Alcon AG

Company Profile

Alcon AG had its IPO on 2019-04-09 under the ticker symbol ALC.

The company operates in the Healthcare sector and Medical Instruments & Supplies industry. Alcon AG has a staff strength of 25,178 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Alcon AG opened at $83.12 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $82.93 - $83.51, and closed at $82.94.

This is a -0.35% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 406,547 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Alcon AG have increased by +0.52%.

Alcon AG's Key Ratios

Alcon AG has a market cap of $32.31 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.7758 and a price to sales ratio of 3.8913.

In the last 12-months Alcon AG’s revenue was $8.72 billion with a gross profit of $4.81 billion and an EBITDA of $1.89 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures Alcon AG's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Alcon AG’s operating margin was 9.68% while its return on assets stood at 1.84% with a return of equity of 1.72%.

In Q4, Alcon AG’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 5579% while revenue growth was a positive 1%.

Alcon AG’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

28.2486

Trailing PE

95.5362

PEG

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $0.69 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 28.2486 and a PEG multiple of . 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 Alcon AG’s profitability.

Alcon AG stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 4.3559 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 20.3406. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 3.8913.

Alcon AG stock pays annual dividends of $0.227 per share, indicating a yield of 0.33% and a payout ratio of 9.17%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$29.21 billion

Total Liabilities

$2.78 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$0

Capital Expenditure

$255 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

9.17%

Alcon AG ended 2024 with $29.21 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $29.21 billion while shareholder equity stood at $19.68 billion.

Alcon AG ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $2.78 billion in other current liabilities, 20000000.00 in common stock, $0 in retained earnings and $8.97 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $980.00 million and cash and short-term investments were $980.00 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $168,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $4.54 billion.

Alcon AG’s total current assets stands at $5.19 billion while long-term investments were $108.00 million and short-term investments were $0.00. Its net receivables were $1.99 billion compared to accounts payable of $861.00 million and inventory worth $2.11 billion.

In 2024, Alcon AG's operating cash flow was $0 while its capital expenditure stood at $255 million.

Comparatively, Alcon AG paid $0.09 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$82.94

52-Week High

$81.7385

52-Week Low

$55.21

Analyst Target Price

$84.17

Alcon AG stock is currently trading at $82.94 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $81.7385 and a 52-week low of $81.7385. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $84.17.

Its 50-day moving average was $82.99 and 200-day moving average was $75.27 The short ratio stood at 7.89 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 6.3% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 5995.1% are held by institutions.