Stock Research: CAF

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CAF

MCE:CAF ES0121975009
41
  • Value
    47
  • Growth
    97
  • Safety
    Safety
    34
  • Combined
    70
  • Sentiment
    18
  • 360° View
    360° View
    41
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Company Description

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles SA (CAF) manufactures rolling stock. The company operates in the rolling stock and components and spare parts industries. It operates in Spain, France, Germany, the United States, Brazil, and Mexico. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $1,932 million, profits of $1,415 million, and revenue of $4,360 million, with 15295 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 41 (better than 41% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock CAF are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for CAF. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 97, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. It ranks higher than 97% of competitors in the same industry. The other indicators are below average, namely the Value, Safety, and Sentiment Ranks.The Value Rank at 47 means that the share price of CAF is on the high side compared with its peers regarding revenues, profits, and invested capital. The stock price is higher than for 53% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 34, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 66% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 18, indicating professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 82% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
47 92 90 93
Growth
97 84 97 81
Safety
Safety
34 47 55 67
Sentiment
18 100 92 57
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41 100 98 97
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
33 82 83 72
Opinions Change
39 43 61 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 100 46 23
Market Pulse
5 95 83 73
Sentiment
18 100 92 57
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
47 92 90 93
Growth
97 84 97 81
Safety Safety
34 47 55 67
Combined
70 95 94 97
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
69 93 89 93
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
65 78 70 68
Price vs. Book (P/B)
41 64 68 76
Dividend Yield
51 84 86 79
Value
47 92 90 93
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
77 61 83 35
Profit Growth
55 64 81 100
Capital Growth
78 96 98 98
Stock Returns
93 54 77 25
Growth
97 84 97 81
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
33 19 18 14
Refinancing
37 58 61 73
Liquidity
52 81 82 75
Safety Safety
34 47 55 67

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The only positive is high growth. The stock is expensive (low Value Rank), risky to finance, and carries critical professional sentiment. This is a risky proposition. Avoid unless you have exceptional conviction that the growth alone will overcome the price and financial risks.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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