The Clorox Co. engages in the manufacture and marketing of consumer and professional products. It operates through the following business segments: Cleaning, Lifestyle, Household, and International. The Cleaning segment consists of laundry, home care, and professional products marketed and sold in the United States. The Household segment composes of charcoal, cat litter and plastic bags, wraps, and container products. The Lifestyle segment includes food products, water-filtration systems, filters, and all natural personal care products, and dietary supplements. The International segment covers products sold outside the United States, excluding natural personal care products. The company was founded by Edward Hughes, Charles Husband, William Hussey, Rufus Myers, and Archibald Taft on May 3, 1913 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.
Highlights
CLX's quick ratio is up by 45% QoQ and by 12% YoY
The EPS has increased by 11% YoY and by 7% QoQ
CLX's equity is up by 25% from the previous quarter but it is down by 11% YoY
The stock's P/E is 34% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 24.1 and 33% more than its last 4 quarters average of 24.2
CLX's debt is up by 25% year-on-year and by 4.1% since the previous quarter
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of CLX
Market
Shares outstanding
125.93M
Market cap
$28B
Enterprise value
$30.77B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
32.22
Price to book (P/B)
40.01
Price to sales (P/S)
4.39
EV/EBIT
26.05
EV/EBITDA
22.61
EV/Sales
4.83
Earnings
Revenue
$6.37B
EBIT
$1.18B
EBITDA
$1.36B
Free cash flow
$966M
Per share
EPS
$6.9
Free cash flow per share
$7.69
Book value per share
$5.56
Revenue per share
$50.65
TBVPS
$26.95
Balance sheet
Total assets
$5.85B
Total liabilities
$5.16B
Debt
$3.27B
Equity
$695M
Working capital
-$44M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
4.7
Current ratio
0.98
Quick ratio
0.68
Net debt/EBITDA
2.04
Margins
EBITDA margin
21.4%
Gross margin
45.1%
Net margin
13.7%
Operating margin
18.6%
Efficiency
Return on assets
15.9%
Return on equity
147.5%
Return on invested capital
27.9%
Return on capital employed
29.1%
Return on sales
18.6%
Dividend
Dividend yield
1.93%
DPS
$4.29
Payout ratio
62.2%
CLX stock price
How has the Clorox stock price performed over time
Financial performance
How have Clorox's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$6.37B
Gross profit
$2.87B
Operating income
$1.18B
Net income
$870M
Gross margin
45.1%
Net margin
13.7%
The net income has increased by 9% YoY and by 7% from the previous quarter
CLX's net margin is up by 8% year-on-year and by 3% since the previous quarter
CLX's gross profit is up by 6% QoQ and by 4.7% YoY
The company's operating income rose by 5% QoQ and by 4.1% YoY
Valuation
What is Clorox stock price valuation
P/E
32.22
P/B
40.01
P/S
4.39
EV/EBIT
26.05
EV/EBITDA
22.61
EV/Sales
4.83
The stock's P/E is 34% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 24.1 and 33% more than its last 4 quarters average of 24.2
The EPS has increased by 11% YoY and by 7% QoQ
CLX's equity is up by 25% from the previous quarter but it is down by 11% YoY
CLX's price to book (P/B) is 18% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 33.9 but 9% lower than its 5-year quarterly average of 43.9
The price to sales (P/S) is 46% higher than the 5-year quarterly average of 3.0 and 37% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 3.2
Clorox's revenue has increased by 3.8% QoQ
Efficiency
How efficient is Clorox business performance
CLX's ROE is up by 36% year-on-year and by 11% since the previous quarter
The ROIC is down by 8% year-on-year
Clorox's return on assets has increased by 3.2% QoQ
The ROS has increased by 2.8% YoY
Dividends
What is CLX's dividend history
DPS
$4.29
Dividend yield
1.93%
Payout ratio
62.2%
Recent dividends
Financial health
How did Clorox financials performed over time
The total assets is 14% greater than the total liabilities
CLX's quick ratio is up by 45% QoQ and by 12% YoY
The company's total liabilities rose by 18% YoY and by 5% QoQ
The company's debt to equity rose by 41% YoY but it fell by 17% QoQ
CLX's debt is up by 25% year-on-year and by 4.1% since the previous quarter
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated
quarterly, unless otherwise specified.