Whirlpool Corp (WHR) Files 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended on December 31, 2017

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Whirlpool Corp (WHR) files its latest 10-K with SEC for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2017. Whirlpool Corp manufactures home appliances such as washing machine, refrigerators and freezers, and other domestic appliances under Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Consul, Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht, Jenn-Air, Indesit and other major brand names. Whirlpool Corp has a market cap of $12.08 billion; its shares were traded at around $170.19 with a P/E ratio of 37.74 and P/S ratio of 0.60. The dividend yield of Whirlpool Corp stocks is 2.54%. Whirlpool Corp had annual average EBITDA growth of 6.10% over the past ten years.


For the last quarter Whirlpool Corp reported a revenue of $5.7 billion, compared with the revenue of $5.7 billion during the same period a year ago. For the latest fiscal year the company reported a revenue of $21.3 billion, an increase of 2.6% from last year. For the last five years Whirlpool Corp had an average revenue growth rate of 3.3% a year.

The reported diluted earnings per share was $4.7 for the year, a decline of 59.1% from the previous year. Over the last five years Whirlpool Corp had an EPS growth rate of 0.5% a year. The Whirlpool Corp had an operating margin of 5.35%, compared with the operating margin of 6.54% a year before. The 10-year historical median operating margin of Whirlpool Corp is 5.42%. The profitability rank of the company is 6 (out of 10).

At the end of the fiscal year, Whirlpool Corp has the cash and cash equivalents of $1.2 billion, compared with $1.1 billion in the previous year. The long term debt was $4.4 billion, compared with $3.9 billion in the previous year. The interest coverage to the debt is 4.6. Whirlpool Corp has a financial strength rank of 5 (out of 10).

At the current stock price of $170.19, Whirlpool Corp is traded at 35.2% premium to its historical median P/S valuation band of $125.86. The P/S ratio of the stock is 0.60, while the historical median P/S ratio is 0.44. The stock gained 0.50% during the past 12 months.

For the complete 20-year historical financial data of WHR, click here.

This article first appeared on GuruFocus.


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