Taking everything into account, CENX scores 4 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. CENX was compared to 157 industry peers in the Metals & Mining industry. There are concerns on the financial health of CENX while its profitability can be described as average. CENX has a decent growth rate and is not valued too expensively.

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

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.
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

Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 3.78%, CENX is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 70.70% of the companies in the same industry.
CENX's Return On Equity of 10.88% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. CENX outperforms 77.07% of its industry peers.
CENX's Return On Invested Capital of 8.91% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. CENX outperforms 74.52% 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 10.48%.
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

With a decent Profit Margin value of 3.20%, CENX is doing good in the industry, outperforming 63.69% of the companies in the same industry.
The Operating Margin of CENX (6.89%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
CENX's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
The Gross Margin of CENX (9.52%) is worse than 60.51% 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

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so 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.
Compared to 1 year ago, CENX has a worse debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

CENX has an Altman-Z score of 2.45. 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 2.45, CENX is not doing good in the industry: 65.61% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.66 indicates that CENX is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
CENX has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (0.66) than 79.62% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.66
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	2.45

ROIC/WACC0.83

WACC10.72%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.71 indicates that CENX should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
The Current ratio of CENX (1.71) is worse than 65.61% of its industry peers.
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 78.98% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.71
Quick Ratio	0.79

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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%.
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

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 68.18% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
Based on estimates for the next years, CENX will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 15.21% on average per year.

EPS Next Y129.04%

EPS Next 2Y125.63%

EPS Next 3Y68.18%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year20.74%

Revenue Next 2Y13.26%

Revenue Next 3Y15.21%

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.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 26.51, the valuation of CENX can be described as expensive.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, CENX is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 76.43% of the companies are valued more expensively.
CENX's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a similar valuation than the S&P500 average which is at 28.32.
CENX is valuated reasonably with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 8.09.
CENX's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. CENX is cheaper than 91.72% of the companies in the same industry.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 25.57, CENX is valued rather cheaply.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	26.51
Fwd PE	8.09

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, CENX is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 62.42% of the companies are valued more expensively.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	18.56

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 68.18% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.