WD-40 Co. (WDFC) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

WD-40 Co.

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Why is WD-40 Co. ?

High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 32.91%

Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.69 times

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 8.70% and Operating profit at 5.67% over the last 5 years

The company has declared Positive results for the last 4 consecutive quarters

ROCE(HY) Highest at 36%
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 5.25
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 3,371.14

With ROCE of 32.50%, it has a expensive valuation with a 16.01 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 -31.90%, its profits have risen by 24.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 2.3

Below par performance in long term as well as near term

Along with generating -31.90% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to WD-40 Co. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Other Industrial Products should be less than 30%

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

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

Is WD-40 Co. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

WD-40 Co.

-29.55%

-0.44

24.15%

S&P 500

13.22%

0.61

20.17%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

8.70%

EBIT Growth (5y)

5.67%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

27.55

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

0.69

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.18

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.67

Tax Ratio

10.73%

Dividend Payout Ratio

67.90%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

93.16%

ROCE (avg)

32.91%

ROE (avg)

33.38%

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

20.00

EV to EBIT

49.26

EV to EBITDA

44.67

EV to Capital Employed

16.01

EV to Sales

8.04

PEG Ratio

2.28

Dividend Yield

1.02%

ROCE (Latest)

32.50%

ROE (Latest)

35.16%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bullish

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

No Trend

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bearish

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

13What is working for the Company

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 36%

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 5.25

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 3,371.14

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -5.88% (YoY

NET PROFIT(9M)

Higher at USD 69.55 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 21.26 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 3.67 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 156.91 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 29.9 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 27.46 MM

-1What is not working for the Company

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 5.25 times

Here's what is working for WD-40 Co.

Interest Coverage Ratio

Highest at 3,371.14

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Dividend per share

Highest at USD 5.25 and Grown

In each year in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Net Sales

Highest at USD 156.91 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit

Highest at USD 29.9 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

Highest at USD 27.46 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at 21.26 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Highest at 3.67 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Net Profit

Higher at USD 69.55 MM

than preceding 12 month period ended May 2025

MOJO Watch

In the nine month period the company has already crossed sales of the previous twelve months

Net Profit (USD MM)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -5.88% (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

Here's what is not working for WD-40 Co.

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 5.25 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio