COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATION (CMP) Stock Fundamental Analysis
USA - New York Stock Exchange - NYSE:CMP - US20451N1019 - Common Stock
23.22 USD
+0.72 (+3.2%)
We assign a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10 to CMP. CMP was compared to 157 industry peers in the Metals & Mining industry. Both the profitability and financial health of CMP have multiple concerns. CMP has a valuation in line with the averages, but it does not seem to be growing.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
CMP had negative earnings in the past year.
CMP had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: CMP reported negative net income in multiple years.
CMP had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
The Return On Assets of CMP (-5.25%) is worse than 63.06% of its industry peers.
CMP has a worse Return On Equity (-34.09%) than 75.16% of its industry peers.
CMP has a Return On Invested Capital of 4.98%. This is in the better half of the industry: CMP outperforms 61.15% of its industry peers.
CMP had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 4.38%. This is significantly below the industry average of 10.34%.
The 3 year average ROIC (4.38%) for CMP is below the current ROIC(4.98%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -5.25% | ||
| ROE | -34.09% | ||
| ROIC | 4.98% |
ROA(3y)-5.66%
ROA(5y)-3.16%
ROE(3y)-32.1%
ROE(5y)-18.04%
ROIC(3y)4.38%
ROIC(5y)3.94%
1.3 Margins
CMP has a Operating Margin (6.35%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of CMP has declined.
The Gross Margin of CMP (15.33%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CMP has declined.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 6.35% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 15.33% |
OM growth 3Y22.58%
OM growth 5Y-10.09%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-1.04%
GM growth 5Y-6.48%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), CMP is destroying value.
Compared to 1 year ago, CMP has more shares outstanding
The number of shares outstanding for CMP has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for CMP has been reduced compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
CMP has an Altman-Z score of 1.60. This is a bad value and indicates that CMP is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 1.60, CMP is doing worse than 75.80% of the companies in the same industry.
CMP has a debt to FCF ratio of 6.62. This is a slightly negative value and a sign of low solvency as CMP would need 6.62 years to pay back of all of its debts.
CMP has a Debt to FCF ratio of 6.62. This is in the better half of the industry: CMP outperforms 64.97% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 3.59 is on the high side and indicates that CMP has dependencies on debt financing.
The Debt to Equity ratio of CMP (3.59) is worse than 91.72% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 3.59 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 6.62 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.6 |
ROIC/WACC0.49
WACC10.1%
2.3 Liquidity
CMP has a Current Ratio of 2.15. This indicates that CMP is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
CMP has a Current ratio of 2.15. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: CMP outperforms 45.22% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 0.98 indicates that CMP may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
CMP has a worse Quick ratio (0.98) than 68.79% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 2.15 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.98 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The earnings per share for CMP have decreased strongly by -100.00% in the last year.
Looking at the last year, CMP shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -14.75% in the last year.
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 2.77% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-100%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%77.92%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-14.75%
Revenue growth 3Y-0.01%
Revenue growth 5Y2.77%
Sales Q2Q%8.96%
3.2 Future
The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 43.68% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
Based on estimates for the next years, CMP will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 1.38% on average per year.
EPS Next Y235.19%
EPS Next 2Y99.58%
EPS Next 3Y76.67%
EPS Next 5Y43.68%
Revenue Next Year-2.96%
Revenue Next 2Y0.6%
Revenue Next 3Y1.98%
Revenue Next 5Y1.38%
3.3 Evolution
When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for CMP. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 35.78, which means the current valuation is very expensive for CMP.
CMP's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is in line with the industry average.
The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 23.98. CMP is valued slightly more expensive when compared to this.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | 35.78 |
4.2 Price Multiples
CMP's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. CMP is cheaper than 83.44% of the companies in the same industry.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, CMP is valued cheaply inside the industry as 99.36% of the companies are valued more expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 7.56 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 9.47 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
A more expensive valuation may be justified as CMP's earnings are expected to grow with 76.67% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y99.58%
EPS Next 3Y76.67%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
CMP has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 2.38%. Purely for dividend investing, there may be better candidates out there.
Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 0.98, CMP pays a better dividend. On top of this CMP pays more dividend than 87.26% of the companies listed in the same industry.
CMP's Dividend Yield is a higher than the S&P500 average which is at 1.92.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 2.38% |
5.2 History
CMP has been paying a dividend for at least 10 years, so it has a reliable track record.
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
5.3 Sustainability
DP0%
EPS Next 2Y99.58%
EPS Next 3Y76.67%
NYSE:CMP (1/13/2026, 2:55:08 PM)
23.22
+0.72 (+3.2%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryGroupMaterials
GICS IndustryMetals & Mining
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners76.01%
Inst Owner Change0.12%
Ins Owners0.63%
Ins Owner Change0.33%
Market Cap968.04M
Revenue(TTM)1.24B
Net Income(TTM)-79.80M
Analysts72.5
Price Target20.66 (-11.02%)
Short Float %7.97%
Short Ratio5.26
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 2.38% |
Yearly Dividend0
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-112.65%
Min EPS beat(2)-251.03%
Max EPS beat(2)25.74%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)2921.73%
Min EPS beat(4)-463.04%
Max EPS beat(4)12375.2%
EPS beat(8)3
Avg EPS beat(8)1492.59%
EPS beat(12)4
Avg EPS beat(12)1022.34%
EPS beat(16)6
Avg EPS beat(16)771.79%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)0.03%
Min Revenue beat(2)-0.71%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.78%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)5.48%
Min Revenue beat(4)-0.71%
Max Revenue beat(4)18.38%
Revenue beat(8)4
Avg Revenue beat(8)1.05%
Revenue beat(12)4
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.49%
Revenue beat(16)7
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.13%
PT rev (1m)1.25%
PT rev (3m)1.25%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-28%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-28%
EPS NY rev (1m)-24.41%
EPS NY rev (3m)-24.41%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)-6.83%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-6.83%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | 35.78 | ||
| P/S | 0.78 | ||
| P/FCF | 7.56 | ||
| P/OCF | 4.9 | ||
| P/B | 4.14 | ||
| P/tB | 4.74 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 9.47 |
EPS(TTM)-0.48
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.65
Fwd EY2.79%
FCF(TTM)3.07
FCFY13.22%
OCF(TTM)4.74
OCFY20.42%
SpS29.84
BVpS5.62
TBVpS4.9
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -5.25% | ||
| ROE | -34.09% | ||
| ROCE | 6.3% | ||
| ROIC | 4.98% | ||
| ROICexc | 5.23% | ||
| ROICexgc | 5.36% | ||
| OM | 6.35% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 15.33% | ||
| FCFM | 10.29% |
ROA(3y)-5.66%
ROA(5y)-3.16%
ROE(3y)-32.1%
ROE(5y)-18.04%
ROIC(3y)4.38%
ROIC(5y)3.94%
ROICexc(3y)4.52%
ROICexc(5y)4.04%
ROICexgc(3y)4.89%
ROICexgc(5y)4.35%
ROCE(3y)5.55%
ROCE(5y)4.98%
ROICexgc growth 3Y25.93%
ROICexgc growth 5Y3.14%
ROICexc growth 3Y28.14%
ROICexc growth 5Y3.68%
OM growth 3Y22.58%
OM growth 5Y-10.09%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-1.04%
GM growth 5Y-6.48%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.82
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 3.59 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 6.62 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 4.61 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 67.54% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 5.6% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 1.33 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 108.51% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 2.15 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.98 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.6 |
F-Score4
WACC10.1%
ROIC/WACC0.49
Cap/Depr(3y)111.57%
Cap/Depr(5y)96.27%
Cap/Sales(3y)9.6%
Cap/Sales(5y)9%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-100%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%77.92%
EPS Next Y235.19%
EPS Next 2Y99.58%
EPS Next 3Y76.67%
EPS Next 5Y43.68%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-14.75%
Revenue growth 3Y-0.01%
Revenue growth 5Y2.77%
Sales Q2Q%8.96%
Revenue Next Year-2.96%
Revenue Next 2Y0.6%
Revenue Next 3Y1.98%
Revenue Next 5Y1.38%
EBIT growth 1Y-15.69%
EBIT growth 3Y22.57%
EBIT growth 5Y-7.6%
EBIT Next Year251.38%
EBIT Next 3Y64.91%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y228.26%
FCF growth 3Y75.2%
FCF growth 5Y15.79%
OCF growth 1Y1272.92%
OCF growth 3Y17.94%
OCF growth 5Y4.37%
COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATION / CMP FAQ
Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATION?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to CMP.
What is the valuation status for CMP stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 5 / 10 to COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATION (CMP). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.
Can you provide the profitability details for COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATION?
COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATION (CMP) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.
Can you provide the dividend sustainability for CMP stock?
The dividend rating of COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATION (CMP) is 4 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 0%.