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Metallurgical Corporation of China Ltd (HKG:1618) is a stock with outstanding fundamental characteristics. When we build an investment case, we need to look at the stock with a holistic perspective. In the case of 1618, it is a financially-sound company with a an optimistic growth outlook, not yet factored into the price. Below is a brief commentary on these key aspects. For those interested in understanding where the figures come from and want to see the analysis, read the full report on Metallurgical of China here.
Very undervalued with excellent balance sheet
1618’s shares are now trading at a price below its true value based on its discounted cash flows, indicating a relatively pessimistic market sentiment. This mispricing gives investors the opportunity to buy into the stock at a cheap price compared to the value they will be receiving, should analysts’ consensus forecast growth be correct. Also, relative to the rest of its peers with similar levels of earnings, 1618’s share price is trading below the group’s average. This further reaffirms that 1618 is potentially undervalued.
1618 is financially robust, with ample cash on hand and short-term investments to meet upcoming liabilities. This indicates that 1618 has sufficient cash flows and proper cash management in place, which is an important determinant of the company’s health. 1618’s has produced operating cash levels of 0.29x total debt over the past year, which implies that 1618’s management has put its borrowings into good use by generating enough cash to cover a sufficient portion of borrowings.
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For Metallurgical of China, I’ve put together three fundamental factors you should further research:
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Historical Performance: What has 1618’s returns been like over the past? Go into more detail in the past track record analysis and take a look at the free visual representations of our analysis for more clarity.
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Dividend Income vs Capital Gains: Does 1618 return gains to shareholders through reinvesting in itself and growing earnings, or redistribute a decent portion of earnings as dividends? Our historical dividend yield visualization quickly tells you what your can expect from 1618 as an investment.
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Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of 1618? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!
To help readers see past the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements.
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