LIN Linde Plc

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  3. NYSE: LIN

Price (delayed)

$324.7

Market cap

$160.53B

P/E Ratio

42.61

Dividend/share

$4.68

EPS

$7.62

Enterprise value

$172.11B

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2020 sales of $27 billion (€24 billion). The company lives its mission of making its world more productive every day by providing ...

Highlights
The revenue rose by 13% year-on-year and by 3.5% since the previous quarter
LIN's EPS is up by 11% year-on-year and by 9% since the previous quarter
The equity has declined by 15% year-on-year and by 5% since the previous quarter
LIN's price to earnings (P/E) is 11% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 38.4 and 3.7% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 41.1
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Specialty Chemicals
Website: http://www.lindeplc.com
Peers: NXST SBGI EVC

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of LIN
Market
Shares outstanding
494.38M
Market cap
$160.53B
Enterprise value
$172.11B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
42.61
Price to book (P/B)
4.3
Price to sales (P/S)
4.78
EV/EBIT
32.52
EV/EBITDA
17.79
EV/Sales
5.1
Earnings
Revenue
$33.76B
EBIT
$5.29B
EBITDA
$9.68B
Free cash flow
$6.93B
Per share
EPS
$7.62
Free cash flow per share
$13.93
Book value per share
$75.5
Revenue per share
$67.91
TBVPS
$76.33
Balance sheet
Total assets
$74.32B
Total liabilities
$35.38B
Debt
$15.34B
Equity
$37.63B
Working capital
-$3.86B
Liquidity
Debt to equity
0.41
Current ratio
0.74
Quick ratio
0.55
Net debt/EBITDA
1.2
Margins
EBITDA margin
28.7%
Gross margin
40.9%
Net margin
11.4%
Operating margin
15.1%
Efficiency
Return on assets
4.9%
Return on equity
9.4%
Return on invested capital
14.2%
Return on capital employed
8.9%
Return on sales
15.7%
Dividend
Dividend yield
1.44%
DPS
$4.68
Payout ratio
61.4%

LIN stock price

How has the Linde stock price performed over time
Intraday
-1.46%
1 week
-1.19%
1 month
-1.29%
1 year
4.29%
YTD
-0.45%
QTD
-0.45%

Financial performance

How have Linde's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$33.76B
Gross profit
$13.81B
Operating income
$5.1B
Net income
$3.85B
Gross margin
40.9%
Net margin
11.4%
The revenue rose by 13% year-on-year and by 3.5% since the previous quarter
The company's operating income rose by 8% YoY and by 8% QoQ
The net income has increased by 8% since the previous quarter and by 8% year-on-year
Linde's gross margin has decreased by 7% YoY

Growth

What is Linde's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Linde stock price valuation
P/E
42.61
P/B
4.3
P/S
4.78
EV/EBIT
32.52
EV/EBITDA
17.79
EV/Sales
5.1
LIN's price to earnings (P/E) is 11% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 38.4 and 3.7% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 41.1
LIN's EPS is up by 11% year-on-year and by 9% since the previous quarter
LIN's P/B is 54% above its 5-year quarterly average of 2.8 and 13% above its last 4 quarters average of 3.8
The equity has declined by 15% year-on-year and by 5% since the previous quarter
The revenue rose by 13% year-on-year and by 3.5% since the previous quarter
The price to sales (P/S) is 3.9% higher than the 5-year quarterly average of 4.6

Efficiency

How efficient is Linde business performance
The ROE has grown by 21% YoY and by 13% from the previous quarter
Linde's return on invested capital has increased by 19% YoY and by 12% QoQ
The ROA has grown by 17% YoY and by 11% from the previous quarter
LIN's return on sales is up by 4% since the previous quarter but it is down by 3.1% year-on-year

Dividends

What is LIN's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
$4.68
Dividend yield
1.44%
Payout ratio
61.4%
Recent dividends

Financial health

How did Linde financials performed over time
The company's total assets is 110% higher than its total liabilities
The company's total assets fell by 12% YoY and by 4.6% QoQ
Linde's quick ratio has decreased by 10% YoY
LIN's debt is 59% lower than its equity
The equity has declined by 15% year-on-year and by 5% since the previous quarter
LIN's debt is down by 8% YoY and by 4.4% QoQ

All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.