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POST

Post Holdings Inc

Packaged Foods
Consumer Defensive

Prices are adjusted according to historical splits.

Post Holdings Inc Stock Price

Vitals

Today's Low:
$86.32
Today's High:
$87.51
Open Price:
$87.47
52W Low:
$80.39
52W High:
$98.84
Prev. Close:
$87.17
Volume:
417609

Company Statistics

Market Cap.:
$5.34 billion
Book Value:
64.523
Revenue TTM:
$6.62 billion
Operating Margin TTM:
8.54%
Gross Profit TTM:
$1.47 billion
Profit Margin:
4.82%
Return on Assets TTM:
3.02%
Return on Equity TTM:
8.7%

Company Profile

Post Holdings Inc had its IPO on 2012-01-27 under the ticker symbol POST.

The company operates in the Consumer Defensive sector and Packaged Foods industry. Post Holdings Inc has a staff strength of 10,420 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Post Holdings Inc opened at $87.47 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $86.32 - $87.51, and closed at $87.11.

This is a -0.07% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 417,609 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Post Holdings Inc have slipped by -1.98%.

Post Holdings Inc's Key Ratios

Post Holdings Inc has a market cap of $5.34 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.6703 and a price to sales ratio of 0.9183.

In the last 12-months Post Holdings Inc’s revenue was $6.62 billion with a gross profit of $1.47 billion and an EBITDA of $953.80 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Post Holdings Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Post Holdings Inc’s operating margin was 8.54% while its return on assets stood at 3.02% with a return of equity of 8.7%.

In Q2, Post Holdings Inc’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -49.4% while revenue growth was a positive 21.9%.

Post Holdings Inc’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE
28.7356
Trailing PE
16.9922
PEG
1.1893

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $5.13 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 28.7356 and a PEG multiple of 1.1893. 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 Post Holdings Inc’s profitability.

Post Holdings Inc stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 1.8544 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 6.8102. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.9183.

Post Holdings Inc stock pays annual dividends of $0 per share, indicating a yield of 0% and a payout ratio of 0%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets
$11.89 billion
Total Liabilities
$795.30 million
Operating Cash Flow
$-433900000.00
Capital Expenditure
$69 million
Dividend Payout Ratio
0%

Post Holdings Inc ended 2024 with $11.89 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $11.89 billion while shareholder equity stood at $3.95 billion.

Post Holdings Inc ended 2024 with $694.00 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $795.30 million in other current liabilities, 900000.00 in common stock, $1.35 billion in retained earnings and $4.65 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $208.80 million and cash and short-term investments were $208.80 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $1,100,000 while long-term debt stood at $6.19 billion.

Post Holdings Inc’s total current assets stands at $1.64 billion while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0.00. Its net receivables were $564.90 million compared to accounts payable of $389.20 million and inventory worth $779.30 million.

In 2024, Post Holdings Inc's operating cash flow was $-433900000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $69 million.

Comparatively, Post Holdings Inc paid $0 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price
$87.11
52-Week High
$98.84
52-Week Low
$80.39
Analyst Target Price
$103.25

Post Holdings Inc stock is currently trading at $87.11 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $98.84 and a 52-week low of $98.84. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $103.25.

Its 50-day moving average was $87.3 and 200-day moving average was $89.16 The short ratio stood at 4.48 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 1721.9% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 8436.1% are held by institutions.

Frequently Asked Questions About Post Holdings Inc

The stock symbol (also called stock or share ticker) of Post Holdings Inc is POST

The IPO of Post Holdings Inc took place on 2012-01-27

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About

Post Holdings, Inc. operates as a consumer packaged goods holding company in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Post Consumer Brands, Weetabix, Foodservice, and Refrigerated Retail. The Post Consumer Brands segment manufactures, markets, and sells branded and private label ready-to-eat (RTE) cereal, hot cereal, and peanut and nut butter. It serves grocery stores, mass merchandise customers, supercenters, club stores, natural/specialty stores, and drug store customers, as well as sells its products in the military, ecommerce, and foodservice channels. The Weetabix segment primarily markets and distributes branded and private label RTE cereal, hot cereals and other cereal-based food products, breakfast drinks, and muesli. This segment sells its products to grocery stores, discounters, wholesalers, and convenience stores, as well as through ecommerce. The Foodservice segment produces and distributes egg and potato products in the foodservice and food ingredient channels. It serves foodservice distributors and national restaurant chains. The Refrigerated Retail segment produces and distributes side dishes, eggs and egg products, sausages, cheese, and other dairy and refrigerated products for grocery stores and mass merchandise customers. Post Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Address

2503 S. Hanley Road, Saint Louis, MO, United States, 63144