As part of our ongoing series here at The Acquirer’s Multiple, each week we focus on one of the stocks from our Stock Screeners, and why it’s a ‘buy’ based on key fundamentals.
One of the cheapest stocks in our Stock Screeners is:
Unilever PLC (UL)
Unilever is a diversified personal-care (52% of 2022 sales by value), homecare (14%), and packaged food (34%) company. Its brands include Knorr soups and sauces, Hellmann’s mayonnaise, Axe and Dove skin products, and the TRESemmé haircare brand. The firm has been acquisitive in recent years; notable purchases include Paula’s Choice, Liquid I.V., Horlicks, Garancia, and The Vegetarian Butcher.
A quick look at the share price history (below) over the past twelve months shows that the price is up 11.01%. Here’s why the company is undervalued.
Source: Google Finance
Key Stats
Market Cap: $145.44 Billion
Enterprise Value: $173.46 Billion
Operating Earnings
Operating Earnings: $10.74 Billion
Acquirer’s Multiple
Acquirer’s Multiple: 16.20
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
Free Cash Flow: $7.68 Billion
FCF/MC Yield %:
FCF/MC Yield: 5.60
Shareholder Yield %:
Shareholder Yield: 4.40
Other Indicators
Piotroski F Score: 7.00
Dividend Yield: 3.20
ROA (5 Year Avge%): 13
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