29.97 USD
+1.22 (+4.24%)
29.99 USD
+0.02 (+0.07%)
We assign a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10 to CENX. CENX was compared to 154 industry peers in the Metals & Mining industry. CENX has a medium profitability rating, but doesn't score so well on its financial health evaluation. CENX is not valued too expensively and it also shows a decent growth rate.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
CENX had positive earnings in the past year.
In the past year CENX had a positive cash flow from operations.
CENX had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
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's Return On Assets of 3.78% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. CENX outperforms 70.13% of its industry peers.
CENX has a better Return On Equity (10.88%) than 75.97% of its industry peers.
With a decent Return On Invested Capital value of 8.91%, CENX is doing good in the industry, outperforming 74.68% of the companies in the same industry.
Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for CENX is significantly below the industry average of 13.09%.
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
The Profit Margin of CENX (3.20%) is better than 64.29% of its industry peers.
CENX's Operating Margin of 6.89% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. CENX outperforms 60.39% of its industry peers.
CENX's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
With a Gross Margin value of 9.52%, CENX is not doing good in the industry: 61.04% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
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
With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), CENX is destroying value.
CENX has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
CENX has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for CENX is higher compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
An Altman-Z score of 1.83 indicates that CENX is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
CENX's Altman-Z score of 1.83 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CENX is outperformed by 72.08% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.66 indicates that CENX is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
CENX's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.66 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CENX is outperformed by 81.82% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.66 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.83 |
ROIC/WACC0.94
WACC9.47%
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 1.71 indicates that CENX should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.71, CENX is doing worse than 66.23% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 0.79 indicates that CENX may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
CENX has a worse Quick ratio (0.79) than 79.87% 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%.
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 3.87% on average over the past years.
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 56.07% on average per year.
CENX is expected to show quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 10.02% yearly.
EPS Next Y134.14%
EPS Next 2Y91.87%
EPS Next 3Y56.07%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year20.78%
Revenue Next 2Y14.75%
Revenue Next 3Y10.02%
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
The Price/Earnings ratio is 17.53, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of CENX.
CENX's Price/Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. CENX is cheaper than 86.36% of the companies in the same industry.
When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of CENX to the average of the S&P500 Index (26.31), we can say CENX is valued slightly cheaper.
A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 7.40 indicates a rather cheap valuation of CENX.
92.86% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than CENX, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 36.59. CENX is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17.53 | ||
| Fwd PE | 7.4 |
4.2 Price Multiples
CENX's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. CENX is cheaper than 66.88% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 12.89 |
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 56.07% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)0.13
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y91.87%
EPS Next 3Y56.07%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
No dividends for CENX!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
29.97
+1.22 (+4.24%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryGroupMaterials
GICS IndustryMetals & Mining
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners61.86%
Inst Owner Change0.87%
Ins Owners0.97%
Ins Owner Change-18.56%
Market Cap2.80B
Revenue(TTM)2.53B
Net Income(TTM)80.70M
Analysts82.22
Price Target36.72 (22.52%)
Short Float %14.38%
Short Ratio3.09
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
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)33.33%
PT rev (3m)41.18%
EPS NQ rev (1m)5.7%
EPS NQ rev (3m)104.24%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)42.66%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-3.9%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)4.66%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)1.85%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17.53 | ||
| Fwd PE | 7.4 | ||
| P/S | 1.11 | ||
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| P/OCF | 69.59 | ||
| P/B | 3.77 | ||
| P/tB | 3.77 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 12.89 |
EPS(TTM)1.71
EY5.71%
EPS(NY)4.05
Fwd EY13.51%
FCF(TTM)-0.41
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)0.43
OCFY1.44%
SpS27.05
BVpS7.95
TBVpS7.95
PEG (NY)0.13
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 | 1.83 |
F-Score6
WACC9.47%
ROIC/WACC0.94
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 Y134.14%
EPS Next 2Y91.87%
EPS Next 3Y56.07%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)20.15%
Revenue growth 3Y0.12%
Revenue growth 5Y3.87%
Sales Q2Q%17.27%
Revenue Next Year20.78%
Revenue Next 2Y14.75%
Revenue Next 3Y10.02%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y72.38%
EBIT growth 3Y20.15%
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year231.45%
EBIT Next 3Y66.3%
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 6 / 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 17.53 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 3.77.