Thinking to sell Wolverine (NYSE:WWW) based on its current debt commitments?

Wolverine World Wide is scheduled to announce its earnings today. Wolverine World Receivables Turnover is fairly stable at the moment as compared to the past year. Wolverine World reported Receivables Turnover of 8.24 in 2021. Accounts Payable Turnover is likely to climb to 13.77 in 2022, whereas Earnings before Tax are likely to drop slightly above 130.2 M in 2022. Although many aggressive traders are getting into consumer cyclical space, Wolverine World Wide may or may not be your first choice. We will evaluate why recent Wolverine World price moves suggest a bounce in September.
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The company has 1.25 B in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 2.03, meaning that the entity heavily relies on borrowing funds for operations.
On a scale of 0 to 100, Wolverine World holds a performance score of 9. The firm maintains a market beta of 1.4314, which attests to a somewhat significant risk relative to the market. Let's try to break down what Wolverine's beta means in this case. As the market goes up, the company is expected to outperform it. However, if the market returns are negative, Wolverine World will likely underperform. Although it is vital to follow Wolverine World Wide historical price patterns, it is good to be conservative about what you can do with the information regarding equity current price history. The philosophy towards determining future performance of any stock is to evaluate the business as a whole together with its past performance, including all available fundamental and technical indicators. By examining Wolverine World Wide technical indicators, you can presently evaluate if the expected return of 0.39% will be sustainable into the future. Please utilizes Wolverine World Wide semi variance, rate of daily change, and the relationship between the value at risk and kurtosis to make a quick decision on whether Wolverine World Wide historical returns will revert.
Wolverine World financial leverage ratio helps determine the effect of debt on the overall profitability of the company. It measures the total debt position of Wolverine World, including all of Wolverine World's outstanding debt obligations, and compares it with the equity. In simple terms, the high financial leverage means the cost of production, together with running the business day-to-day, is high, whereas, lower financial leverage implies lower fixed cost investment in the business and generally considered by investors to be a good sign. So if creditors own a majority of Wolverine World assets, the company is considered highly leveraged. Understanding the composition and structure of overall Wolverine World debt and outstanding corporate bonds gives a good idea of how risky the capital structure of a business is and if it is worth investing in it. Please read more on our technical analysis page.

Understanding Wolverine Total Liabilities

Wolverine World Wide liabilities are broken down into two parts on the balance sheet. These are short-term (or current) obligations and long-term debt. Wolverine World Wide has to fulfill its short-term liabilities in this reporting year and should be no more than 12 months old. Long-term debt, on the other hand, is anything beyond the 12-month payment timeframe. Common short-term liabilities found on Wolverine World balance sheet include debt obligations and money owed to different Wolverine World vendors, workers, and loan providers. Below is the chart of Wolverine short long-term liabilities accounts currently reported on its balance sheet.
You can use Wolverine World Wide financial leverage analysis tool to get a better grip on understanding its financial position

How important is Wolverine World's Liquidity

Wolverine World financial leverage refers to using borrowed capital as a funding source to finance Wolverine World Wide ongoing operations. It is usually used to expand the firm's asset base and generate returns on borrowed capital. Wolverine World 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 Wolverine World's 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 Wolverine World's 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 Wolverine World's total debt and its cash.

Another Outlook On Wolverine World

The latest climb in Wolverine World Wide short term price appreciation may raise some interest from sophisticated investors as it is trading at a share price of 22.55 on 387,902 in trading volume. The company executives have successfully maneuvered the company at convenient times to take advantage of all market conditions in July. The stock standard deviation of daily returns for 90 days investing horizon is currently 3.07. The above-average risk is mostly attributed to market volatility and speculations regarding some of the upcoming earning calls from Wolverine World Wide partners.

Asset Breakdown

Assets Non Current
B
Current Assets
Total Assets2.64 Billion
Current Assets1.02 Billion
Assets Non Current200.58 Million
Goodwill53.01 Million
Tax Assets37.2 Million

Our perspective of the latest Wolverine World climb

The treynor ratio is down to 0.18 as of today.
As of the 10th of August, Wolverine World maintains the Mean Deviation of 2.48, downside deviation of 3.17, and Market Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.1925. Relative to fundamental indicators, the technical analysis model lets you check existing technical drivers of Wolverine World Wide, as well as the relationship between them. Specifically, you can use this information to find out if the company will indeed mirror its model of past data patterns, or the prices will eventually revert. We are able to interpolate and break down nineteen technical drivers for Wolverine World Wide, which can be compared to its rivals. Please check out Wolverine World Wide value at risk, and the relationship between the jensen alpha and semi variance to decide if Wolverine World Wide is priced fairly, providing market reflects its latest price of 22.55 per share. Given that Wolverine World Wide has jensen alpha of 0.2792, we strongly advise you to confirm Wolverine World Wide's prevalent market performance to make sure the company can sustain itself at a future point.

Our Final Take On Wolverine World

While some companies within the footwear & accessories industry are still a little expensive, even after the recent corrections, Wolverine World may offer a potential longer-term growth to sophisticated investors. While some sophisticated investors may not share our view, we believe it may be a good time to increase your existing holdings in Wolverine. 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 Wolverine World.

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