Linde PLC

Company Profile

Linde PLC had its IPO on 2002-01-11 under the ticker symbol LIN.

The company operates in the Basic Materials sector and Specialty Chemicals industry. Linde PLC has a staff strength of 66,270 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Linde PLC opened at $387.39 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $386.99 - $389.59, and closed at $387.92.

This is a -0.37% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 1,021,574 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Linde PLC have slipped by -0.25%.

Linde PLC's Key Ratios

Linde PLC has a market cap of $189.77 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 4.3648 and a price to sales ratio of 4.826.

In the last 12-months Linde PLC’s revenue was $33.09 billion with a gross profit of $13.91 billion and an EBITDA of $11.45 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures Linde PLC's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Linde PLC’s operating margin was 22.79% while its return on assets stood at 6.02% with a return of equity of 14.16%.

In Q2, Linde PLC’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 331.1% while revenue growth was a negative 3%.

Linde PLC’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

25.7069

Trailing PE

34.0254

PEG

2.7259

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $11.43 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 25.7069 and a PEG multiple of 2.7259. 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 Linde PLC’s profitability.

Linde PLC stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 5.2075 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 18.0829. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 4.826.

Linde PLC stock pays annual dividends of $4.89 per share, indicating a yield of 1.31% and a payout ratio of 37.7%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$78.72 billion

Total Liabilities

$14.55 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-864000000.00

Capital Expenditure

$859 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

37.7%

Linde PLC ended 2024 with $78.72 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $78.72 billion while shareholder equity stood at $39.91 billion.

Linde PLC ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $14.55 billion in other current liabilities, 490700.00 in common stock, $7.02 billion in retained earnings and $26.46 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $3.36 billion and cash and short-term investments were $3.36 billion. The company’s total short-term debt was $3,962,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $13.53 billion.

Linde PLC’s total current assets stands at $11.41 billion while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $4.96 billion compared to accounts payable of $2.98 billion and inventory worth $2.08 billion.

In 2024, Linde PLC's operating cash flow was $-864000000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $859 million.

Comparatively, Linde PLC paid $0.38 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$387.92

52-Week High

$392.3681

52-Week Low

$258.7862

Analyst Target Price

$424.98

Linde PLC stock is currently trading at $387.92 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $392.3681 and a 52-week low of $392.3681. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $424.98.

Its 50-day moving average was $379.87 and 200-day moving average was $353.18 The short ratio stood at 2.43 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 19.5% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 8647.8% are held by institutions.