Wabash National Corp. (WNC) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Strong Sell

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Comparison

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Valuation

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Why is Wabash National Corp. ?

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -1.82% over the last 5 years

The company has declared positive results in Mar'2025 after 4 consecutive negative quarters

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At USD -12.29 MM has Grown at 46.55%
NET PROFIT(Q) At USD -9.59 MM has Grown at 46.2%

With ROCE of -9.33%, it has a risky valuation with a 1.31 Enterprise value to Capital Employed

The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -50.30%, its profits have fallen by -135.3%

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -50.30% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Wabash National Corp. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Automobiles should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Automobiles)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Wabash National Corp. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Wabash National Corp.

-16.89%

-0.84

61.25%

S&P 500

13.68%

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)

0.81%

EBIT Growth (5y)

62.91%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

4.61

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

3.06

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.86

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

2.52

Tax Ratio

23.74%

Dividend Payout Ratio

6.32%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

100.00%

ROCE (avg)

13.76%

ROE (avg)

18.04%

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

3.05

EV to EBITDA

2.58

EV to Capital Employed

1.23

EV to Sales

0.63

PEG Ratio

0.01

Dividend Yield

207.04%

ROCE (Latest)

40.20%

ROE (Latest)

61.25%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bullish

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Bearish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

OBV

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

11What is working for the Company

NET PROFIT(HY)

Higher at USD 3.47 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 76.04%

-23What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 11.68 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 147.95% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at USD 321.45 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD -32.81 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at -10.21 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD -52.14 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD -36.51 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at USD -1.23

Here's what is not working for Wabash National Corp.

Net Sales

At USD 321.45 MM has Fallen at -21.51%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 409.53 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is extremely negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD -52.14 MM has Fallen at -160.16%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 86.67 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD -36.51 MM has Fallen at -156.11%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 65.07 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at USD 11.68 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 321.45 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit

Lowest at USD -32.81 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at -10.21 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at USD -52.14 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 -36.51 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS

Lowest at USD -1.23

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 147.95% (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