We consider Compass Minerals very steady.
Compass Minerals Intl secures Sharpe Ratio (or Efficiency) of 0.0328, which signifies that the company had 0.0328% of return per unit of risk over the last 3 months. Our standpoint towards foreseeing the volatility of a stock is to use all available market data together with stock-specific
technical indicators that cannot be
diversified away. We have found twenty-eight
technical indicators for Compass Minerals Intl, which you can use to evaluate the future volatility of the firm. Please confirm Compass Minerals Intl
risk adjusted performance of
(0.018177), and Mean Deviation of 2.59 to double-check if the risk estimate we provide is consistent with the expected return of 0.12%.
Typically, a company's
financial statements are the reports that show the
financial position of the company. There are three main documents that fall into the category of financial statements. These documents include Compass Minerals income statement, its balance sheet, and the statement of cash flows. Potential Compass Minerals investors and stakeholders use financial statements to determine how well the company is positioned to perform in the future. Although Compass Minerals investors may use each financial statement separately, they are all related. The changes in Compass Minerals's assets and liabilities, for example, are also reflected in the revenues and expenses that we see on Compass Minerals's income statement, which results in the company's gains or losses. Cash flows can provide more information regarding cash listed on a balance sheet, but not equivalent to net income shown on the income statement. Please read more on our
technical analysis and
fundamental analysis pages.
The goal of Compass Minerals
fundamental analysis is to do accurate financial forecasts. There are several possible objectives to fundamental analysis, such as projecting of Compass Minerals performance into the future periods or doing a reasonable stock valuation. The intrinsic value of Compass Minerals shares is the value that is considered the true value of the share. If
the intrinsic value of Compass is higher than its market price, buying is generally recommended. If it is equal to the market price, it is recommended to hold; and if it is less than the market price, then one should sell all shares Compass Minerals. Please read more on our
fundamental analysis page.
And What about dividends?
A dividend is the distribution of a portion of Compass Minerals earnings, decided and managed by the company's board of directors and paid to a class of its shareholders. Note, announcements of dividend payouts are generally accompanied by a proportional increase or decrease in a company's stock price. Compass Minerals dividend payments follow a chronological order of events, and the associated dates are important to determine the shareholders who qualify for receiving the dividend payment. Compass one year expected dividend income is about USD0.35 per share.
Investing in dividend-paying stocks, such as Compass Minerals International is one of the few strategies that are good for long-term investment. Ex-dividend dates are significant because investors in Compass Minerals must own a stock before its ex-dividend date to receive its next dividend.
This type of analysis is very useful when you want to generate a past dividend schedule and payout information for Compass Minerals. Then that information in the form of graph and calendar can be used to fully explain how Du Pont dividends can provide a real clue to its valuation.
How important is Compass Minerals's Liquidity
Compass Minerals
financial leverage refers to using borrowed capital as a funding source to finance Compass Minerals International ongoing operations. It is usually used to expand the firm's asset base and generate returns on borrowed capital. Compass Minerals financial leverage is typically calculated by taking the company's all interest-bearing debt and dividing it by total capital. So the higher the debt-to-capital ratio (i.e., financial leverage), the riskier the company. Financial leverage can amplify the potential profits to Compass Minerals' owners, but it also increases the potential losses and risk of financial distress, including bankruptcy, if the firm cannot cover its debt costs. The degree of Compass Minerals' financial leverage can be measured in several ways, including by ratios such as the debt-to-equity ratio (total debt / total equity), equity multiplier (total assets / total equity), or the debt ratio (total debt / total assets). Please check the
breakdown between Compass Minerals's total debt and its cash.
Breaking it down
There are few distinct groups of Compass Minerals stakehholders that the SEC considers insiders. Investors usually gain information through their work as corporate directors, officers, or employees. If these individuals share the information with a friend, family, or business partner and the person who receives the information exchanges stock in the company, he or shie is also an insider. Let's take a look at how the ownership of Compass is distributed among investors.
Ownership Allocation
Compass Minerals holds a total of thirty-four million sixty thousand
outstanding shares. The majority of Compass Minerals Intl
outstanding shares are owned by
other corporate entities. These outside corporations are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to acquire positions in Compass Minerals Intl to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Compass Minerals. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Compass Minerals Intl as this could imply that something significant has changed or about to change at the company. Also note that nearly three million seven hundred fourty-six thousand six hundred invesors are currently shorting Compass Minerals expressing very little confidence in its
future performance.
| Retail Investors | -11.42 |
| Insiders | 0.79 |
| Institutions | 110.63 |
Asset Utilization
The asset utilization indicator refers to the revenue earned for every dollar of assets a company currently reports. Compass Minerals has an asset utilization ratio of 72.62 percent. This suggests that the company is making $0.73 for each dollar of assets. An increasing asset utilization means that Compass Minerals Intl is more efficient with each dollar of assets it utilizes for everyday operations.
| Current Assets624.8 M | Assets Non Current1.6 B | | |
| Current Assets | 624.77 Million | 25.93 |
| Assets Non Current | 1.65 Billion | 68.46 |
| Goodwill | 124.64 Million | 5.17 |
| Tax Assets | 10.53 Million | 0.44 |
Are Compass Minerals technical ratios showing a turnaround?
Recent kurtosis is at 1.91. Compass Minerals Intl exhibits very low volatility with skewness of 0.83 and kurtosis of 1.91. However, we advise investors to further study Compass Minerals Intl technical indicators to ensure that all market info is available and is reliable. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Compass Minerals' stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Compass Minerals' stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different stocks as prices fall.
Our Conclusion on Compass Minerals
Although other companies within the other industrial metals & mining industry are still a little expensive, even after the recent corrections, Compass Minerals may offer a potential longer-term growth to insiders. With a somewhat neutral outlook on your 90 days horizon, it may be better to hold off any trading activity and neither buy new shares of Compass nor short your existing holdings in the Stock. It seems the expected volatility has not yet been fully factored into the current price. Please use our equity advice module to run different scenarios to ensure your current risk level and investment horizon are fully reflective of your current investing preferences in regards to Compass Minerals.
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Vlad Skutelnik is a Macroaxis Contributor. Vlad covers stocks, funds, cryptocurrencies, and ETFs that are traded in North America, focusing primarily on fundamentals, valuation and market volatility. He has many years of experience in fintech, predictive investment analytics, and risk management.
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