31.08 USD
+0.22 (+0.71%)
31.0799 USD
0 (0%)
CENX gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 155 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 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.
In the past 5 years CENX reported 4 times negative net income.
In multiple years CENX reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
With a decent Return On Assets value of 3.78%, CENX is doing good in the industry, outperforming 70.13% of the companies in the same industry.
The Return On Equity of CENX (10.88%) is better than 75.97% of its industry peers.
CENX's Return On Invested Capital of 8.91% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. CENX outperforms 74.68% 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 13.20%.
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
Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 3.20%, CENX is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 64.29% of the companies in the same industry.
Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 6.89%, CENX is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 60.39% of the companies in the same industry.
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 61.04% 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
The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so CENX is destroying value.
Compared to 1 year ago, CENX has more shares outstanding
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 1.87 indicates that CENX is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 1.87, CENX is doing worse than 71.43% of the companies in the same industry.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.66 indicates that 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 81.82% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.66 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.87 |
ROIC/WACC0.9
WACC9.9%
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 66.23% 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 79.87% of the companies in the same industry.
| 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.
The Revenue is expected to grow by 10.02% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
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
The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 18.18, the valuation of CENX can be described as rather expensive.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, CENX is valued cheaper than 85.71% of the companies in the same industry.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 26.46, CENX is valued a bit cheaper.
With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 7.68, the valuation of CENX can be described as very cheap.
CENX's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. CENX is cheaper than 92.21% of the companies in the same industry.
When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of CENX to the average of the S&P500 Index (36.10), we can say CENX is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18.18 | ||
| Fwd PE | 7.68 |
4.2 Price Multiples
Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, CENX is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 66.88% of the companies are valued more expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 13.22 |
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 56.07% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)0.14
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y91.87%
EPS Next 3Y56.07%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
CENX does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
31.08
+0.22 (+0.71%)
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 Cap2.90B
Revenue(TTM)2.53B
Net Income(TTM)80.70M
Analysts82.22
Price Target36.72 (18.15%)
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)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 | 18.18 | ||
| Fwd PE | 7.68 | ||
| P/S | 1.15 | ||
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| P/OCF | 72.16 | ||
| P/B | 3.91 | ||
| P/tB | 3.91 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 13.22 |
EPS(TTM)1.71
EY5.5%
EPS(NY)4.05
Fwd EY13.03%
FCF(TTM)-0.41
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)0.43
OCFY1.39%
SpS27.05
BVpS7.95
TBVpS7.95
PEG (NY)0.14
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 | 1.87 |
F-Score6
WACC9.9%
ROIC/WACC0.9
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 18.18 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 3.91.