Kimberly-Clark Corporation

NYSE
KMB
Stock
Yield per half year: +3.55%
Dividend yield: 3.48%
Sector: Consumer Staples

Company Analysis Kimberly-Clark Corporation

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1. Summary

Advantages

  • Dividends (3.48%) are higher than the sector average (3.07%).
  • The stock's return over the last year (-7.11%) is higher than the sector average (-47.71%).
  • 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=59.71%)

Disadvantages

  • Price (133.89 $) is higher than fair price (88.81 $)

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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 0.3% -5.5% -0.2%
90 days -0.9% -44.8% 17.5%
1 year -7.1% -47.7% 11.2%

KMB vs Sector: Kimberly-Clark Corporation has outperformed the "Consumer Staples" sector by 40.59% over the past year.

KMB vs Market: Kimberly-Clark Corporation has significantly underperformed the market by -18.35% 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 -0.1368% over the past year.

3. Summary of the report

3.1. General

P/E: 17.31
P/S: 2.2

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 (133.89 $) is higher than the fair price (88.81 $).

Price is higher than fair: The current price (133.89 $) is 33.7% higher than the fair price.

4.2. P/E

P/E vs Sector: The company's P/E (17.31) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (24.22).

P/E vs Market: The company's P/E (17.31) is lower than that of the market as a whole (61.8).

4.2.1 P/E Similar companies

4.3. P/BV

P/BV vs Sector: The company's P/BV (45.17) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (14.84).

P/BV vs Market: The company's P/BV (45.17) is higher than that of the market as a whole (20.58).

4.3.1 P/BV Similar companies

4.4. P/S

P/S vs Sector: The company's P/S indicator (2.2) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (2.61).

P/S vs Market: The company's P/S indicator (2.2) 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 (12.72) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (14.45).

EV/Ebitda vs Market: The company's EV/Ebitda (12.72) is lower than that of the market as a whole (18.72).

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 (59.71%).

ROE vs Market: The company's ROE (290.03%) is higher than that of the market as a whole (42.63%).

5.5. ROA

ROA vs Sector: The company's ROA (15.02%) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (8.94%).

ROA vs Market: The company's ROA (15.02%) is lower than that of the market as a whole (23.26%).

5.6. ROIC

ROIC vs Sector: The company's ROIC (20.42%) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (15.48%).

ROIC vs Market: The company's ROIC (20.42%) is higher than that of the market as a whole (9.17%).

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 3.48% is higher than the average for the sector '3.07%.

7.2. Stability and increase in payments

Dividend stability: The company's dividend yield 3.48% has been steadily paid over the past 7 years, DSI=1.

Dividend growth: Company's dividend yield 3.48% 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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