Stepan Company (SCL) is a Chemicals - Specialty company in the Basic Materials sector, currently trading at $51.78. It has a SharesGrow Score of 55/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 3 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of SCL = $265.21 (+412.2% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued). Analyst consensus target is SCL = $75 (+44.8% upside).
Valuation: SCL trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 25 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 0.53.
Financials: revenue is $2.3B, -5.1%/yr average growth. Net income is $47M, growing at -18.1%/yr. Net profit margin is 2% (thin). Gross margin is 11.6% (-3.8 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $691M against $1.2B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 0.56, moderate). Current ratio is 1.29 (adequate). Debt-to-assets is 29.3%. Total assets: $2.4B.
Analyst outlook: 3 / 3 analysts rate SCL as buy (100%) — strong consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 72/100 (Pass), Growth 15/100 (Fail), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 33/100 (Fail), Moat 37/100 (Fail), Future 100/100 (Pass), Income 30/100 (Fail).
