Dole PLC

Company Profile

Dole PLC had its IPO on 2021-07-30 under the ticker symbol DOLE.

The company operates in the Consumer Defensive sector and Farm Products industry. Dole PLC has a staff strength of 37,422 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Dole PLC opened at $11.43 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $11.34 - $11.47, and closed at $11.43.

This is a +0.44% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 297,492 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Dole PLC have slipped by -5.07%.

Dole PLC's Key Ratios

Dole PLC has a market cap of $1.28 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 0.8879 and a price to sales ratio of 0.105.

In the last 12-months Dole PLC’s revenue was $9.25 billion with a gross profit of $594.71 million and an EBITDA of $286.36 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Dole PLC's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Dole PLC’s operating margin was 1.67% while its return on assets stood at 2.04% with a return of equity of 9.09%.

In Q1, Dole PLC’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -17.3% while revenue growth was a positive 1%.

Dole PLC’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

8.0775

Trailing PE

14.2421

PEG

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $0.95 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 8.0775 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 Dole PLC’s profitability.

Dole PLC stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 0.2665 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 12.0354. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.105.

Dole PLC stock pays annual dividends of $0.32 per share, indicating a yield of 2.35% and a payout ratio of 31.68%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$4.67 billion

Total Liabilities

$1.73 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$0

Capital Expenditure

$19.89 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

31.68%

Dole PLC ended 2024 with $4.67 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $4.67 billion while shareholder equity stood at $1.17 billion.

Dole PLC ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $1.73 billion in other current liabilities, 949000.00 in common stock, $475.72 million in retained earnings and $503.26 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $266.20 million and cash and short-term investments were $271.78 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $328,166,000 while long-term debt stood at $1.01 billion.

Dole PLC’s total current assets stands at $2.02 billion while long-term investments were $142.00 million and short-term investments were $5.58 million. Its net receivables were $871.90 million compared to accounts payable of $624.05 million and inventory worth $405.55 million.

In 2024, Dole PLC's operating cash flow was $0 while its capital expenditure stood at $19.89 million.

Comparatively, Dole PLC paid $0.32 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$11.43

52-Week High

$13.84

52-Week Low

$7.0952

Analyst Target Price

$15.14

Dole PLC stock is currently trading at $11.43 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $13.84 and a 52-week low of $13.84. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $15.14.

Its 50-day moving average was $12.69 and 200-day moving average was $11.84 The short ratio stood at 4.59 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 2866.4% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 4258.5% are held by institutions.