Use Internationa to protect against small markets fluctuations. The stock experiences moderate downward daily trend and can be a good diversifier
1 Month Beta ..........
1.42
As market goes up, the company is expected to significantly outperform it. However, if the market returns are negative, Internationa will likely underperform.
Hernan Vaisman Group President of Flavors and Member Temporary Office of the CEO
Nicolas Mirzayantz Group President of Fragrances and Member Temporary Office of the CEO
Burton Tansky President, CEO of Neiman Marcus Group and President of Neiman Marcus Group
Kevin Berryman CFO, Executive VP and Member Temporary Office of the CEO
Internationa Price and Market Media
The median price of Internationa for the period between Thu, Apr 26, 2012 and Sat, May 26, 2012 is 57.98 with a coefficient of variation of 2.62. The daily time series for the period is distributed with a sample standard deviation of 1.52, arithmetic mean of 58.13, and mean deviation of 1.27. The Stock received some media coverage during the period.
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. [IFF] is traded on American Stock Exchange in USA. It is located in New York, NY and employs 5,644 people. The company currently falls under 'Mid-Cap' category with total capitalization of 4.62 B. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. runs under Basic Materials sector within Specialty Chemicals industry. This company has 81.07 M outstanding shares of which 3.05 M shares are currently shorted by investors with about 4.8 days to cover shorted positions.
Internationa Liquidity
INTL FLAVORS FRAG has about 77 M in cash with 276.77 M of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 0.95.
The company has 870.55 M in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 0.72 which is OK given its current industry classification. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. has Current Ratio of 2.53 demonstrating that it is liquid and is capable to disburse its financial commitments when the payables are due.
Over the last 30 days International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to investors with long positions.