Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) stock analysis

P/E against its history

Not enough price and earnings history to compare.

P/E against the industry

Needs positive earnings and enough profitable companies in the industry.

EV/EBITDA against its history

Needs positive EBITDA and price history.

P/S above the industry

Oil-Dri Corp of America's price-to-sales of 2.15 is above the Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries median of 1.02 (book value is negative, so we use sales).

Trading above fair value

The share price of $73.48 is above our fair value estimate of $63.01.

Margin of safety under 20%

The price is 16.6% above fair value, so there is no margin of safety.

Revenue growing under 10% a year

Revenue grew 6.1% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.

EPS growth over 3 years

Needs positive EPS three years ago and today.

Earnings growth not accelerating

Net income grew 5.5% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 38.7% a year.

Growing slower than the industry

Revenue grew 1.7% over the last twelve months; the Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries median is 9.8%.

Company guidance

No outlook found in earnings releases from the last twelve months.

Gross margin slipping

Gross margin was 27.8% over the last twelve months, against 29.5% a year earlier.

Return on equity

Needs positive equity and five years of results.

Return on invested capital

Needs operating income and invested capital.

Return on equity against the industry

Needs positive equity.

Earnings grew over 5 years

Net income grew 38.7% a year on average over the last five fiscal years.

Net margin above its 5-year average

Net margin was 11.5% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 8.1%.

Net margin above the industry

Oil-Dri Corp of America's net margin of 11.5% is above the Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries median of 4.5%.

Debt level

Needs debt and equity figures.

Debt trend

Needs a balance sheet from five years ago with positive equity.

Debt coverage

Needs operating cash flow.

Interest well covered

Operating income covers interest expense 30.9 times.

Short-term assets cover short-term debts

Current assets are 3.07 times current liabilities.

Low bankruptcy risk

The Altman Z-score is 8.00; above 3 is the safe zone and below 1.8 the distress zone.

Pays a dividend

Oil-Dri Corp of America paid dividends worth 0.9% of the share price over the last twelve months.

Yield below Treasuries

The 0.9% yield is below the 4.4% on a 1-year Treasury.

Yield below the top quarter

The top quarter of US dividend payers yield 3.8% or more; Oil-Dri Corp of America yields 0.9%.

Dividend stability

Fewer than five years of dividend history.

Covered by earnings

Dividends take 18.2% of net income.

Covered by free cash flow

Dividends take 22.6% of free cash flow.