Hexcel Corporation

Company Profile

Hexcel Corporation had its IPO on 1987-11-05 under the ticker symbol HXL.

The company operates in the Industrials sector and Aerospace & Defense industry. Hexcel Corporation has a staff strength of 5,328 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Hexcel Corporation opened at $69.72 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $69.65 - $70.39, and closed at $69.89.

This is a -0.5% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 434,772 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Hexcel Corporation have slipped by -5.54%.

Hexcel Corporation's Key Ratios

Hexcel Corporation has a market cap of $5.93 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 3.4065 and a price to sales ratio of 3.197.

In the last 12-months Hexcel Corporation’s revenue was $1.71 billion with a gross profit of $357.10 million and an EBITDA of $337.70 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Hexcel Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Hexcel Corporation’s operating margin was 12.53% while its return on assets stood at 4.65% with a return of equity of 9.47%.

In Q2, Hexcel Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -5.6% while revenue growth was a positive 15.6%.

Hexcel Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

31.1526

Trailing PE

40.1371

PEG

0.6257

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $1.75 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 31.1526 and a PEG multiple of 0.6257. 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 Hexcel Corporation’s profitability.

Hexcel Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 3.7311 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 18.952. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 3.197.

Hexcel Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $0.45 per share, indicating a yield of 0.68% and a payout ratio of 27.46%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$2.92 billion

Total Liabilities

$276.10 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-54200000.00

Capital Expenditure

$56.70 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

27.46%

Hexcel Corporation ended 2024 with $2.92 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $2.92 billion while shareholder equity stood at $1.67 billion.

Hexcel Corporation ended 2024 with $117.50 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $276.10 million in other current liabilities, 1100000.00 in common stock, $2.17 billion in retained earnings and $0 in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $104.20 million and cash and short-term investments were $104.20 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $100,000 while long-term debt stood at $779.00 million.

Hexcel Corporation’s total current assets stands at $810.10 million while long-term investments were $50.10 million and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $284.50 million compared to accounts payable of $117.50 million and inventory worth $360.90 million.

In 2024, Hexcel Corporation's operating cash flow was $-54200000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $56.70 million.

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

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$69.89

52-Week High

$78.9353

52-Week Low

$49.6444

Analyst Target Price

$74.42

Hexcel Corporation stock is currently trading at $69.89 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $78.9353 and a 52-week low of $78.9353. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $74.42.

Its 50-day moving average was $72.15 and 200-day moving average was $68.63 The short ratio stood at 2.77 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 57.3% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 10062.7% are held by institutions.