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Cabot Corporation

Specialty Chemicals
Basic Materials

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Cabot Corporation Stock Price

Vitals

Today's Low:
$68.855
Today's High:
$69.98
Open Price:
$69.46
52W Low:
$58.4407
52W High:
$83.2568
Prev. Close:
$69.44
Volume:
201015

Company Statistics

Market Cap.:
$4.14 billion
Book Value:
19.574
Revenue TTM:
$4.26 billion
Operating Margin TTM:
12.59%
Gross Profit TTM:
$871 million
Profit Margin:
7.51%
Return on Assets TTM:
9.51%
Return on Equity TTM:
31.07%

Company Profile

Cabot Corporation had its IPO on 1980-11-05 under the ticker symbol CBT.

The company operates in the Basic Materials sector and Specialty Chemicals industry. Cabot Corporation has a staff strength of 4,190 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Cabot Corporation opened at $69.46 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $68.86 - $69.98, and closed at $69.19.

This is a -0.36% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 201,015 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Cabot Corporation have slipped by -6.65%.

Cabot Corporation's Key Ratios

Cabot Corporation has a market cap of $4.14 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 4.468 and a price to sales ratio of 0.8921.

In the last 12-months Cabot Corporation’s revenue was $4.26 billion with a gross profit of $871 million and an EBITDA of $678 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Cabot Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Cabot Corporation’s operating margin was 12.59% while its return on assets stood at 9.51% with a return of equity of 31.07%.

In Q1, Cabot Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -29.9% while revenue growth was a negative 5.4%.

Cabot Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE
10.8696
Trailing PE
13.2775
PEG
1.83

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $5.55 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 10.8696 and a PEG multiple of 1.83. 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 Cabot Corporation’s profitability.

Cabot Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 1.234 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 9.9298. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.8921.

Cabot Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $1.48 per share, indicating a yield of 2.17% and a payout ratio of 27.01%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets
$3.52 billion
Total Liabilities
$904.00 million
Operating Cash Flow
$-47000000.00
Capital Expenditure
$51 million
Dividend Payout Ratio
27.01%

Cabot Corporation ended 2024 with $3.52 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $3.52 billion while shareholder equity stood at $1.10 billion.

Cabot Corporation ended 2024 with $58.00 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $904.00 million in other current liabilities, 56000000.00 in common stock, $1.36 billion in retained earnings and $136.00 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $205.00 million and cash and short-term investments were $205.00 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $266,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $1.09 billion.

Cabot Corporation’s total current assets stands at $1.74 billion while long-term investments were $22.00 million and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $767.00 million compared to accounts payable of $609.00 million and inventory worth $625.00 million.

In 2024, Cabot Corporation's operating cash flow was $-47000000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $51 million.

Comparatively, Cabot Corporation paid $0.27 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price
$69.19
52-Week High
$83.2568
52-Week Low
$58.4407
Analyst Target Price
$91.67

Cabot Corporation stock is currently trading at $69.19 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $83.2568 and a 52-week low of $83.2568. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $91.67.

Its 50-day moving average was $69.47 and 200-day moving average was $71.16 The short ratio stood at 3.39 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 90.2% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 9339.1% are held by institutions.

Frequently Asked Questions About Cabot Corporation

The stock symbol (also called stock or share ticker) of Cabot Corporation is CBT

The IPO of Cabot Corporation took place on 1980-11-05

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About

Cabot Corporation operates as a specialty chemicals and performance materials company. The company operates through two segments, Reinforcement Materials and Performance Chemicals. It offers reinforcing carbons that are used in tires as a rubber reinforcing agent and performance additive, as well as in industrial products, such as hoses, belts, extruded profiles, and molded goods; and engineered elastomer composites solutions. The company also provides specialty carbons for use in inks, coatings, cables, plastics, adhesives, toners, batteries, and displays applications; conductive carbon additives and fumed alumina used in lead acid and lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles; fumed silica used in adhesives, sealants, cosmetics, batteries, inks, toners, silicone elastomers, coatings, polishing slurries, and pharmaceuticals; and fumed alumina for use in various products, including inkjet media, lighting, coatings, cosmetics, and polishing slurries. In addition, it offers aerogel, a hydrophobic, silica-based particle to use in various thermal insulation and specialty chemical applications; masterbatch and conductive compound products that are used in automotive, industrial, packaging, infrastructure, agriculture, consumer products, and electronics industries; and inkjet colorants for inkjet printing applications. The company sells its products through distributors and sales representatives in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Cabot Corporation was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Address

Two Seaport Lane, Boston, MA, United States, 02210-2019