Why is Vallourec SA ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 30.37%
2
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 97.94
3
The company has declared negative results in Dec'2024 after 4 consecutive positive quarters
- INTEREST(HY) At EUR 34.7 MM has Grown at 986.29%
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 16.47%
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 2.47%
4
With ROE of 13.60%, it has a Attractive valuation with a 1.95 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -8.66%, its profits have fallen by -39.2%
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- Even though the market (France CAC 40) has generated returns of 8.73% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -8.66% returns
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Vallourec SA should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Ferrous Metals should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Ferrous Metals)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Vallourec SA for you?
Medium Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Vallourec SA
-8.66%
15.96
30.97%
France CAC 40
8.73%
0.52
16.76%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-2.81%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-21.58%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
97.94
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.59
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.01
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.54
Tax Ratio
29.87%
Dividend Payout Ratio
76.35%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.34%
ROCE (avg)
30.37%
ROE (avg)
26.00%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
14
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.95
EV to EBIT
8.89
EV to EBITDA
5.20
EV to Capital Employed
1.88
EV to Sales
0.79
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
8.66%
ROCE (Latest)
21.13%
ROE (Latest)
13.60%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Sideways
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
3What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at EUR 1,069.8 MM
-13What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At EUR 34.7 MM has Grown at 986.29%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 16.47%
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 2.47%
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at EUR 1,854.44 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 10.41% (YoY
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at EUR 238.29 MM
EPS(Q)
Lowest at EUR 0.51
Here's what is working for Vallourec SA
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at EUR 1,069.8 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 (EUR MM)
Here's what is not working for Vallourec SA
Interest
At EUR 34.7 MM has Grown at 986.29%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (EUR MM)
Net Sales
Lowest at EUR 1,854.44 MM and Fallen
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very negative
Net Sales (EUR MM)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 2.47% and Fallen
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at EUR 238.29 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative
Pre-Tax Profit (EUR MM)
EPS
Lowest at EUR 0.51
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (EUR)
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 10.41% (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






