Balchem Corporation

Company Profile

Balchem Corporation had its IPO on 1986-06-03 under the ticker symbol BCPC.

The company operates in the Basic Materials sector and Specialty Chemicals industry. Balchem Corporation has a staff strength of 1,331 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Balchem Corporation opened at $132.1 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $130.54 - $132.11, and closed at $131.36.

This is a -0.7% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 74,770 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Balchem Corporation have slipped by -6.57%.

Balchem Corporation's Key Ratios

Balchem Corporation has a market cap of $4.16 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 4.6335 and a price to sales ratio of 4.2718.

In the last 12-months Balchem Corporation’s revenue was $946.03 million with a gross profit of $280.45 million and an EBITDA of $196.09 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Balchem Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Balchem Corporation’s operating margin was 15.1% while its return on assets stood at 6.32% with a return of equity of 10.74%.

In Q1, Balchem Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -21.3% while revenue growth was a positive 1.6%.

Balchem Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

31.5457

Trailing PE

42.1994

PEG

8.2908

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $3.06 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 31.5457 and a PEG multiple of 8.2908. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Balchem Corporation’s profitability.

Balchem Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 4.953 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 23.1996. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 4.2718.

Balchem Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $0.71 per share, indicating a yield of 0.55% and a payout ratio of 17.97%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$52.10 million

Total Liabilities

$5.19 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-10061000.00

Capital Expenditure

$895000

Dividend Payout Ratio

17.97%

Balchem Corporation ended 2024 with $52.10 million in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $52.10 million while shareholder equity stood at $35.18 million.

Balchem Corporation ended 2024 with $62.92 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $5.19 million in other current liabilities, 327000.00 in common stock, $32.49 million in retained earnings and $6.37 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $1.81 million and cash and short-term investments were $1.81 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $1,742,000 while long-term debt stood at $460.66 million.

Balchem Corporation’s total current assets stands at $17.58 million while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $7.30 million compared to accounts payable of $2.91 million and inventory worth $7.00 million.

In 2024, Balchem Corporation's operating cash flow was $-10061000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $895000.

Comparatively, Balchem Corporation paid $0.18 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$131.36

52-Week High

$143.0422

52-Week Low

$109.5042

Analyst Target Price

$150

Balchem Corporation stock is currently trading at $131.36 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $143.0422 and a 52-week low of $143.0422. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $150.

Its 50-day moving average was $134.1 and 200-day moving average was $130.28 The short ratio stood at 4.19 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 93.1% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 9163.4% are held by institutions.