40.18 USD
+0.87 (+2.21%)
40.55 USD
+0.37 (+0.92%)
CENX gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 156 industry peers in the Metals & Mining industry. While CENX is still in line with the averages on profitability rating, there are concerns on its financial health. CENX is not valued too expensively and it also shows a decent growth rate.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
In the past year CENX was profitable.
In the past year CENX had a positive cash flow from operations.
In the past 5 years CENX reported 4 times negative net income.
The reported operating cash flow has been mixed in the past 5 years: CENX reported negative operating cash flow in multiple years.
1.2 Ratios
CENX has a Return On Assets of 3.78%. This is in the better half of the industry: CENX outperforms 69.87% of its industry peers.
CENX has a better Return On Equity (10.88%) than 75.64% of its industry peers.
CENX has a Return On Invested Capital of 8.91%. This is in the better half of the industry: CENX outperforms 74.36% of its industry peers.
CENX had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 3.18%. This is significantly below the industry average of 13.25%.
The 3 year average ROIC (3.18%) for CENX is below the current ROIC(8.91%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 3.78% | ||
| ROE | 10.88% | ||
| ROIC | 8.91% |
ROA(3y)4.38%
ROA(5y)-1.26%
ROE(3y)10.09%
ROE(5y)-6.4%
ROIC(3y)3.18%
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
CENX has a better Profit Margin (3.20%) than 64.10% of its industry peers.
CENX has a Operating Margin of 6.89%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: CENX outperforms 59.62% of its industry peers.
CENX's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 9.52%, CENX is doing worse than 62.18% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CENX has grown nicely.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 6.89% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 3.2% | ||
| GM | 9.52% |
OM growth 3Y20%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y12.87%
GM growth 5YN/A
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
CENX has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
Compared to 1 year ago, CENX has more shares outstanding
The number of shares outstanding for CENX has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for CENX is higher compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
CENX has an Altman-Z score of 2.24. This is not the best score and indicates that CENX is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
With a Altman-Z score value of 2.24, CENX is not doing good in the industry: 67.31% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
CENX has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.66. This is a neutral value indicating CENX is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.66, CENX is doing worse than 82.05% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.66 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.24 |
ROIC/WACC0.87
WACC10.29%
2.3 Liquidity
CENX has a Current Ratio of 1.71. This is a normal value and indicates that CENX is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
CENX has a worse Current ratio (1.71) than 67.31% of its industry peers.
CENX has a Quick Ratio of 1.71. This is a bad value and indicates that CENX is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
CENX has a worse Quick ratio (0.79) than 80.77% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.79 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
CENX shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 71.00%, which is quite impressive.
Looking at the last year, CENX shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 20.15%.
CENX shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 3.87% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)71%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-11.11%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)20.15%
Revenue growth 3Y0.12%
Revenue growth 5Y3.87%
Sales Q2Q%17.27%
3.2 Future
Based on estimates for the next years, CENX will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 53.89% on average per year.
CENX is expected to show quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 12.12% yearly.
EPS Next Y98.13%
EPS Next 2Y97.11%
EPS Next 3Y53.89%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year19.66%
Revenue Next 2Y9.82%
Revenue Next 3Y12.12%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
CENX is valuated rather expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 23.50.
CENX's Price/Earnings ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. CENX is cheaper than 77.56% of the companies in the same industry.
CENX's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a similar valuation than the S&P500 average which is at 26.92.
CENX is valuated reasonably with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 9.40.
87.18% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than CENX, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of CENX to the average of the S&P500 Index (23.46), we can say CENX is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23.5 | ||
| Fwd PE | 9.4 |
4.2 Price Multiples
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of CENX indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: CENX is cheaper than 62.82% of the companies listed in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 16.66 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
CENX's earnings are expected to grow with 53.89% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)0.24
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y97.11%
EPS Next 3Y53.89%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
CENX does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
40.18
+0.87 (+2.21%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryGroupMaterials
GICS IndustryMetals & Mining
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners63.42%
Inst Owner Change0.87%
Ins Owners0.94%
Ins Owner Change-18.64%
Market Cap3.75B
Revenue(TTM)2.53B
Net Income(TTM)80.70M
Analysts82.22
Price Target38.25 (-4.8%)
Short Float %13.12%
Short Ratio3.15
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-22.76%
Min EPS beat(2)-34.64%
Max EPS beat(2)-10.87%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-18.49%
Min EPS beat(4)-36.41%
Max EPS beat(4)7.95%
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.15%
Min Revenue beat(2)-0.99%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.68%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)6.84%
Min Revenue beat(4)-0.99%
Max Revenue beat(4)20.06%
Revenue beat(8)5
Avg Revenue beat(8)4.94%
Revenue beat(12)8
Avg Revenue beat(12)4.87%
Revenue beat(16)9
Avg Revenue beat(16)2.83%
PT rev (1m)4.17%
PT rev (3m)38.89%
EPS NQ rev (1m)7.88%
EPS NQ rev (3m)120.34%
EPS NY rev (1m)-15.38%
EPS NY rev (3m)-6.7%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.47%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)5.16%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.93%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-1.19%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23.5 | ||
| Fwd PE | 9.4 | ||
| P/S | 1.49 | ||
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| P/OCF | 93.29 | ||
| P/B | 5.06 | ||
| P/tB | 5.06 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 16.66 |
EPS(TTM)1.71
EY4.26%
EPS(NY)4.27
Fwd EY10.64%
FCF(TTM)-0.41
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)0.43
OCFY1.07%
SpS27.05
BVpS7.95
TBVpS7.95
PEG (NY)0.24
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number17.49
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 3.78% | ||
| ROE | 10.88% | ||
| ROCE | 11.34% | ||
| ROIC | 8.91% | ||
| ROICexc | 9.88% | ||
| ROICexgc | 9.88% | ||
| OM | 6.89% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 3.2% | ||
| GM | 9.52% | ||
| FCFM | N/A |
ROA(3y)4.38%
ROA(5y)-1.26%
ROE(3y)10.09%
ROE(5y)-6.4%
ROIC(3y)3.18%
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)3.31%
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)3.31%
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)4.05%
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3Y6.18%
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3Y6.18%
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3Y20%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y12.87%
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score6
Asset Turnover1.18
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.66 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 1.93 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 99.36% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 3.09% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 3.88 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 15.91% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.24 |
F-Score6
WACC10.29%
ROIC/WACC0.87
Cap/Depr(3y)115.12%
Cap/Depr(5y)92.4%
Cap/Sales(3y)3.72%
Cap/Sales(5y)3.15%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)71%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-11.11%
EPS Next Y98.13%
EPS Next 2Y97.11%
EPS Next 3Y53.89%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)20.15%
Revenue growth 3Y0.12%
Revenue growth 5Y3.87%
Sales Q2Q%17.27%
Revenue Next Year19.66%
Revenue Next 2Y9.82%
Revenue Next 3Y12.12%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y72.38%
EBIT growth 3Y20.15%
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year245.29%
EBIT Next 3Y75.06%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y46.24%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y384.34%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A
CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY / CENX FAQ
Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to CENX.
What is the valuation status of CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY (CENX) stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 5 / 10 to CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY (CENX). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.
How profitable is CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY (CENX) stock?
CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY (CENX) has a profitability rating of 5 / 10.
Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for CENX stock?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY (CENX) is 23.5 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 5.06.