W.P. Carey, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Mid Cap
  • Industry: Realty
  • ISIN: US92936U1097
USD
74.25
0.86 (1.17%)
  • Price Points
  • Score
  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-recommendationScore
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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 W.P. Carey, Inc. ?

1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with a 2.68% CAGR growth in Operating Profits
2
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 7.12%
3
The company has declared Negative results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
  • ROCE(HY) Lowest at 3.99%
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 103.55 %
  • PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) Lowest at USD 68.75 MM
4
With ROE of 5.65%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.64 Price to Book Value
  • 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 17.77%, its profits have fallen by -27.6%
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to W.P. Carey, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Realty should be less than 30%

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

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

Is W.P. Carey, Inc. for you?

Low Risk, Medium Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
W.P. Carey, Inc.
15.44%
0.86
19.43%
S&P 500
12.95%
0.70
20.15%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
7.26%
EBIT Growth (5y)
4.61%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.57
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0
Tax Ratio
7.50%
Dividend Payout Ratio
171.63%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
79.04%
ROCE (avg)
10.78%
ROE (avg)
7.12%
stock-recommendationValuation

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
41
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.83
EV to EBIT
19.84
EV to EBITDA
12.06
EV to Capital Employed
1.86
EV to Sales
9.00
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
5.09%
ROCE (Latest)
9.36%
ROE (Latest)
4.50%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly 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

10What is working for the Company
NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 444.55 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 192.94 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 188.01 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 0.67

-2What is not working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 5.55% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 108.59 %

Here's what is working for W.P. Carey, Inc.

Net Sales
Highest at USD 444.55 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD 188.01 MM has Grown at 80.27%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 104.29 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 192.94 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 192.94 MM has Grown at 65.96%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 116.26 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Highest at USD 188.01 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 0.67
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Depreciation
Highest at USD 145.34 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 W.P. Carey, Inc.

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 108.59 %
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

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 5.55% (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