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Knowles Corp
NAICS : 334290
SIC : 3669
ISIN : US49926D1090
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KN.USA1K3.Germany0JRJ.UK IPO Date
2018-01-24Description
Knowles Corp is engaged in the manufacturing of micro-acoustic microphones and balanced armature speakers, audio solutions, high-performance capacitors, and radio frequency filtering products. It operates in three segments; the Precision Devices segment specializes in the design and delivery of high-performance capacitor products and RF solutions, Medtech & Specialty Audio segment designs and manufactures microphones and balanced armature speakers used in applications and the Consumer MEMS Microphones segment designs and manufactures micro-electro-mechanical systems microphones and audio solutions used in applications. The majority of its revenue comes from the Consumer MEMS Microphones segment.
Financial Strength
7/10
Name | Current | Vs Industry | Vs History | |||
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Cash-To-Debt | 0.4 | |||||
Equity-to-Asset | 0.7 | |||||
Debt-to-Equity | 0.3 | |||||
Debt-to-EBITDA | 2.67 | |||||
Interest Coverage | 5.49 | |||||
Piotroski F-Score | 7/9 | |||||
Altman Z-Score | 2.59 | |||||
Beneish M-Score | -2.8 | |||||
WACC vs ROIC |
Growth Rank
1/10
Name | Current | Vs Industry | Vs History | |||
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3-Year Revenue Growth Rate | -2.1 | |||||
3-Year EBITDA Growth Rate | 4.1 | |||||
3-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate | 9.5 | |||||
3-Year FCF Growth Rate | 3.7 | |||||
3-Year Book Growth Rate | -6.6 |
Momentum Rank
5/10
Name | Current | Vs Industry | Vs History | |||
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5-Day RSI | 35.34 | |||||
9-Day RSI | 39.18 | |||||
14-Day RSI | 43.97 | |||||
6-1 Month Momentum % | -6.81 | |||||
12-1 Month Momentum % | -2.83 |
Liquidity Ratio
Name | Current | Vs Industry | Vs History | |||
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Current Ratio | 2.75 | |||||
Quick Ratio | 1.55 | |||||
Cash Ratio | 0.72 | |||||
Days Inventory | 156.15 | |||||
Days Sales Outstanding | 58.87 | |||||
Days Payable | 46.1 |
Dividend & Buy Back
Name | Current | Vs Industry | Vs History | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio | 0.9 | |||||
Shareholder Yield % | -3.79 |
Profitability Rank
5/10
Name | Current | Vs Industry | Vs History | |||
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Gross Margin % | 39.42 | |||||
Operating Margin % | 7.95 | |||||
Net Margin % | 10.54 | |||||
FCF Margin % | 13.39 | |||||
ROE % | 7.95 | |||||
ROA % | 6.16 | |||||
ROIC % | 7.75 | |||||
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % | 16.83 | |||||
ROCE % | 5.65 | |||||
Years of Profitability over Past 10-Year | 6 |
GF Value Rank
7/10
Name | Current | Vs Industry | Vs History | |||
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PE Ratio | 19.41 | |||||
PE Ratio without NRI | 16.75 | |||||
Price-to-Owner-Earnings | 18.79 | |||||
PS Ratio | 2.05 | |||||
PB Ratio | 1.48 | |||||
Price-to-Tangible-Book | 4.93 | |||||
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow | 15.25 | |||||
Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow | 13.15 | |||||
EV-to-EBIT | 26.07 | |||||
EV-to-EBITDA | 15.02 | |||||
EV-to-Revenue | 2.26 | |||||
EV-to-FCF | 16.87 | |||||
Price-to-Projected-FCF | 0.97 | |||||
Price-to-Median-PS-Value | 1.04 | |||||
Price-to-Graham-Number | 1.92 | |||||
Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value | 81.06 | |||||
Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) % | 3.84 | |||||
FCF Yield % | 6.63 | |||||
Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % | 10.78 |