Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) is a Household & Personal Products company in the Consumer Defensive sector, currently trading at $97.16. It has a SharesGrow Score of 55/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 2 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of KMB = $183.28 (+88.6% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued). Analyst consensus target is KMB = $120 (+23.4% upside).
Valuation: KMB trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 16 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 12.15.
Financials: revenue is $17.2B, -4.9%/yr average growth. Net income is $2.0B, growing at +5%/yr. Net profit margin is 11.7% (healthy). Gross margin is 35.6% (+4.8 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $7.2B against $1.5B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 4.77, leveraged). Current ratio is 0.75 (tight liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 41.6%. Total assets: $17.2B.
Analyst outlook: 9 / 31 analysts rate KMB as buy (29%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 41/100 (Partial), Growth 40/100 (Partial), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 33/100 (Fail), Moat 70/100 (Pass), Future 46/100 (Partial), Income 55/100 (Partial).
