West Pharmaceutical Services is based in Pennsylvania, US, and is a key supplier to firms in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and generic drug industries. West sells elastomer-based packaging components (including stoppers, seals, and plungers), non-glass containment solutions, and auto-injectors for injectable drugs. The company reports in two segments: proprietary products (about 80% of total revenue) and contract-manufactured products (about 20% of total revenue). It generates approximately 55% of its revenue from international markets and 45% from the United States.

Financial Strength

Name	Current	Vs Industry
Cash-To-Debt	1.61
Equity-to-Asset	0.75
Debt-to-Equity	0.11
Debt-to-EBITDA	0.41
Interest Coverage	117.56
Piotroski F-Score	4/9	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Altman Z-Score	17.74	Distress Grey Safe
Beneish M-Score	-2.58	Manipulator Not Manipulator
WACC vs ROIC		WACC ROIC

Growth Rank

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	3-Year Revenue Growth Rate	11.4
	3-Year EBITDA Growth Rate	17.9
	3-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate	19.3
	3-Year FCF Growth Rate	11.9
	3-Year Book Growth Rate	16.1
	Future 3-5Y Total Revenue Growth Rate Estimate	4.35

Momentum Rank

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	5-Day RSI	61.37
	9-Day RSI	60.97
	14-Day RSI	59.07
	6-1 Month Momentum %	-17.7
	12-1 Month Momentum %	-8.03

Liquidity Ratio

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Current Ratio	3
	Quick Ratio	2.23
	Cash Ratio	0.95
	Days Inventory	82.49
	Days Sales Outstanding	64.94
	Days Payable	44.36

Dividend & Buy Back

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Dividend Yield %	0.26
	Dividend Payout Ratio	0.12
	3-Year Dividend Growth Rate	5.8
	Forward Dividend Yield %	0.27
	5-Year Yield-on-Cost %	0.32
	3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio	0.2
	Shareholder Yield %	3.35

Profitability Rank

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Gross Margin %	34.87
	Operating Margin %	20.44
	Net Margin %	17.37
	FCF Margin %	11.16
	ROE %	18.16
	ROA %	13.61
	ROIC %	18.1
	3-Year ROIIC %	31.48
	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %	27.61
	ROCE %	19.14
	Years of Profitability over Past 10-Year	10

GF Value Rank

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	PE Ratio	46.05
	Forward PE Ratio	44.51
	PE Ratio without NRI	45.92
	Shiller PE Ratio	58.47
	Price-to-Owner-Earnings	54.04
	PEG Ratio	2.09
	PS Ratio	7.99
	PB Ratio	8.18
	Price-to-Tangible-Book	8.55
	Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow	71.49
	Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow	32.73
	EV-to-EBIT	37.95
	EV-to-Forward-EBIT	33.63
	EV-to-EBITDA	30.21
	EV-to-Forward-EBITDA	26.63
	EV-to-Revenue	7.75
	EV-to-Forward-Revenue	7.26
	EV-to-FCF	69.32
	Price-to-Projected-FCF	3.26
	Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based)	1.47
	Price-to-DCF (FCF Based)	2.29
	Price-to-Median-PS-Value	1.32
	Price-to-Peter-Lynch-Fair-Value	2.85
	Price-to-Graham-Number	4.18
	Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value	35.84
	Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) %	2.64
	FCF Yield %	1.43
	Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %	17.45

GF Value: €323.1

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