Univar Inc. (UNVR): Price and Financial Metrics

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Univar Inc. (UNVR) Company Bio

Univar Inc. distributes commodity and specialty chemical products, and related services worldwide. The company offers caustic-soda, hydrochloric acid, absorbents, catalysts, fuel additives, water soluble polymers, gas treating amines, lubricants, surfactants, solvents, methanol, and heat transfer fluids for oil and gas industry; and solvents, epoxy resins, polyurethanes, titanium dioxide, fumed silica, esters, plasticizers, silicones, and specialty amines for that are used to make paints, inks, glues, and other binders. The company was founded in 1924 and is based in Downers Grove, Illinois.

UNVR Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation

We started the process of determining a valid price forecast for Univar Solutions Inc with a discounted cash flow analysis -- the results of which can be found in the table below. To summarize, we found that Univar Solutions Inc ranked in the 20th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. We should note, though, that the most conservative analysis suggests this stock will yield negative results -- and thus may be a potential short opportunity. In terms of the factors that were most noteworthy in this DCF analysis for UNVR, they are:

• Its compound free cash flow growth rate, as measured over the past 4.99 years, is -0.06% -- higher than merely 17.34% of stocks in our DCF forecasting set.
• 60% of the company's capital comes from equity, which is greater than just 24.05% of stocks in our cash flow based forecasting set.
• As a business, Univar Solutions Inc experienced a tax rate of about 3% over the past twelve months; relative to its sector (Basic Materials), this tax rate is higher than only 23.19% of stocks generating free cash flow.

For other companies in the Basic Materials that have a similar discounted cashflow valuation profile (and ensuing price forecasts) as UNVR, try MERC, JHX, CARR, LYB, and NUE.