SCL Stepan Co
Price (delayed)
$62.75
Market cap
$1.41B
P/E Ratio
31.22
Dividend/share
$1.51
EPS
$2.01
Enterprise value
$2.01B
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 gross margin is up by 12% year-on-year and by 2.4% since the previous quarter
The equity has grown by 2.3% from the previous quarter
SCL's P/E is 38% below its last 4 quarters average of 50.2 but 18% above its 5-year quarterly average of 26.4
The net income has grown by 32% from the previous quarter but it has contracted by 12% YoY
The quick ratio is down by 10% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter
SCL's revenue is down by 10% YoY
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of SCL
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
22.49M
Market cap
$1.41B
Enterprise value
$2.01B
Price to earnings (P/E)
31.22
Price to book (P/B)
1.16
Price to sales (P/S)
0.66
EV/EBIT
30.39
EV/EBITDA
11.36
EV/Sales
0.92
Revenue
$2.19B
Gross profit
$281.92M
Operating income
$63.02M
Net income
$45.83M
EBIT
$66.1M
EBITDA
$176.8M
Free cash flow
$29.43M
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$2.01
EPS diluted
$2.01
Free cash flow per share
$1.29
Book value per share
$54.21
Revenue per share
$95.76
TBVPS
$99.47
Total assets
$2.41B
Total liabilities
$1.19B
Debt
$744.45M
Equity
$1.22B
Working capital
$196.87M
Debt to equity
0.61
Current ratio
1.27
Quick ratio
0.81
Net debt/EBITDA
3.38
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
8.1%
Gross margin
12.9%
Net margin
2.1%
Operating margin
2.9%
Return on assets
1.9%
Return on equity
3.8%
Return on invested capital
3.1%
Return on capital employed
3.9%
Return on sales
3%
Dividend yield
2.41%
DPS
$1.51
Payout ratio
75.1%
SCL stock price
How has the Stepan stock price performed over time
Intraday
-1.82%
1 week
1.67%
1 month
-4.33%
1 year
-30.86%
YTD
-3.01%
QTD
-3.01%
Financial performance
How have Stepan's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$2.19B
Gross profit
$281.92M
Operating income
$63.02M
Net income
$45.83M
Gross margin
12.9%
Net margin
2.1%
The net income has grown by 32% from the previous quarter but it has contracted by 12% YoY
Stepan's net margin has increased by 31% from the previous quarter but it has decreased by 4.5% YoY
The gross margin is up by 12% year-on-year and by 2.4% since the previous quarter
Stepan's operating income has decreased by 10% YoY but it has increased by 8% QoQ
Growth
What is Stepan's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Stepan stock price valuation
P/E
31.22
P/B
1.16
P/S
0.66
EV/EBIT
30.39
EV/EBITDA
11.36
EV/Sales
0.92
SCL's P/E is 38% below its last 4 quarters average of 50.2 but 18% above its 5-year quarterly average of 26.4
The EPS has grown by 31% from the previous quarter but it has contracted by 13% YoY
The P/B is 45% less than the 5-year quarterly average of 2.1 and 28% less than the last 4 quarters average of 1.6
The equity has grown by 2.3% from the previous quarter
SCL's price to sales (P/S) is 34% lower than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.0 and 27% lower than its last 4 quarters average of 0.9
SCL's revenue is down by 10% YoY
Efficiency
How efficient is Stepan business performance
Stepan's ROE has increased by 31% from the previous quarter but it has decreased by 14% YoY
SCL's ROA is up by 27% since the previous quarter but it is down by 14% year-on-year
The ROS has grown by 11% from the previous quarter
Stepan's ROIC has increased by 11% from the previous quarter but it has decreased by 9% YoY
Dividends
What is SCL's dividend history
DPS
$1.51
Dividend yield
2.41%
Payout ratio
75.1%
Recent dividends
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield
Financial health
How did Stepan financials performed over time
Stepan's total assets is 102% higher than its total liabilities
SCL's current ratio is down by 13% year-on-year and by 3.8% since the previous quarter
The quick ratio is down by 10% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter
Stepan's debt is 39% less than its equity
Stepan's debt has increased by 6% YoY and by 4.3% from the previous quarter
The debt to equity is up by 5% year-on-year
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
specified. Data from 
and Sharadar.