Alcon Inc.

NYSE
ALC
Stock
Yield per half year: -7.81%
Dividend yield: 0.3845%
Sector: Healthcare

Company Analysis Alcon Inc.

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1. Summary

Advantages

  • The stock's return over the last year (-10.26%) is higher than the sector average (-41.71%).
  • The company's current efficiency (ROE=4.83%) is higher than the sector average (ROE=-83.32%)

Disadvantages

  • Price (86.2 $) is higher than fair price (31 $)
  • Dividends (0.3845%) are below the sector average (1.28%).
  • Current debt level 16.92% has increased over 5 years from 13.76%.

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2. Share price and performance

2.1. Share price

2.3. Market efficiency

Alcon Inc. Healthcare Index
7 days -1.5% 0% 1%
90 days -0.9% -39.7% 16.6%
1 year -10.3% -41.7% 12.5%

ALC vs Sector: Alcon Inc. has outperformed the "Healthcare" sector by 31.45% over the past year.

ALC vs Market: Alcon Inc. has significantly underperformed the market by -22.74% over the past year.

Stable price: ALC is not significantly more volatile than the rest of the market on "New York Stock Exchange" over the last 3 months, with typical variations of +/- 5% per week.

Long period: ALC with weekly volatility of -0.1974% over the past year.

3. Summary of the report

3.1. General

P/E: 41.49
P/S: 4.26

3.2. Revenue

EPS 2.05
ROE 4.83%
ROA 3.4%
ROIC 0%
Ebitda margin 27%

4. Fundamental Analysis

4.1. Stock price and price forecast

The fair price is calculated taking into account the Central Bank refinancing rate and earnings per share (EPS)

Above fair price: The current price (86.2 $) is higher than the fair price (31 $).

Price is higher than fair: The current price (86.2 $) is 64% higher than the fair price.

4.2. P/E

P/E vs Sector: The company's P/E (41.49) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (52.65).

P/E vs Market: The company's P/E (41.49) is lower than that of the market as a whole (61.84).

4.2.1 P/E Similar companies

4.3. P/BV

P/BV vs Sector: The company's P/BV (1.96) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (10.86).

P/BV vs Market: The company's P/BV (1.96) is lower than that of the market as a whole (20.59).

4.3.1 P/BV Similar companies

4.4. P/S

P/S vs Sector: The company's P/S indicator (4.26) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (4.03).

P/S vs Market: The company's P/S indicator (4.26) is lower than that of the market as a whole (15.97).

4.4.1 P/S Similar companies

4.5. EV/Ebitda

EV/Ebitda vs Sector: The company's EV/Ebitda (17.02) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (16.29).

EV/Ebitda vs Market: The company's EV/Ebitda (17.02) is lower than that of the market as a whole (18.41).

5. Profitability

5.1. Profitability and revenue

5.2. Earnings per share - EPS

5.3. Past profitability Net Income

Yield Trend: Negative and has fallen by -58.34% over the last 5 years.

Accelerating profitability: The return for the last year (0%) exceeds the average return for 5 years (-58.34%).

Profitability vs Sector: The return for the last year (0%) exceeds the return for the sector (-8.87%).

5.4. ROE

ROE vs Sector: The company's ROE (4.83%) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (-83.32%).

ROE vs Market: The company's ROE (4.83%) is lower than that of the market as a whole (42.62%).

5.5. ROA

ROA vs Sector: The company's ROA (3.4%) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (6.38%).

ROA vs Market: The company's ROA (3.4%) is lower than that of the market as a whole (23.26%).

5.6. ROIC

ROIC vs Sector: The company's ROIC (0%) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (15.07%).

ROIC vs Market: The company's ROIC (0%) is lower than that of the market as a whole (9.15%).

6. Finance

6.1. Assets and debt

Debt level: (16.92%) is quite low in relation to assets.

Increasing debt: over 5 years, the debt has increased from 13.76% to 16.92%.

Excess of debt: The debt is not covered by net income, percentage 504.52%.

6.2. Profit growth and share price

7. Dividends

7.1. Dividend yield vs Market

Low yield: The dividend yield of the company 0.3845% is below the average for the sector '1.28%.

7.2. Stability and increase in payments

Dividend stability: The company's dividend yield 0.3845% has been steadily paid over the past 7 years, DSI=0.9.

Weak dividend growth: The company's dividend yield 0.3845% has been growing weakly or stagnant over the past 5 years. Growth over only 2 years.

7.3. Payout percentage

Dividend Coverage: Current payments from income (12.77%) are at an uncomfortable level.

8. Insider trades

8.1. Insider trading

Insider Buying Exceeds insider sales by 100% over the last 3 months.

8.2. Latest transactions

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