The Current Ratio of Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) is 1.33. The Current Ratio is used by investors to think through whether a outfit can pay short term and long term debts. The current ratio looks at all the liquid and non-liquid assets compared to the outfit’s total current liabilities. A high current ratio shows that the outfit has little trouble managing their working capital. A low current ratio (when the current liabilities are higher than the current assets) shows that the outfit may have trouble paying their short term obligations.
Investors paying close attention to the daily ebbs and flows of the equity market may be trying to guess which way momentum will swing into the next couple of months. Finding those stocks that are ready to ride the lightning may not be the easiest task with markets chugging along near all time highs. Investors may are required to first think through how much uncertainty they want to take on when picking the next round of stocks. Once the uncertainty appetite is calculated, investors can start to decide whether they think it is best to go with the flow or buck the trend. Either way, paying attention to short-term and long-term price moves may assist paint a smoother picture of what is happening with a particular stock. Maybe those stocks that were sure-fire winners a few months ago have lost some steam. Adjusting the portfolio may or may not be needed, but wise explicitly what stocks are owned and how they are performing may assist with extraordinary decision making along the way. Of period nobody wants to be on the outside viewing in as a stock is taking out of kilter, but there should be plenty of different opportunities in the future. Staying current with global economic conditions and keeping a finger on the pulse of the outfit during earnings period can assist shed some light on where the stock may be headed next.
F Score, ERP5 and Magic Formula
The Piotroski F-Score is a scoring system between 1-9 that determines a company’s financial strength. The score helps think through if a outfit’s stock is valuable or not. The Piotroski F-Score of Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) is 7. A score of nine shows a high value stock, while a score of one shows a low value stock. The score is determined by the return on assets (ROA), Cash flow return on assets (CFROA), change in return of assets, and quality of earnings. It is also determined by a change in gearing or leverage, liquidity, and change in shares in issue. The score is also calculated by change in gross margin and change in asset turnover.
The ERP5 Rank is an investment resource that analysts use to detect undervalued companies. The ERP5 looks at the Price to Book ratio, Earnings Yield, ROIC and 5 year average ROIC. The ERP5 of Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) is 1408. The lower the ERP5 rank, the more undervalued a outfit is thought to be. The MF Rank (aka the Magic Formula) is a formula that pinpoints a valuable outfit trading at a good price. The formula is determined by viewing at companies that have a high earnings yield as well as a high return on invested capital. The MF Rank of Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) is 1858. A outfit with a low rank is considered a good outfit to invest in. The Magic Formula was introduced in a book written by Joel Greenblatt, entitled, “The Little Book that Beats the Market”.
We can now take a quick gander at some historical equity price index data. Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) at present has a 10 month price index of 0.80956. The price index is determined by dividing the current equity price by the equity price ten months ago. A ratio over one shows an jolt in equity price over the course. A ratio lower than one illustrates that the price has decreased over that time course. Looking at some other time periods, the 12 month price index is 0.70140, the 24 month is 0.53544, and the 36 month is 0.53124. Narrowing in a bit closer, the 5 month price index is 0.81443, the 3 month is 0.75417, and the 1 month is right now 0.87610.
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The Leverage Ratio of Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) is 0.318566. Leverage ratio is the total debt of a outfit divided by total assets of the current and past year divided by two. Companies take on debt to finance their day to day operations. The leverage ratio can sum how much of a outfit’s capital comes from debt. With this ratio, investors can better estimate how well a outfit will be able to pay their long and short term financial obligations.
C-Score
Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) right now has a Montier C-score of 1.00000. This indicator was developed by James Montier in an attempt to identify firms that were cooking the books in order to appear better on paper. The score ranges from zero to six where a 0 would indicate no evidence of book cooking, and a 6 would indicate a high likelihood. A C-score of -1 would indicate that there is not enough information available to sum the score. Montier used six inputs in the calculation. These inputs included a growing difference between net income and cash flow from operations, increasing receivable days, growing day’s sales of inventory, increasing different current assets, decrease in depreciation relative to gross property plant and equipment, and high total asset growth.
Investors will be closely tracking equity market movements over the next few months. As we break into the second part of the year, many will be researching what they did right and what they did wrong in the first half. Recent market action may have investors questioning if a major pullback is on the horizon, or if momentum will turn back to the upside. Investors will are required to think through if any tweaks will must be made to the portfolio. If the economic data continues to display optimism, investors may be able to confidently make some moves to assist bolster returns. Over the next few quarters, investors will be hoping that modest gains can turn into major gains.
Volatility & Price
Stock volatility is a percentage that shows whether a stock is a desirable purchase. Investors look at the Volatility 12m to think through if a outfit has a low volatility percentage or not over the period of a year. The Volatility 12m of Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) is 30.271500. This is determined by taking weekly log normal returns and standard deviation of the equity price over one year annualized. The lower the number, a outfit is thought to have low volatility. The Volatility 3m is a similar percentage calculated by the daily log normal returns and standard deviation of the equity price over 3 months. The Volatility 3m of Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) is 33.257700. The Volatility 6m is the same, except measured over the period of six months. The Volatility 6m is 29.654300.
Shareholder Yield
The Q.i. Value of Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) is 23.00000. The Q.i. Value is a useful resource in determining if a outfit is undervalued or not. The Q.i. Value is determined using the following ratios: EBITDA Yield, Earnings Yield, FCF Yield, and Liquidity. The lower the Q.i. value, the more undervalued the outfit is thought to be. The Value Composite One (VC1) is a method that investors use to think through a outfit’s value. The VC1 of Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) is 26. A outfit with a value of 0 is thought to be an undervalued outfit, while a outfit with a value of 100 is considered an overvalued outfit. The VC1 is determined using the price to book value, price to sales, EBITDA to EV, price to cash flow, and price to earnings. Similarly, the Value Composite Two (VC2) is determined with the same ratios, but adds the Shareholder Yield. The Value Composite Two of Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) is 19.
