SCL Stepan Co

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  2. Basic Materials
  3. NYSE: SCL

Price (delayed)

$82.06

Market cap

$1.84B

P/E Ratio

46.36

Dividend/share

$1.48

EPS

$1.77

Enterprise value

$2.42B

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
The equity has grown by 4.3% YoY
The gross margin is down by 23% year-on-year but it is up by 3.5% since the previous quarter
SCL's P/E is 110% above its 5-year quarterly average of 22.1 and 39% above its last 4 quarters average of 33.3
The net income has plunged by 73% YoY and by 23% 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
22.38M
Market cap
$1.84B
Enterprise value
$2.42B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
46.36
Price to book (P/B)
1.51
Price to sales (P/S)
0.8
EV/EBIT
39.99
EV/EBITDA
14.59
EV/Sales
1.04
Earnings
Revenue
$2.33B
EBIT
$60.49M
EBITDA
$165.83M
Free cash flow
-$85.46M
Per share
EPS
$1.77
Free cash flow per share
-$3.75
Book value per share
$54.39
Revenue per share
$102.11
TBVPS
$97.17
Balance sheet
Total assets
$2.36B
Total liabilities
$1.15B
Debt
$712.17M
Equity
$1.22B
Working capital
$244.01M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
0.59
Current ratio
1.4
Quick ratio
0.91
Net debt/EBITDA
3.51
Margins
EBITDA margin
7.1%
Gross margin
11.9%
Net margin
1.7%
Operating margin
2.5%
Efficiency
Return on assets
1.7%
Return on equity
3.3%
Return on invested capital
2.7%
Return on capital employed
3.4%
Return on sales
2.6%
Dividend
Dividend yield
1.8%
DPS
$1.48
Payout ratio
83.6%

SCL stock price

How has the Stepan stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.55%
1 week
-4.03%
1 month
-4.29%
1 year
-17.5%
YTD
-13.21%
QTD
-8.86%

Financial performance

How have Stepan's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$2.33B
Gross profit
$277.6M
Operating income
$58.61M
Net income
$40.2M
Gross margin
11.9%
Net margin
1.7%
The net income has plunged by 73% YoY and by 23% from the previous quarter
Stepan's operating income has shrunk by 72% YoY and by 16% QoQ
Stepan's net margin has plunged by 68% YoY and by 23% from the previous quarter
SCL's operating margin has shrunk by 67% YoY and by 14% QoQ

Growth

What is Stepan's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Stepan stock price valuation
SCL P/E details
P/E
46.36
P/B
1.51
P/S
0.8
EV/EBIT
39.99
EV/EBITDA
14.59
EV/Sales
1.04
SCL's P/E is 110% above its 5-year quarterly average of 22.1 and 39% above its last 4 quarters average of 33.3
The EPS has plunged by 73% YoY and by 23% from the previous quarter
The P/B is 31% less than the 5-year quarterly average of 2.2 and 11% less than the last 4 quarters average of 1.7
The equity has grown by 4.3% YoY
SCL's price to sales (P/S) is 27% lower than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.1
SCL's revenue is down by 16% YoY and by 3.9% QoQ

Efficiency

How efficient is Stepan business performance
Stepan's ROE has plunged by 75% YoY and by 25% from the previous quarter
SCL's ROA has dropped by 73% year-on-year and by 23% since the previous quarter
Stepan's ROIC has plunged by 73% YoY and by 21% from the previous quarter
The ROS has plunged by 64% YoY and by 13% from the previous quarter

Dividends

What is SCL's dividend history
DPS
$1.48
Dividend yield
1.8%
Payout ratio
83.6%
Recent dividends

Financial health

How did Stepan financials performed over time
Stepan's total assets is 106% higher than its total liabilities
SCL's current ratio is down by 10% year-on-year and by 4.1% since the previous quarter
SCL's total liabilities is down by 9% YoY
Stepan's debt is 41% less than its equity
Stepan's debt has increased by 12% YoY
The debt to equity is up by 7% year-on-year

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