UNILEVER PLC (UNA.AS)
GB00B10RZP78 - Common Stock
Taking everything into account, UNA scores 4 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. UNA was compared to 14 industry peers in the Personal Care Products industry. UNA has a medium profitability rating, but doesn't score so well on its financial health evaluation. UNA has a valuation in line with the averages, but it does not seem to be growing.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
In the past year UNA was profitable.
UNA had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
Each year in the past 5 years UNA has been profitable.
In the past 5 years UNA always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
1.2 Ratios
Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 8.62%, UNA is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 64.29% of the companies in the same industry.
With an excellent Return On Equity value of 35.84%, UNA belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 92.86% of the companies in the same industry.
With a decent Return On Invested Capital value of 15.01%, UNA is doing good in the industry, outperforming 64.29% of the companies in the same industry.
UNA had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 14.82%. This is above the industry average of 11.39%.
The last Return On Invested Capital (15.01%) for UNA is above the 3 year average (14.82%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 8.62% | ||
| ROE | 35.84% | ||
| ROIC | 15.01% |
ROA(3y)8.83%
ROA(5y)8.68%
ROE(3y)37.12%
ROE(5y)38.11%
ROIC(3y)14.82%
ROIC(5y)15.55%
1.3 Margins
UNA has a Profit Margin of 10.88%. This is in the better half of the industry: UNA outperforms 64.29% of its industry peers.
UNA's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
UNA's Operating Margin of 16.66% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. UNA outperforms 57.14% of its industry peers.
UNA's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
The Gross Margin of UNA (42.24%) is worse than 78.57% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of UNA has remained more or less at the same level.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 16.66% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 10.88% | ||
| GM | 42.24% |
OM growth 3Y-3.37%
OM growth 5Y-2.14%
PM growth 3Y-0.36%
PM growth 5Y-9.95%
GM growth 3Y-0.94%
GM growth 5Y-0.68%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), UNA is creating value.
Compared to 1 year ago, UNA has less shares outstanding
UNA has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
Compared to 1 year ago, UNA has a worse debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
An Altman-Z score of 2.08 indicates that UNA 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 2.08, UNA is in line with its industry, outperforming 42.86% of the companies in the same industry.
The Debt to FCF ratio of UNA is 3.72, which is a good value as it means it would take UNA, 3.72 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 3.72, UNA is in line with its industry, outperforming 42.86% of the companies in the same industry.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.31 is on the high side and indicates that UNA has dependencies on debt financing.
With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 1.31, UNA is not doing good in the industry: 78.57% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.31 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 3.72 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.08 |
ROIC/WACC1.94
WACC7.74%
2.3 Liquidity
UNA has a Current Ratio of 0.76. This is a bad value and indicates that UNA is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
The Current ratio of UNA (0.76) is worse than 85.71% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 0.54 indicates that UNA may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
UNA's Quick ratio of 0.54 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. UNA is outperformed by 78.57% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.54 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
UNA shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -18.97%.
Measured over the past years, UNA shows a decrease in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been decreasing by -5.98% on average per year.
UNA shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -0.96%.
UNA shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 3.17% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-18.97%
EPS 3Y6.47%
EPS 5Y-5.98%
EPS Q2Q%5.38%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-0.96%
Revenue growth 3Y5.52%
Revenue growth 5Y3.17%
Sales Q2Q%2.26%
3.2 Future
The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 6.78% on average over the next years.
Based on estimates for the next years, UNA will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 2.95% on average per year.
EPS Next Y10.94%
EPS Next 2Y8.82%
EPS Next 3Y7.44%
EPS Next 5Y6.78%
Revenue Next Year1.26%
Revenue Next 2Y2.23%
Revenue Next 3Y2.8%
Revenue Next 5Y2.95%
3.3 Evolution
The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 20.85, the valuation of UNA can be described as rather expensive.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, UNA is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 71.43% of the companies are valued more expensively.
UNA is valuated rather cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.73, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 17.66, UNA is valued on the expensive side.
64.29% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than UNA, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
UNA's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit cheaper than the S&P500 average which is at 22.83.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20.85 | ||
| Fwd PE | 17.66 |
4.2 Price Multiples
UNA's Enterprise Value to EBITDA is on the same level as the industry average.
UNA's Price/Free Cash Flow is on the same level as the industry average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 17.78 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 14.01 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates UNA does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
UNA has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)1.91
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y8.82%
EPS Next 3Y7.44%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 3.16%, UNA has a reasonable but not impressive dividend return.
UNA's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the industry average which is at 2.26. UNA pays more dividend than 85.71% of the companies in the same industry.
Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 2.24, UNA pays a bit more dividend than the S&P500 average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 3.16% |
5.2 History
The dividend of UNA has a limited annual growth rate of 2.68%.
Dividend Growth(5Y)2.68%
Div Incr Years1
Div Non Decr Years1
5.3 Sustainability
67.26% of the earnings are spent on dividend by UNA. This is not a sustainable payout ratio.
The dividend of UNA is growing, but earnings are growing more, so the dividend growth is sustainable.
DP67.26%
EPS Next 2Y8.82%
EPS Next 3Y7.44%
UNILEVER PLC
AMS:UNA (12/20/2024, 7:00:00 PM)
55.04
-0.34 (-0.61%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Staples
GICS IndustryGroupHousehold & Personal Products
GICS IndustryPersonal Care Products
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners54.41%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins OwnersN/A
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap136.55B
Analysts70.83
Price Target62.01 (12.66%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 3.16% |
Dividend Growth(5Y)2.68%
DP67.26%
Div Incr Years1
Div Non Decr Years1
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)N/A
Avg EPS beat(2)N/A
Min EPS beat(2)N/A
Max EPS beat(2)N/A
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
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)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A
Min Revenue beat(2)N/A
Max Revenue beat(2)N/A
Revenue beat(4)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A
Min Revenue beat(4)N/A
Max Revenue beat(4)N/A
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)0.68%
PT rev (3m)3.08%
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0.23%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.33%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20.85 | ||
| Fwd PE | 17.66 | ||
| P/S | 2.29 | ||
| P/FCF | 17.78 | ||
| P/OCF | 14.49 | ||
| P/B | 7.54 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 14.01 |
EPS(TTM)2.64
EY4.8%
EPS(NY)3.12
Fwd EY5.66%
FCF(TTM)3.1
FCFY5.63%
OCF(TTM)3.8
OCFY6.9%
SpS24.03
BVpS7.3
TBVpS-8.61
PEG (NY)1.91
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 8.62% | ||
| ROE | 35.84% | ||
| ROCE | 19.19% | ||
| ROIC | 15.01% | ||
| ROICexc | 15.93% | ||
| ROICexgc | 83.51% | ||
| OM | 16.66% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 10.88% | ||
| GM | 42.24% | ||
| FCFM | 12.89% |
ROA(3y)8.83%
ROA(5y)8.68%
ROE(3y)37.12%
ROE(5y)38.11%
ROIC(3y)14.82%
ROIC(5y)15.55%
ROICexc(3y)16.51%
ROICexc(5y)17.52%
ROICexgc(3y)114.52%
ROICexgc(5y)113.99%
ROCE(3y)18.94%
ROCE(5y)19.88%
ROICexcg growth 3Y-1.36%
ROICexcg growth 5Y4.26%
ROICexc growth 3Y-1.99%
ROICexc growth 5Y-3.27%
OM growth 3Y-3.37%
OM growth 5Y-2.14%
PM growth 3Y-0.36%
PM growth 5Y-9.95%
GM growth 3Y-0.94%
GM growth 5Y-0.68%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover0.79
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.31 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 3.72 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 2.06 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 110.51% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 2.93% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 11.05 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 81.89% | ||
| Profit Quality | 118.41% | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.54 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.08 |
F-Score7
WACC7.74%
ROIC/WACC1.94
Cap/Depr(3y)91.45%
Cap/Depr(5y)80.39%
Cap/Sales(3y)2.78%
Cap/Sales(5y)2.66%
Profit Quality(3y)100.32%
Profit Quality(5y)112.4%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-18.97%
EPS 3Y6.47%
EPS 5Y-5.98%
EPS Q2Q%5.38%
EPS Next Y10.94%
EPS Next 2Y8.82%
EPS Next 3Y7.44%
EPS Next 5Y6.78%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-0.96%
Revenue growth 3Y5.52%
Revenue growth 5Y3.17%
Sales Q2Q%2.26%
Revenue Next Year1.26%
Revenue Next 2Y2.23%
Revenue Next 3Y2.8%
Revenue Next 5Y2.95%
EBIT growth 1Y2.56%
EBIT growth 3Y1.97%
EBIT growth 5Y0.97%
EBIT Next Year27.8%
EBIT Next 3Y11.75%
EBIT Next 5Y8.6%
FCF growth 1Y37.83%
FCF growth 3Y-1.5%
FCF growth 5Y5.83%
OCF growth 1Y29.44%
OCF growth 3Y1.34%
OCF growth 5Y5.19%