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ACCO Brands Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets consumer, school, technology, and office products. It operates through three segments: ACCO Brands North America, ACCO Brands EMEA, and ACCO Brands International. The company provides computer and gaming accessories, planners, dry erase boards, school notebooks, and janitorial supplies; storage and organization products, such as lever-arch binders, sheet protectors, and indexes; sheet protectors and indexes; laminating, binding, and shredding machines; writing instruments and art products; stapling and punching products; and do-it-yourself tools. It offers its products under the AT-A-GLANCE, Barrilito, Derwent, Esselte, Five Star, Foroni, GBC, Hilroy, Kensington, Leitz, Marbig, Mead, NOBO, PowerA, Quartet, Rapid, Rexel, Swingline, Tilibra, Artline, and Spirax brand names. The company markets and sells its products through various channels, including mass retailers, e-tailers, discount, drug/grocery, and variety chains; warehouse clubs; hardware and specialty stores; independent office product dealers; office superstores; wholesalers; contract stationers; and technology specialty businesses, as well as sells products directly to commercial and consumer end-users through its e-commerce platform and direct sales organization. ACCO Brands Corporation was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Lake Zurich, Illinois.
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High margins render the company resilient under dire circumstances, hence able to drive competitors out or acquire them. ROE and ROA measure the average flow generated by each invested dollar. Their marginal value is a forecast of future growth, and it is considered by Buffett and Munger the most important single indicator.
Years | 12-2015 | 12-2016 | 12-2017 | 12-2018 | 12-2019 | 12-2020 | 12-2021 | 12-2022 | 12-2023 | TTM |
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Net Margin | 5.7% | 6.1% | 6.8% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 3.7% | 5% | -0.68% | -1.2% | -1.4% |
ROA | 9% | 8.1% | 6.9% | 6.7% | 7% | 3.7% | 4.9% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 1.6% |
ROE | 15% | 13% | 17% | 14% | 14% | 8.3% | 12% | -1.6% | -2.8% | -3.2% |
The average Net Margin over the past 5 years is +2.98%.
The trend of Net Margin over the past 5 years is -1.44%.
The average ROA over the past 5 years is +4.21%.
The trend of ROA over the past 5 years is -1.18%.
The average ROE over the past 5 years is +7.17%.
The trend of ROE over the past 5 years is -3.55%.
Being debt the number one cause of investment losses and company death, the ratio Debt/FCF is of utmost importance to guarantee safety. On the other hand the Graham’s stability measures the drawdown of earnings, hence indicating the reliability of the flow generated by the company.
Years | 12-2015 | 12-2016 | 12-2017 | 12-2018 | 12-2019 | 12-2020 | 12-2021 | 12-2022 | 12-2023 | TTM |
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Debt FCF | 5.02 | 4.72 | 5.36 | 5.49 | 4.74 | 10.89 | 7.20 | 16.64 | - | - |
Debt Equity | 1.24 | 0.98 | 1.20 | 1.12 | 1.05 | 1.52 | 1.15 | 1.23 | 1.17 | 1.26 |
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Graham Stability | - | - | 100% | 100% | 96% | 54% | 100% | -15% | -43% | -43% |
The Debt/FCF trailing twelve month is -.
The trend of Debt/FCF over the past 5 years is 2.48.
Graham’s Stability measure stands at -0.43.
Growth can be dangerous when forecasting, simply projecting the current growth is in general wrong. A company passes through multiple phases, from being young and unprofitable, to the first periods of profitability and high growth, until it arrives at a period of regime with limited growth. Identifying in which phase the company is in may help forecasting.
Years | 12-2016 | 12-2018 | 12-2020 | 12-2022 | Trend |
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Revenue | 2.4% | -1.1% | 3.5% | -5.9% | -0.38% |
Net Income | - | - | - | - | 2.4% |
Stockholders Equity | 1.5% | -0.068% | 1.9% | -2.9% | -0.49% |
FCF | - | - | - | - | -4.9% |
The Revenue CAGR over the past 5 years is -1.14%.
The trend of Revenue growth rate over the past 5 years is -0.38%.
The Earnings CAGR over the past 5 years is -.
The trend of Earnings growth rate over the past 5 years is +2.42%.
The Equity CAGR over the past 5 years is -0.07%.
The trend of Equity growth rate over the past 5 years is -0.49%.
The FCF CAGR over the past 5 years is -.
The trend of FCF growth rate over the past 5 years is -4.87%.