Colgate Palmolive Co

Consumer Discretionary
Package Goods/Cosmetics
www.colgatepalmolive.com

Earnings Score
Safety Score

Market Cap $75.94B
PE 26
Debt $7.93B
Cash $1.23B
EV $82.64B
FCF $3.40B

Earnings

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Sales & Net Margins

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Earnings	$2.87B
EBIT	$4.28B
ROE	343%
ROA	25%
FCF	$3.40B
Equity	$836.00M
Growth Stability	74%
PE	26.48
PEG	-6.76
PB	90.84
P/FCF	22.34
P/S	3.78
Price/Cash	0.02
Debt/Equity	9.48
Debt/FCF	2.33
Net Margins	14%
Gross Margins	60%
Op. Margins	21%
Earnings CAGR	2%
Sales Growth YoY	2%
Sales Growth QoQ	-1%
Sales CAGR	3%
FCF CAGR	2%
Equity CAGR	12%
Earnings Stability	0.08
Earnings Growth YoY	4%

Earnings Growth QoQ	1%
Earnings CAGR 5Y	-4%
Sales CAGR 5Y	5%
FCF CAGR 5Y	-2%
Equity CAGR 5Y	-4%
Earnings CAGR 3Y	6%
Sales CAGR 3Y	6%
FCF CAGR 3Y	13%
Equity CAGR 3Y	-10%
Market Cap	$75.94B
Revenue	$20.11B
Assets	$16.77B
Total Debt	$7.93B
Cash	$1.23B
Shares Outstanding	817.01M
EV	82.64B
Earnings Score	7%
Safety Score	73%
Working Capital	241M
Current Ratio	1.04
Gross Profit	$12.13B
Shares Growth 3y	-1%
Equity Growth QoQ	73%
Equity Growth YoY	106%

Assets & ROA

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Stockholders Equity & ROE

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Since its founding in 1806, Colgate-Palmolive has grown to become a leading global consumer product company. In addition to its namesake oral care line, the firm manufactures shampoos, shower gels, deodorants, and home care products that are sold in over 200 countries (international sales account for about 70% of its consolidated total, including approximately 45% from emerging regions). It also owns specialty pet food maker Hill's, which sells its products through veterinarians and specialty pet retailers.

SEC Filings

Direct access to Colgate Palmolive Co (CL) Annual Reports (10K) and Quarterly Reports (10Q) from the SEC website.

2024
- 10-Q Sep 30
- 10-Q Jun 30
- 10-Q Mar 31
2023
- 10-K Dec 31
- 10-Q Sep 30
- 10-Q Jun 30
- 10-Q Mar 31
2022
- 10-K Dec 31
- 10-Q Sep 30
- 10-Q Jun 30
- 10-Q Mar 31

Sector Comparison

How does Colgate Palmolive Co compare to its competitors?

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Peter Lynch's Chart

This chart shows the current pricing of Colgate Palmolive Co compared to its past. The addition of the earnings trend line provides further insights into the company's earnings power.

CAGR 2%

Stability 8%

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Colgate Palmolive Co Discounted Cash Flow

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Years

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= $38B

	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	TV
fcf	$3.4B	$3.5B	$3.5B	$3.6B	$3.6B	$3.7B	$3.7B	$3.8B	$3.9B	$3.9B	$4B	$40B
DCF		$3.1B	$2.9B	$2.7B	$2.5B	$2.3B	$2.1B	$2B	$1.8B	$1.7B	$1.5B	$15B
Value	$38B

Competitiveness and MOAT

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	12/2014	12/2015	12/2016	12/2017	12/2018	12/2019	12/2020	12/2021	12/2022	12/2023	TTM
Net Margins	13%	9%	16%	13%	15%	15%	16%	12%	10%	12%	14%
ROA	-	23%	32%	28%	30%	24%	24%	22%	18%	24%	25%
ROE	-	-3K%	14K%	833%	1K%	424%	245%	223%	221%	240%	343%

Good Net Margins (14.19%)

Net Margins are high enough to offer a good protection on the profits in case of higher costs or higher interests. Furthermore higher margins reduce earnings’ volatility.

Safety and Stability

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	12/2014	12/2015	12/2016	12/2017	12/2018	12/2019	12/2020	12/2021	12/2022	12/2023	TTM
Debt over FCF	-	3.04	2.56	2.63	2.43	2.8	2.22	2.62	4.71	2.72	2.33
Debt over Equity	4.78	-156.02	383.53	27.02	32.25	14.05	6.68	7.43	10.88	8.63	9.48
Growth Stability	-	-	-	100%	100%	100%	100%	87%	74%	100%	74%

Neutral Debt/FCF ratio (2.33)

Net Margins are at a level that is not too high nor too low. They are not a competitive advantage but they are not a competitive disadvantage either.

Bad Debt/Equity ratio (9.48)

The company is overleveraged and has a bad balance between equity and debt.

Bad Graham’s Stability (74%)

The company has a bad stability in its earnings, which is a sign of a bad competitive advantage.

Growth

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	12/2014	12/2015	12/2016	12/2017	12/2018	12/2019	12/2020	12/2021	12/2022	12/2023	CAGR 5Y
Revenue YoY growth	-	-7%	-5%	2%	1%	1%	5%	6%	3%	8%	5%
Earnings YoY growth	-	-37%	76%	-17%	19%	-1%	14%	-20%	-18%	29%	-4%
Equity YoY growth	-	-103%	-139%	1K%	-19%	183%	97%	-12%	-17%	19%	-4%
FCF YoY growth	-	-11%	13%	-2%	5%	7%	18%	-17%	-33%	63%	-2%