32.32 USD
+2.03 (+6.7%)
32.2563 USD
-0.06 (-0.2%)
CENX gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 155 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 has a correct valuation and a medium 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 69.68% of its industry peers.
CENX has a better Return On Equity (10.88%) than 76.13% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 8.91%, CENX is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 74.84% 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 13.15%.
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's Profit Margin of 3.20% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. CENX outperforms 64.52% of its industry peers.
CENX has a Operating Margin (6.89%) which is in line with its industry peers.
CENX's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
The Gross Margin of CENX (9.52%) is worse than 61.29% of its industry peers.
CENX's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
| 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.
The number of shares outstanding for CENX has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
Compared to 1 year ago, CENX has a worse debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
CENX has an Altman-Z score of 1.84. 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.
The Altman-Z score of CENX (1.84) is worse than 72.26% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.66 indicates that CENX is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
The Debt to Equity ratio of CENX (0.66) is worse than 81.94% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.66 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.84 |
ROIC/WACC0.86
WACC10.39%
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 66.45% 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.
Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.79, CENX is doing worse than 80.65% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.79 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 71.00% over the past year.
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
The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 53.89% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
CENX is expected to show quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 9.85% yearly.
EPS Next Y98.13%
EPS Next 2Y97.11%
EPS Next 3Y53.89%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year20.08%
Revenue Next 2Y9.31%
Revenue Next 3Y9.85%
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
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 18.90, the valuation of CENX can be described as rather expensive.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, CENX is valued cheaper than 85.81% of the companies in the same industry.
CENX is valuated rather cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 26.76, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 7.56, which indicates a rather cheap valuation of CENX.
CENX's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. CENX is cheaper than 91.61% of the companies in the same industry.
When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of CENX to the average of the S&P500 Index (23.96), we can say CENX is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18.9 | ||
| Fwd PE | 7.56 |
4.2 Price Multiples
CENX's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. CENX is cheaper than 66.45% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 13.01 |
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.
A more expensive valuation may be justified as CENX's earnings are expected to grow with 53.89% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)0.19
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y97.11%
EPS Next 3Y53.89%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
No dividends for CENX!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
32.32
+2.03 (+6.7%)
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-18.56%
Market Cap3.02B
Revenue(TTM)2.53B
Net Income(TTM)80.70M
Analysts82.22
Price Target36.72 (13.61%)
Short Float %13.85%
Short Ratio3.24
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)17.39%
PT rev (3m)41.18%
EPS NQ rev (1m)8.19%
EPS NQ rev (3m)109.04%
EPS NY rev (1m)-15.38%
EPS NY rev (3m)20.72%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)1.02%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)4.66%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.58%
Revenue NY rev (3m)1.26%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18.9 | ||
| Fwd PE | 7.56 | ||
| P/S | 1.19 | ||
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| P/OCF | 75.04 | ||
| P/B | 4.07 | ||
| P/tB | 4.07 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 13.01 |
EPS(TTM)1.71
EY5.29%
EPS(NY)4.27
Fwd EY13.22%
FCF(TTM)-0.41
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)0.43
OCFY1.33%
SpS27.05
BVpS7.95
TBVpS7.95
PEG (NY)0.19
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 | 1.84 |
F-Score6
WACC10.39%
ROIC/WACC0.86
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 Year20.08%
Revenue Next 2Y9.31%
Revenue Next 3Y9.85%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y72.38%
EBIT growth 3Y20.15%
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year240%
EBIT Next 3Y63.48%
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 18.9 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 4.07.