LSB INDUSTRIES INC (LXU)
US5021601043 - Common Stock
Overall LXU gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. We evaluated LXU against 84 industry peers in the Chemicals industry. LXU has only an average score on both its financial health and profitability. LXU is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
LXU had positive earnings in the past year.
LXU had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
In multiple years LXU reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
Of the past 5 years LXU 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
With a Return On Assets value of 1.40%, LXU perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 45.24% of the companies in the same industry.
The Return On Equity of LXU (3.41%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
LXU's Return On Invested Capital of 2.34% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. LXU is outperformed by 64.29% of its industry peers.
LXU had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 10.50%. This is above the industry average of 7.00%.
The last Return On Invested Capital (2.34%) for LXU is well below the 3 year average (10.50%), which needs to be investigated, but indicates that LXU had better years and this may not be a problem.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 1.4% | ||
| ROE | 3.41% | ||
| ROIC | 2.34% |
ROA(3y)-0.42%
ROA(5y)-3.91%
ROE(3y)0.75%
ROE(5y)-8.26%
ROIC(3y)10.5%
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 3.20%, LXU is in line with its industry, outperforming 45.24% of the companies in the same industry.
With a Operating Margin value of 5.86%, LXU is not doing good in the industry: 61.90% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 12.15%, LXU is doing worse than 79.76% of the companies in the same industry.
LXU's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 5.86% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 3.2% | ||
| GM | 12.15% |
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y44.26%
GM growth 5Y28.31%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so LXU is still creating some value.
Compared to 1 year ago, LXU has less shares outstanding
LXU has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
LXU has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
LXU has an Altman-Z score of 1.58. This is a bad value and indicates that LXU is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
The Altman-Z score of LXU (1.58) is worse than 63.10% of its industry peers.
The Debt to FCF ratio of LXU is 15.99, which is on the high side as it means it would take LXU, 15.99 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
LXU's Debt to FCF ratio of 15.99 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. LXU outperforms 50.00% of its industry peers.
LXU has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.07. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
The Debt to Equity ratio of LXU (1.07) is worse than 69.05% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.07 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 15.99 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.58 |
ROIC/WACC0.29
WACC8.16%
2.3 Liquidity
LXU has a Current Ratio of 3.64. This indicates that LXU is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
LXU has a better Current ratio (3.64) than 84.52% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 3.44 indicates that LXU has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
LXU has a better Quick ratio (3.44) than 89.29% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 3.64 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 3.44 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The earnings per share for LXU have decreased strongly by -86.94% in the last year.
Looking at the last year, LXU shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -37.65% in the last year.
The Revenue has been growing by 9.44% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-86.94%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS growth Q2Q-42.86%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-37.65%
Revenue growth 3Y19.11%
Revenue growth 5Y9.44%
Revenue growth Q2Q-23.63%
3.2 Future
Based on estimates for the next years, LXU will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 11.03% on average per year.
LXU is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 4.94% yearly.
EPS Next Y-23.45%
EPS Next 2Y2.46%
EPS Next 3Y11.03%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-11.06%
Revenue Next 2Y-3.37%
Revenue Next 3Y-1.19%
Revenue Next 5Y4.94%
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 31.79, which means the current valuation is very expensive for LXU.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of LXU is on the same level as its industry peers.
LXU is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 28.83, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
LXU is valuated rather expensively with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 23.11.
LXU's Price/Forward Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.
When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of LXU to the average of the S&P500 Index (20.47), we can say LXU is valued inline with the index average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 31.79 | ||
| Fwd PE | 23.11 |
4.2 Price Multiples
Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, LXU is valued cheaper than 80.95% of the companies in the same industry.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, LXU is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 66.67% of the companies are valued more expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 18.88 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 7.83 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y2.46%
EPS Next 3Y11.03%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
LXU does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
LSB INDUSTRIES INC
NYSE:LXU (5/16/2024, 7:04:00 PM)
After market: 9.22 0 (0%)9.22
+0.2 (+2.22%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryGroupMaterials
GICS IndustryChemicals
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Market Cap659.60M
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Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
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| PE | 31.79 | ||
| Fwd PE | 23.11 | ||
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| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
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| ROA | 1.4% | ||
| ROE | 3.41% | ||
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| OM | 5.86% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 3.2% | ||
| GM | 12.15% | ||
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Asset Turnover0.44
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
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| Debt/Equity | 1.07 | ||
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| Current Ratio | 3.64 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 3.44 | ||
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EPS 1Y (TTM)-86.94%
EPS 3YN/A
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EPS Next Y-23.45%
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Revenue 1Y (TTM)-37.65%
Revenue growth 3Y19.11%
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