

PEG Ratio

0.04

Dividend Yield

2.44%

ROCE (Latest)

6.65%

ROE (Latest)

8.15%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

No Trend

OBV

Mildly Bearish

No Trend

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

4What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 115.6 MM

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at USD 132.3 MM

-25What is not working for the Company

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at -4.06%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 163.55

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 27.86% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 139.66 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 8.54 times

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 17.5 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 4.71 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD -16.2 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD -10.1 MM

Here's what is working for UTZ Brands, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at USD 115.6 MM and Grown

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Cash and Eqv

Highest at USD 132.3 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Depreciation

Highest at USD 22.6 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for UTZ Brands, Inc.

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD -16.2 MM has Fallen at -245.95%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD -10.1 MM has Fallen at -168.71%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 163.55

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Operating Profit

Lowest at USD 17.5 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at 4.71 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at USD -16.2 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

Lowest at USD -10.1 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 139.66 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 8.54 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 27.86% (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