Risk factor
Considerable default risk
Profitability factor
Very weak growth
About
Klöckner & Co SE, through its subsidiaries, distributes steel and metal products. It operates through three segments: Kloeckner Metals US, Kloeckner Metals EU, and Kloeckner Metals Non-EU. The company's product portfolio includes flat steel products; long steel products; tubes and hollow sections; stainless steel and high-grade steel; aluminum products; and special products for building installations, roof and wall construction, and water supply. It also provides various services, including cutting and splitting of steel strips; forming and manufacturing of pressed parts; CNC turning/milling; 2D/3D tube laser cutting; laser and water jet cutting; structural steel processing; plasma and oxy-fuel cutting; shot blasting and primer painting; and sawing/drilling/rounding off. In addition, the company offers warehousing, logistics, and materials management services. It serves small to medium-sized steel and metal consumers, primarily from the construction industry, as well as machinery and mechanical engineering industries; and supplies intermediate products for the automotive, shipbuilding, and consumer goods industries. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Duisburg, Germany.
Company Valuation
Based on key historical and expected multiples, the stock is fairly valued relative to its peers. In particular, the stock is overpriced on P/E, of fair value on EV/EBITD
Target Price
The average target price of KCO.DE is 12 and suggests 5% downside potential. Usually, this means a SELL recommendation among investment firms, or a recommendation to decr