ABB Ltd

Company Profile

ABB Ltd had its IPO on 1996-10-23 under the ticker symbol ABB.

The company operates in the Industrials sector and Electrical Equipment & Parts industry. ABB Ltd has a staff strength of 105,100 employees.

Stock update

Shares of ABB Ltd opened at $4641.9 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-13.

The stocks traded within a range of $4384 - $4641.9, and closed at $4401.9.

This is a -4.7% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 433,224 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of ABB Ltd have increased by +2.15%.

ABB Ltd's Key Ratios

ABB Ltd has a market cap of $62.97 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 5.0293 and a price to sales ratio of 1.934.

In the last 12-months ABB Ltd’s revenue was $29.45 billion with a gross profit of $9.73 billion and an EBITDA of $4.48 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures ABB Ltd's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, ABB Ltd’s operating margin was 12.62% while its return on assets stood at 5.85% with a return of equity of 18.04%.

In Q4, ABB Ltd’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -54.6% while revenue growth was a positive 3.4%.

ABB Ltd’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

18.9753

Trailing PE

25.5871

PEG

0.2763

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $1.32 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 18.9753 and a PEG multiple of 0.2763. 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 ABB Ltd’s profitability.

ABB Ltd stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 2.2071 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 10.4581. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 1.934.

ABB Ltd stock pays annual dividends of $0.908 per share, indicating a yield of 2.69% and a payout ratio of 138.93%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$39.15 billion

Total Liabilities

$16.53 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$981.00 million

Capital Expenditure

$259 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

138.93%

ABB Ltd ended 2024 with $39.15 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $39.15 billion while shareholder equity stood at $12.78 billion.

ABB Ltd ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $16.53 billion in other current liabilities, 171000000.00 in common stock, $20.08 billion in retained earnings and $10.51 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $4.16 billion and cash and short-term investments were $4.88 billion. The company’s total short-term debt was $2,755,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $5.14 billion.

ABB Ltd’s total current assets stands at $19.57 billion while long-term investments were $130.00 million and short-term investments were $725.00 million. Its net receivables were $7.81 billion compared to accounts payable of $4.90 billion and inventory worth $6.03 billion.

In 2024, ABB Ltd's operating cash flow was $981.00 million while its capital expenditure stood at $259 million.

Comparatively, ABB Ltd paid $1.39 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$4401.9

52-Week High

$35.54

52-Week Low

$23.9724

Analyst Target Price

$37.36

ABB Ltd stock is currently trading at $4401.9 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $35.54 and a 52-week low of $35.54. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $37.36.

Its 50-day moving average was $38.11 and 200-day moving average was $33.07 The short ratio stood at 1.64 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 0% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 603.4% are held by institutions.