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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

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 14th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. We should note, though, that all scenearios modelled for this stock suggest it is overvalued. As for the metrics that stood out in our discounted cash flow analysis of Quaker Chemical Corp, consider:

• The stock's equity weight, or the proportion of capital from equity relative to debt, is 77. Notably, its equity weight is greater than 63.99% of US equities in the Basic Materials sector yielding a positive free cash flow.
• Quaker Chemical Corp's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 8%; for context, that number is higher than only 23.03% of tickers in our DCF set.
• Quaker Chemical Corp's effective tax rate, as measured by taxes paid relative to net income, is at 24 -- greater than 88.54% of US stocks with positive free cash flow.

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