Western Digital Corp.

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: IT - Hardware
  • ISIN: US9581021055
USD
293.10
-20.71 (-6.6%)
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
Financial
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Why is Western Digital Corp. ?

1
Low Debt Company with Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength
2
With a growth in Net Profit of 55.83%, the company declared Very Positive results in Dec 25
  • The company has declared positive results for the last 5 consecutive quarters
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 2,670 MM
  • ROCE(HY) Highest at 41.27%
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 1,953.7
3
With ROE of 42.83%, it has a fair valuation with a 13.69 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 614.77%, its profits have risen by 116.9% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.3
4
High Institutional Holdings at 100%
  • These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
5
Market Beating performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating 614.77% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Western Digital Corp. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to IT - Hardware should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Western Digital Corp. for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Western Digital Corp.
561.03%
6.87
64.60%
S&P 500
14.9%
0.85
19.25%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-8.05%
EBIT Growth (5y)
30.93%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
4.25
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.36
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.52
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.81
Tax Ratio
Tax Ratio is Negative%
Dividend Payout Ratio
2.07%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
13.02%
ROE (avg)
14.66%
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Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
32
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
13.69
EV to EBIT
32.81
EV to EBITDA
29.13
EV to Capital Employed
12.30
EV to Sales
9.15
PEG Ratio
0.27
Dividend Yield
0.16%
ROCE (Latest)
37.48%
ROE (Latest)
42.83%
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Bullish
Bullish
OBV
Bullish
Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

18What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 2,670 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 41.27%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 1,953.7

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 34.97 %

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 2.64%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -22.07% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at USD 7,056 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 13.91 %

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 5.01

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 1,055 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 914 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 4.73

-10What is not working for the Company
NET SALES(HY)

At USD 5,835 MM has Grown at -30.37%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 2.58 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 5.01 times

Here's what is working for Western Digital Corp.

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 2,670 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)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 1,953.7
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 34.97 % and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 1,055 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 914 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 914 MM has Grown at 40.62%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 650 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 4.73
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Cash and Eqv
Highest at USD 7,056 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 13.91 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Dividend per share
Highest at USD 5.01
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 2.64%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -22.07% (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 Western Digital Corp.

Net Sales
At USD 5,835 MM has Grown at -30.37%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 2.58 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 5.01 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio