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These Factors Make Aperam SA (AMS:APAM) An Interesting Investment

Aperam SA (AMS:APAM) is a company with exceptional fundamental characteristics. Upon building up an investment case for a stock, we should look at various aspects. In the case of APAM, it is a financially-sound company with a a great history of performance, trading at a discount. In the following section, I expand a bit more on these key aspects. If you’re interested in understanding beyond my high-level commentary, take a look at the report on Aperam here.

Flawless balance sheet and undervalued

APAM has a strong track record of performance. In the previous year, APAM delivered an impressive double-digit return of 10% Not surprisingly, APAM outperformed its industry which returned 6.5%, giving us more conviction of the company’s capacity to drive bottom-line growth going forward. APAM is financially robust, with ample cash on hand and short-term investments to meet upcoming liabilities. This implies that APAM manages its cash and cost levels well, which is a key determinant of the company’s health. APAM appears to have made good use of debt, producing operating cash levels of 1.74x total debt in the prior year. This is a strong indication that debt is reasonably met with cash generated.

ENXTAM:APAM Income Statement Export November 26th 18
ENXTAM:APAM Income Statement Export November 26th 18

APAM’s share price is trading at below its true value, meaning that the market sentiment for the stock is currently bearish. Investors have the opportunity to buy into the stock to reap capital gains, if APAM’s projected earnings trajectory does follow analyst consensus growth, which determines my intrinsic value of the company. Also, relative to the rest of its peers with similar levels of earnings, APAM’s share price is trading below the group’s average. This supports the theory that APAM is potentially underpriced.

ENXTAM:APAM Intrinsic Value Export November 26th 18
ENXTAM:APAM Intrinsic Value Export November 26th 18

Next Steps:

For Aperam, I’ve put together three key aspects you should further research:

  1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for APAM’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for APAM’s outlook.

  2. Dividend Income vs Capital Gains: Does APAM return gains to shareholders through reinvesting in itself and growing earnings, or redistribute a decent portion of earnings as dividends? Our historical dividend yield visualization quickly tells you what your can expect from APAM as an investment.

  3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of APAM? 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.

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