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2. Company Fundamentals

2.1 Competitiveness

Metric Value
Operating Margins 10.11%
Profit Margins 7.66%
Return on Equity 6.05%
Return on Assets 2.12%
Free Float 0.25B
Dividend Yield 2.13%
Short Int % Utilisation 6.87%

2.2 Growth

Metric Value
Revenue Growth -3.6%
Free Cash Flow 3.7B
EBITDA 13.25 (Ratio)
Enterprise Value 24.89B
EV/Revenue 2.31
EV/EBITDA 13.25

Revenue growth of -3.6% suggests mature or challenged top-line momentum.

2.3 Management

Role Metric
Consensus Rating N/A

2.4 Return

Metric Value
Expected Return (Ann.)* 39.60%
Risk / Std Dev (Ann.)* 35.68%
1-Year Price Return* 30.99%

Latest Market Data (as of 2026-08-14, US Eastern time):

Metric Value
Last Price $84.18
52-Week Range $59.14 – $89.32
Observation Count 251 trading days

The return and risk statistics use daily adjusted closes from the retrieved one-year series and annualise daily moments using 252 trading days. The last price is the latest regular-market price reported for the stated date. Source: Yahoo Finance market data.

DuPont Model Analysis

The DuPont model decomposes return on equity (ROE) into three operating and capital-structure drivers:

ROE = Net Margin × Asset Turnover × Equity Multiplier

The comparison uses the latest two comparable annual periods available for the issuer, with reported statement amounts shown in US$. Revenue and net income are income-statement flows; total assets and shareholders’ equity are year-end balance-sheet figures. This is a simplified year-end-balance DuPont comparison rather than an average-balance ROE calculation.

DuPont component Calculation FY2025 FY2024
Revenue Reported revenue $10.89B $11.48B
Net income Reported net income $-361.00M $263.00M
Total assets Year-end reported balance $25.54B $28.72B
Shareholders’ equity Year-end reported balance $14.15B $13.83B
Net margin Net income ÷ revenue -3.31% 2.29%
Asset turnover Revenue ÷ total assets 0.4264x 0.3998x
Equity multiplier Total assets ÷ shareholders’ equity 1.8044x 2.0763x
ROE Net margin × asset turnover × equity multiplier -2.55% 1.90%

Source: Yahoo Finance annual statements. Values are based on the two latest comparable annual periods returned by the source; fiscal period labels use the statement period-end year.

2.5 FCFF DCF Valuation

FCFF DCF exception: Reported operating inputs do not support a stable FCFF DCF. This post deliberately does not publish a mechanical enterprise value or implied per-share value on an unsuitable basis.

Available valuation input Value
Last market price $81.53
Market capitalisation $20.81B
Revenue $10.89B
EBIT -$183.00M
Reported free cash flow $254.00M
FCF yield 1.22%
Net debt / EBITDA 7.74x

2.6 Investor-Style Research Screen

Educational screen Result
Buffett-inspired cash-quality checks not rated — FCFF DCF suitability or data-integrity condition not met
Lynch-inspired balance-and-growth checks not rated — FCFF DCF suitability or data-integrity condition not met

Data lineage: Yahoo Finance public market and reported-statement data; retrieval timestamp: 2026-08-18 17:37:39.225467 UTC; latest reported fiscal period: 2025-12-31 00:00:00. Financial institutions and REITs require sector-specific methods rather than a mechanical FCFF DCF. This is research and analysis only, not personalized financial advice.

2.7 Quantitative Factor Diagnostics

Model basis: Daily issuer USD excess returns are regressed in-sample using ordinary least squares on matching regional Fama–French factors. FF3 estimates market, size, and value loadings; FF5 adds profitability and investment. Coefficients are descriptive historical exposures, not predictions.

Estimation input Value
Regional factor set US
Factor-return currency USD
Issuer-return basis USD adjusted total return
Estimation window 2025-08-19 to 2026-06-30
Aligned daily observations 217
Minimum observation requirement 120
Currency conversion for HK listings not required

Fama–French Three-Factor and Five-Factor Results

Diagnostic FF3 FF5
Annualised alpha 3.52% 19.60%
Adjusted R² 0.13 0.25
Annualised residual volatility 32.43% 30.02%
Factor loading (t-statistic) FF3 FF5
Market excess return (Mkt-RF) 0.78 (4.09) 1.15 (5.66)
Size (SMB) 0.66 (2.56) 0.25 (0.98)
Value (HML) 0.31 (1.39) -0.57 (-2.25)
Profitability (RMW) NM 0.09 (0.42)
Investment (CMA) NM 2.12 (5.69)

Definitions: Mkt-RF is the market return less the risk-free rate; SMB is small minus big; HML is high minus low book-to-market; RMW is robust minus weak profitability; CMA is conservative minus aggressive investment. Factor returns are sourced from the Kenneth R. French Data Library; issuer adjusted-return history is sourced from Yahoo Finance. For Hong Kong listings, adjusted HKD prices are converted into USD with daily USD/HKD closes before return calculation to match the USD regional factor basis. This is an in-sample historical regression; coefficients and t-statistics do not establish causation or predict future returns. This is research and analysis only, not personalized financial advice.

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