The long-term trend of the EPS is an important number as it indicates the present value of Axalta Coating Systems. It is typically displayed as a percentage and called the EPS growth rate, which at this time is hard to estimate, but revenue growth has been 11.30 % over the last twelve months. EPS growth is a vital measure of execution of the strategy for Axalta Coating Systems since it indicates how well the business is allocating resources to benefit shareholders.
Axalta Coating Systems trades as part of the chemicals industry and basic materials sector. The company CEO is Robert W. Bryant. Axalta Coating Systems is a manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of high-performance coatings systems. It operates its business in two segments, performance coatings, and transportation coatings.
Previous Intraday Performance:
The AXTA shares had a previous change of 1.58% which opened at 24.56 and closed at 25.03. It moved to an intraday high of 25.24 and a low of 24.56.
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Historical Performance:
Over the last five trading days, AXTA shares returned 1.58% and in the past 30 trading days it returned -1.84%. Over three months, it changed -17.09%. In one year it has changed -29.65% and within that year its 52-week high was 33.30 and its 52-week low was 23.65. AXTA stock is 5.86% above its 52 Week Low.
Our calculations result in a 200 day moving average of 29.66 and a 50 day moving average of 26.22. Right now, AXTA stock is trading -15.62% below its 200 day moving average and may not be a great opportunity to buy as it may continue to trend down.
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Liquidity:
The company has a market cap of $6.0b with 238.7m shares outstanding and a float of 237.4m shares. Trading volume was 2,112,890 shares and has experienced an average volume of 2,235,535 shares. Our calculation, using the current average volume and close price, leads me to believe that the liquidity is good.
Earnings:
The last annual reported EPS for Axalta Coating Systems was 0.14 which ended on 31st of December 2017, which according to the previous close, that is a PE of 178.79. Based on 9 analyst estimates, the consensus EPS for the next quarter is 0.29. The trailing twelve month EPS is 1.32, which comes to a trailing twelve month PE of 18.96.
Below was the last reported quarterly earnings per share:
09-30-2018: 0.32
06-30-2018: 0.36
03-31-2018: 0.27
12-31-2017: 0.37
Base on our calculations, the intrinsic value per share is 19.65, which means it might overvalued by -27.37%
Indicators Also to Watch:
Based on the latest filings, there is 61.40% of institutional ownership. Short-interest was 5,680,278, which was 2.38% of shares outstanding. The short-interest ratio or days-to-cover ratio was 2.53. This stock has some short interest, but it might be normal and no need to worry if long the position.
I calculated the beta to be 1.37
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Fundamental Numbers:
Based on last reported financials, the company’s return on equity is 5.53%, return on assets is 1.04%, profit margin is 1.66%, price-to-sales is 1.26 and price-to-book is 4.81.
Company Score Card:
Results are out of six:
4 : Growth Expectations Result
2 : Financial Safety Result
1 : Past Performance Result
0 : Valuation Result
0 : Dividend Safety Result
1 : Overall Result
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