Kimberly-Clark Corporation

NYSE
KMB
Stock
Yield per half year: -3.1%
Dividend yield: 3.47%
Sector: Consumer Staples

Company Analysis Kimberly-Clark Corporation

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1. Summary

Advantages

  • Dividends (3.47%) are higher than the sector average (2.66%).
  • The stock's return over the last year (-1.45%) is higher than the sector average (-45.29%).
  • Current debt level 45.78% is below 100% and has decreased over 5 years from 50.72%.
  • The company's current efficiency (ROE=290.03%) is higher than the sector average (ROE=56.16%)

Disadvantages

  • Price (133.64 $) is higher than fair price (88.87 $)

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2. Share price and performance

2.1. Share price

2.3. Market efficiency

Kimberly-Clark Corporation Consumer Staples Index
7 days -1.9% -47.6% -0.6%
90 days 0.7% -41.2% 7.9%
1 year -1.5% -45.3% 14.5%

KMB vs Sector: Kimberly-Clark Corporation has outperformed the "Consumer Staples" sector by 43.84% over the past year.

KMB vs Market: Kimberly-Clark Corporation has significantly underperformed the market by -15.97% over the past year.

Stable price: KMB 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: KMB with weekly volatility of -0.0279% over the past year.

3. Summary of the report

3.1. General

P/E: 17.3
P/S: 2.19

3.2. Revenue

EPS 7.55
ROE 290.03%
ROA 15.02%
ROIC 20.42%
Ebitda margin 19.83%

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 (133.64 $) is higher than the fair price (88.87 $).

Price is higher than fair: The current price (133.64 $) is 33.5% higher than the fair price.

4.2. P/E

P/E vs Sector: The company's P/E (17.3) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (22.93).

P/E vs Market: The company's P/E (17.3) is lower than that of the market as a whole (52.32).

4.2.1 P/E Similar companies

4.3. P/BV

P/BV vs Sector: The company's P/BV (45.15) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (13.16).

P/BV vs Market: The company's P/BV (45.15) is higher than that of the market as a whole (18.5).

4.3.1 P/BV Similar companies

4.4. P/S

P/S vs Sector: The company's P/S indicator (2.19) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (2.26).

P/S vs Market: The company's P/S indicator (2.19) is lower than that of the market as a whole (27.95).

4.4.1 P/S Similar companies

4.5. EV/Ebitda

EV/Ebitda vs Sector: The company's EV/Ebitda (12.71) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (13.36).

EV/Ebitda vs Market: The company's EV/Ebitda (12.71) is lower than that of the market as a whole (37.43).

5. Profitability

5.1. Profitability and revenue

5.2. Earnings per share - EPS

5.3. Past profitability Net Income

Yield Trend: Rising and has grown by 1.66% over the last 5 years.

Earnings Slowdown: The last year's return (0%) is below the 5-year average return (1.66%).

Profitability vs Sector: The return for the last year (0%) is lower than the return for the sector (0%).

5.4. ROE

ROE vs Sector: The company's ROE (290.03%) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (56.16%).

ROE vs Market: The company's ROE (290.03%) is higher than that of the market as a whole (36.05%).

5.5. ROA

ROA vs Sector: The company's ROA (15.02%) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (9.86%).

ROA vs Market: The company's ROA (15.02%) is higher than that of the market as a whole (11.45%).

5.6. ROIC

ROIC vs Sector: The company's ROIC (20.42%) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (15.37%).

ROIC vs Market: The company's ROIC (20.42%) is higher than that of the market as a whole (10.19%).

6. Finance

6.1. Assets and debt

Debt level: (45.78%) is quite low in relation to assets.

Debt reduction: over 5 years, the debt has decreased from 50.72% to 45.78%.

Excess of debt: The debt is not covered by net income, percentage 297.6%.

6.2. Profit growth and share price

7. Dividends

7.1. Dividend yield vs Market

High yield: The dividend yield of the company 3.47% is higher than the average for the sector '2.66%.

7.2. Stability and increase in payments

Dividend stability: The company's dividend yield 3.47% has been steadily paid over the past 7 years, DSI=1.

Dividend growth: Company's dividend yield 3.47% has been growing over the last 5 years. Growth over 36 years.

7.3. Payout percentage

Dividend Coverage: Current payments from income (63.97%) are at a comfortable 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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