Alcon Inc.

Yield per half year: -0.8144%
Dividend yield: 0.2831%
Sector: Healthcare

Company Analysis Alcon Inc.

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1. Summary

Advantages

  • The stock's return over the last year (-7.61%) is higher than the sector average (-10.75%).
  • The company's current efficiency (ROE=4.83%) is higher than the sector average (ROE=-74.13%)

Disadvantages

  • Price (80.38 $) is higher than fair price (36.87 $)
  • Dividends (0.2831%) are below the sector average (1.36%).
  • Current debt level 16.92% has increased over 5 years from 16.29%.

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2. Share price and performance

2.1. Share price

2.3. Market efficiency

Alcon Inc. Healthcare Index
7 days -0.2% -10.4% -0.7%
90 days 5.4% -4.1% 2.1%
1 year -7.6% -10.8% 16.7%

ALC vs Sector: Alcon Inc. has outperformed the "Healthcare" sector by 3.14% over the past year.

ALC vs Market: Alcon Inc. has significantly underperformed the market by -24.27% 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 -0.1463% 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 4.19%
Ebitda margin 27%

5. Fundamental Analysis

5.1. 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 (80.38 $) is higher than the fair price (36.87 $).

Price is higher than fair: The current price (80.38 $) is 54.1% higher than the fair price.

5.2. P/E

P/E vs Sector: The company's P/E (41.49) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (28.09).

P/E vs Market: The company's P/E (41.49) is lower than that of the market as a whole (73.05).

5.2.1 P/E Similar companies

5.3. P/BV

P/BV vs Sector: The company's P/BV (1.96) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (18.07).

P/BV vs Market: The company's P/BV (1.96) is lower than that of the market as a whole (20.45).

5.3.1 P/BV Similar companies

5.5. P/S

P/S vs Sector: The company's P/S indicator (4.26) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (14.7).

P/S vs Market: The company's P/S indicator (4.26) is lower than that of the market as a whole (30.65).

5.5.1 P/S Similar companies

5.5. EV/Ebitda

EV/Ebitda vs Sector: The company's EV/Ebitda (17.02) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (17.56).

EV/Ebitda vs Market: The company's EV/Ebitda (17.02) is lower than that of the market as a whole (36.12).

6. Profitability

6.1. Profitability and revenue

6.2. Earnings per share - EPS

6.3. Past profitability Net Income

Yield Trend: Rising and has grown by 34.15% over the last 5 years.

Earnings Slowdown: The last year's return (0%) is below the 5-year average return (34.15%).

Profitability vs Sector: The return for the last year (0%) exceeds the return for the sector (-74.62%).

6.4. ROE

ROE vs Sector: The company's ROE (4.83%) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (-74.13%).

ROE vs Market: The company's ROE (4.83%) is lower than that of the market as a whole (51.58%).

6.6. ROA

ROA vs Sector: The company's ROA (3.4%) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (6.67%).

ROA vs Market: The company's ROA (3.4%) is lower than that of the market as a whole (11.19%).

6.6. ROIC

ROIC vs Sector: The company's ROIC (4.19%) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (21.38%).

ROIC vs Market: The company's ROIC (4.19%) is lower than that of the market as a whole (45.09%).

7. Finance

7.1. Assets and debt

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

Increasing debt: over 5 years, the debt has increased from 16.29% to 16.92%.

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

7.2. Profit growth and share price

8. Dividends

8.1. Dividend yield vs Market

Low yield: The dividend yield of the company 0.2831% is below the average for the sector '1.36%.

8.2. Stability and increase in payments

Dividend stability: The company's dividend yield 0.2831% has been steadily paid over the past 7 years, DSI=0.92.

Weak dividend growth: The company's dividend yield 0.2831% has been growing weakly or stagnant over the past 5 years. Growth over only 2 years.

8.3. Payout percentage

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

9. Insider trades

9.1. Insider trading

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

9.2. Latest transactions

Transaction date Insider Type Price Volume Quantity
28.02.2025 STONESIFER TIMOTHY C.
Officer
Purchase 92.09 1 841 800 20 000

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