Croda International PLC CRDA

Morningstar Rating
GBX 4,300.00 +154.00 (3.71%)
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Company Report

Croda's Long-Term Luster Is Unfaded by Temporary Market Setbacks

Croda is a British specialty chemicals company focused on the consumer, crop protection, and healthcare end markets. Croda targets fast-growing niches across these industries, looking to consolidate its presence by acquiring early-stage technology and science-rich firms and becoming entrenched in the supply chain of its customers through its high-touch direct selling model and a strong focus on collaborative innovation. A key driver for the company is the percentage of sales from new and protected products, or NPPs, which represented around 34% of group sales in 2023.

Price vs Fair Value

CRDA is trading at a 495% premium.
Price
GBX 4,300.00
Fair Value
GBX 8,442.00
Uncertainty
Medium
1-Star Price
GBX 1,661.00
5-Star Price
GBX 2,918.00
Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Croda aims to consistently improve its portfolio mix toward the higher end of the quality spectrum in all the market niches in which it plays, which should bode well for a further reduction in cyclicality and margin improvement.

Bears

Croda was late to develop its business in emerging markets compared with peers, which may reduce its competitiveness in these higher-growth areas.

Trading Information

Previous Close Price
GBX 4,146.00
Day Range
GBX 4,148.004,300.00
52-Week Range
GBX 48.355,154.00
Bid/Ask
GBX 0.00 / GBX 5,100.00
Market Cap
GBX 600.43 Bil
Volume/Avg
569,866 / 349,282

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
29.10
Price/Sales
3.68
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
2.53%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
2.53%
Total Yield
2.56%

Company Profile

Croda is a British specialty chemicals company with 60% of sales outside Europe. Croda operates through three segments: consumer care, life sciences, and industrial specialties. Consumer care produces specialty and active ingredients for cosmetics and skincare/haircare and also flavors and fragrances. The life sciences business manufactures products for healthcare and agrochemicals. The company sold the majority of its industrial businesses to Cargill in 2022, retaining only a subsegment of the business (housed under the industrial specialties segment) that supports the other two segments and sells their byproducts.
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Stock Style Box
Mid Core
Total Number of Employees
5,852

Competitors

Valuation

Metric
CRDA
SY1
DSFIR
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
29.1041.0772.38
Price/Book Value
2.594.461.41
Price/Sales
3.683.432.59
Price/Cash Flow
19.7821.96
Price/Earnings
CRDA
SY1
DSFIR

Financial Strength

Metric
CRDA
SY1
DSFIR
Quick Ratio
1.671.620.92
Current Ratio
2.722.971.72
Interest Coverage
7.196.65
Quick Ratio
CRDA
SY1
DSFIR

Profitability

Metric
CRDA
SY1
DSFIR
Return on Assets (Normalized)
5.65%4.89%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
8.65%10.60%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
7.03%7.01%
Return on Assets
CRDA
SY1
DSFIR

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