Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM): Commentary On Fundamentals
As an investor, I look for investments which does not compromise one fundamental factor for another. By this I mean, I look at stocks holistically, from their financial health to their future outlook. In the case of Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM), it is a dependable dividend-paying company that has been able to sustain great financial health over the past. Below is a brief commentary on these key aspects. For those interested in understanding where the figures come from and want to see the analysis, take a look at the report on Columbia Sportswear here.
Excellent balance sheet average dividend payer
COLM is financially robust, with ample cash on hand and short-term investments to meet upcoming liabilities. This suggests prudent control over cash and cost by management, which is a crucial insight into the health of the company. COLM seems to have put its debt to good use, generating operating cash levels of 30.74x total debt in the most recent year. This is also a good indication as to whether debt is properly covered by the company’s cash flows.
Income investors would also be happy to know that COLM is a great dividend company, with a current yield standing at 1.2%. COLM has also been regularly increasing its dividend payments to shareholders over the past decade.
Next Steps:
For Columbia Sportswear, I’ve compiled three pertinent factors you should look at:
Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for COLM’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for COLM’s outlook.
Historical Performance: What has COLM’s returns been like over the past? Go into more detail in the past track record analysis and take a look at the free visual representations of our analysis for more clarity.
Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of COLM? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!
To help readers see past the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements.
The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned. For errors that warrant correction please contact the editor at editorial-team@simplywallst.com.
