39.69 USD
+0.65 (+1.66%)
39.9075 USD
+0.22 (+0.55%)
Taking everything into account, CENX scores 4 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. CENX was compared to 156 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.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
In the past year CENX was profitable.
CENX had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
CENX had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
In multiple years CENX reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
The Return On Assets of CENX (3.78%) is better than 69.87% of its industry peers.
CENX has a Return On Equity of 10.88%. This is in the better half of the industry: CENX outperforms 75.64% of its industry peers.
The Return On Invested Capital of CENX (8.91%) is better than 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 last Return On Invested Capital (8.91%) for CENX is above the 3 year average (3.18%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
| 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 64.10% of its industry peers.
CENX has a Operating Margin (6.89%) which is in line with its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of CENX has grown nicely.
CENX has a Gross Margin of 9.52%. This is in the lower half of the industry: CENX underperforms 62.18% 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.
Compared to 5 years ago, CENX has more shares outstanding
Compared to 1 year ago, CENX has a worse debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
CENX has an Altman-Z score of 2.20. 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.
Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 2.20, CENX is doing worse than 67.31% of the companies in the same industry.
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 82.05% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.66 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.2 |
ROIC/WACC0.87
WACC10.28%
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's Current ratio of 1.71 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CENX is outperformed by 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.
With a Quick ratio value of 0.79, CENX is not doing good in the industry: 80.77% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
| 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.
CENX shows a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 20.15%.
Measured over the past years, CENX shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 3.87% on average per year.
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
Based on estimates for the next years, CENX will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 12.12% on average per year.
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 23.21.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of CENX indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: CENX is cheaper than 78.21% of the companies listed in the same industry.
When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of CENX to the average of the S&P500 Index (26.77), we can say CENX is valued inline with the index average.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 9.29, the valuation of CENX can be described as reasonable.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, CENX is valued cheaply inside the industry as 86.54% of the companies are valued more expensively.
CENX is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 23.35, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23.21 | ||
| Fwd PE | 9.29 |
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 62.18% of the companies listed in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 16.24 |
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)0.24
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 | 0% |
39.69
+0.65 (+1.66%)
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 Cap3.70B
Revenue(TTM)2.53B
Net Income(TTM)80.70M
Analysts82.22
Price Target38.25 (-3.63%)
Short Float %13.46%
Short Ratio3.34
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 | 23.21 | ||
| Fwd PE | 9.29 | ||
| P/S | 1.47 | ||
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| P/OCF | 92.16 | ||
| P/B | 4.99 | ||
| P/tB | 4.99 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 16.24 |
EPS(TTM)1.71
EY4.31%
EPS(NY)4.27
Fwd EY10.77%
FCF(TTM)-0.41
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)0.43
OCFY1.09%
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 | 2.2 |
F-Score6
WACC10.28%
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 23.21 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 4.99.