Quaker Chemical Corporation (KWR): Price and Financial Metrics
Quaker Chemical Corporation (KWR)
Today's Latest Price: $197.23 USD
Updated Oct 23 6:40pm
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KWR Stock Summary
- With a one year PEG ratio of 321.2, Quaker Chemical Corp is expected to have a higher PEG ratio (a measure of how expensive a stock is relative to its expected earnings growth) than 89.36% of US stocks.
- With a year-over-year growth in debt of 3,407.32%, Quaker Chemical Corp's debt growth rate surpasses 99.16% of about US stocks.
- As for revenue growth, note that KWR's revenue has grown 50.1% over the past 12 months; that beats the revenue growth of 89.96% of US companies in our set.
- Stocks with similar financial metrics, market capitalization, and price volatility to Quaker Chemical Corp are KMT, SRCL, NPO, COTY, and HI.
- KWR's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit Quaker Chemical Corp's official web site, go to www.quakerchem.com.
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KWR Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $197.23 | 52-week high | $208.26 |
| Prev. close | $197.25 | 52-week low | $108.14 |
| Day low | $196.12 | Volume | 23,900 |
| Day high | $199.21 | Avg. volume | 119,644 |
| 50-day MA | $189.72 | Dividend yield | 0.8% |
| 200-day MA | $172.46 | Market Cap | 3.51B |
Quaker Chemical Corporation (KWR) Company Bio
Quaker Chemical Corporation is a leading global provider of process fluids, chemical specialties, and technical expertise to a wide range of industries, including steel, aluminum, automotive, mining, aerospace, tube and pipe, cans, and others. The company was founded in 1918 and is based in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.
KWR Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $197.23 | $47.99 | -76% |
We started the process of determining a valid price forecast for Quaker Chemical Corp with a discounted cash flow analysis -- the results of which can be found in the table below. To summarize, we found that Quaker Chemical Corp ranked in the 18th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. We should note, though, that all scenearios modelled for this stock suggest it is overvalued. The most interesting components of our discounted cash flow analysis for Quaker Chemical Corp ended up being:
- The company's debt burden, as measured by earnings divided by interest payments, is -0.05; that's higher than only 22.11% of US stocks in the Basic Materials sector that have positive free cash flow.
- Quaker Chemical Corp's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 11%; for context, that number is higher than 76.39% of tickers in our DCF set.
- Quaker Chemical Corp's effective tax rate, as measured by taxes paid relative to net income, is at 92 -- greater than 97.03% of US stocks with positive free cash flow.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | -76% |
| 1% | -76% |
| 2% | -76% |
| 3% | -75% |
| 4% | -75% |
| 5% | -75% |
For other companies in the Basic Materials that have a similar discounted cashflow valuation profile (and ensuing price forecasts) as KWR, try ECL, ACH, CENX, JHX, and WPM.
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