SCL Stepan Co

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  2. Basic Materials
  3. NYSE: SCL

Price (delayed)

$90.56

Market cap

$2.04B

P/E Ratio

54.23

Dividend/share

$1.49

EPS

$1.67

Enterprise value

$2.61B

Stepan Company is a major manufacturer of specialty and intermediate chemicals used in a broad range of industries. Stepan is a leading merchant producer of surfactants, which are the key ...

Highlights
Stepan's debt has decreased by 8% YoY
The equity has grown by 2.1% YoY
The gross margin is down by 13% year-on-year but it is up by 3.4% since the previous quarter
SCL's P/E is 128% above its 5-year quarterly average of 23.8 and 29% above its last 4 quarters average of 41.9
The net income has plunged by 68% YoY and by 6% from the previous quarter
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Specialty Chemicals
Website: http://www.stepan.com
Peers: HUN OLN MTX IFF

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of SCL
Market
Shares outstanding
22.47M
Market cap
$2.04B
Enterprise value
$2.61B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
54.23
Price to book (P/B)
1.67
Price to sales (P/S)
0.93
EV/EBIT
43.36
EV/EBITDA
15.59
EV/Sales
1.17
Earnings
Revenue
$2.23B
EBIT
$60.3M
EBITDA
$167.7M
Free cash flow
$90.15M
Per share
EPS
$1.67
Free cash flow per share
$3.95
Book value per share
$54.26
Revenue per share
$97.52
TBVPS
$97.54
Balance sheet
Total assets
$2.37B
Total liabilities
$1.16B
Debt
$705.05M
Equity
$1.21B
Working capital
$240.95M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
0.58
Current ratio
1.38
Quick ratio
0.91
Net debt/EBITDA
3.45
Margins
EBITDA margin
7.5%
Gross margin
12.3%
Net margin
1.7%
Operating margin
2.6%
Efficiency
Return on assets
1.6%
Return on equity
3.1%
Return on invested capital
2.7%
Return on capital employed
3.5%
Return on sales
2.7%
Dividend
Dividend yield
1.65%
DPS
$1.49
Payout ratio
89.2%

SCL stock price

How has the Stepan stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.01%
1 week
1.46%
1 month
10.65%
1 year
-2.9%
YTD
-4.22%
QTD
7.86%

Financial performance

How have Stepan's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$2.23B
Gross profit
$274.32M
Operating income
$57.73M
Net income
$37.96M
Gross margin
12.3%
Net margin
1.7%
The net income has plunged by 68% YoY and by 6% from the previous quarter
Stepan's operating income has shrunk by 65% YoY
Stepan's net margin has plunged by 60% YoY
SCL's operating margin has shrunk by 57% YoY but it is up by 4% QoQ

Growth

What is Stepan's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Stepan stock price valuation
SCL P/E details
P/E
54.23
P/B
1.67
P/S
0.93
EV/EBIT
43.36
EV/EBITDA
15.59
EV/Sales
1.17
SCL's P/E is 128% above its 5-year quarterly average of 23.8 and 29% above its last 4 quarters average of 41.9
The EPS has plunged by 68% YoY and by 6% from the previous quarter
The P/B is 24% less than the 5-year quarterly average of 2.2 but 4.4% more than the last 4 quarters average of 1.6
The equity has grown by 2.1% YoY
SCL's revenue is down by 19% YoY and by 4.3% QoQ
SCL's price to sales (P/S) is 15% lower than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.1 but 3.3% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 0.9

Efficiency

How efficient is Stepan business performance
Stepan's ROE has plunged by 70% YoY and by 6% from the previous quarter
SCL's ROA has dropped by 68% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter
Stepan's ROIC has plunged by 65% YoY
The ROS has plunged by 53% YoY but it has grown by 3.8% from the previous quarter

Dividends

What is SCL's dividend history
DPS
$1.49
Dividend yield
1.65%
Payout ratio
89.2%
Recent dividends

Financial health

How did Stepan financials performed over time
Stepan's total assets is 105% higher than its total liabilities
SCL's current ratio is down by 9% year-on-year
SCL's total liabilities is down by 8% YoY
Stepan's debt is 42% less than its equity
The debt to equity has declined by 9% year-on-year
Stepan's debt has decreased by 8% YoY

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