Why is Zebra Technologies Corp. ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 18.69%
2
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 21.78
3
The company has declared Positive results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 4.1 times
- NET SALES(Q) Highest at USD 1,490 MM
- OPERATING PROFIT(Q) Highest at USD 296 MM
4
With ROCE of 13.98%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 2.71 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 -27.94%, its profits have fallen by -1.9%
5
High Institutional Holdings at 100%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
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Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -27.94% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Zebra Technologies Corp. should be less than 10%
- 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 Zebra Technologies Corp. for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Zebra Technologies Corp.
-27.94%
-0.69
47.62%
S&P 500
14.9%
0.77
19.29%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
4.06%
EBIT Growth (5y)
3.96%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
21.78
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.57
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.37
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.87
Tax Ratio
16.57%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
18.69%
ROE (avg)
21.72%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
27
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.86
EV to EBIT
19.38
EV to EBITDA
15.88
EV to Capital Employed
2.71
EV to Sales
2.99
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
13.98%
ROE (Latest)
14.21%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
5What is working for the Company
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 4.1 times
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 1,490 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 296 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 19.87 %
-6What is not working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Lowest at 800
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at USD 37 MM
EPS(Q)
Lowest at USD 1.38
Here's what is working for Zebra Technologies Corp.
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 4.1 times and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Net Sales
Highest at USD 1,490 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at USD 296 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 19.87 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Depreciation
Highest at USD 59 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (USD MM)
Depreciation
At USD 59 MM has Grown at 40.48%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company has gone into productive use which should positively reflect in the future sales
Depreciation (USD MM)
Here's what is not working for Zebra Technologies Corp.
Interest
At USD 37 MM has Grown at 60.87%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (USD MM)
Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 800
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest
Interest
Highest at USD 37 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 60.87% (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (USD MM)
EPS
Lowest at USD 1.38
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)






