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Southern Copper Corporation (XNYS:SCCO) In-Depth Stock/Fundamental/Options Analysis Today

Primary Facts

SCCO

Name:

SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION (XNYS:SCCO)

Sector:

615.50M

Industry:

Copper

CEO:

Mr. Oscar Gonzalez Rocha

Total Employees:

14,700

Our Technological Advancement Rating

Our Rating:

B

Technological advancement compared to industry is 0.00% lower

ANALYSIS OF ALL CRITICAL FACTORS & RISKS RELATED TO THE STOCK & FUNDAMENTAL/LONG-TERM ANALYSIS OF SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION(SCCO) AS PER DATA ANALYSIS OF LAST 3 YEARS AND COMPARISON WITH COMPETITORS/PEERS, AND COPPER INDUSTRY. DATE: 07/09/2022

Primary Targets/Price Insights

Previous Close ($) :

45.69

One Month Price Target:

$45.98

Six Month Price Target :

$47.44

Likely Price in One Year's Time:

Ticker:

$49.2

Likely Trading Range Today Under (Normal Volatility)
 

$45.51

Price Upper limit ($) :

$45.92

Price Lower limit ($) :

Crash Risk Prep/Key Price Levels (High Volatility/Risk)

Price, as per data analysis, isn't likely to fall below:

Today:

$43.25

                                                               This week:

$40.23

                                                        This month :

$34.77

Other Primary facts

Market Cap:

34.89B

Market Cap Classification:

Large Cap

Number of Shares

IPO Date:

773.09M

Best/Worst Daily Performance (Last 3+ Years)
 

Highest Daily Appreciation:

12.92%

-15.7%

Worst Daily Decline:

Our Options Trading Entry Points

Iron Condor entry points for options expiring in 1 week's time

Low risk (<2%) entry points

Buy Call:

Sell Call:

Buy Put:

Sell Put:

$57.02

$51.82

$34.36

$39.56

Medium risk (<10%) entry points

Buy Call

Sell Call

$50.12

Buy Put:

Sell Put:

$49.01

$41.24

$42.37

These entry points can be used for other strategies, such as butterflies, straddles, etc.

Risk-Adjusted returns (Sharpe Ratio) of

SCCO

Sharpe Ratio:

1.64%

Comparison:

SCCO, is amongst the top 60% stocks with highest risk-adjusted returns

Sharpe ratio is -48.16% lower than the industry

& is -27.91% lower than the market/S&P 500 average

Average Returns/Yield of

SCCO

Daily returns:

0.05%

Weekly returns:

0.26%

Monthly returns:

1.04%

Yearly returns:

28.45%

Comparison of returns:

Average annual returns/yield (last 3 years) is -56.11% below industry average

Classification:

SCCO, is amongst the top 60% highest yielding stocks in terms of daily returns

Results of T-Test of Returns:

0.72

Statistical test of Returns:

SCCO has yielded returns statistically similar to the market

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Volatility (measured by Standard Deviation)

Daily Volatility:

2.63%

Weekly Volatility:

5.88%

Monthly Volatility:

11.75%

Yearly Volatility:

40.71%

Volitlilty of last five days (Measured by Standard Deviation) 

Average Volatility of this Week:

2.38%

Volatility in last five trading days has been -9.26% below long-term volatility

Value at Risk Analysis (VaR)

Daily VaR:

-5.35%

Weekly VaR:

-11.95%

Monthly VaR:

-23.90%

How Much Can the price of

SCCO

Decline in a Recession?

Likely price decline in a recession: 

Base case (decline):

-21%

Worst case (decline):

-82.81%

This translates to price declining to:

$36.30

This translates to price declining to:

$7.86

Severe Crash Probability

Risk of crash in next 6/12 months: Medium (<50%)

What is Value at Risk (VaR)?

VaR explained figure

Risk Fundamentals

SCCO is a 68.71% riskier investment compared to the market/S&P 500 & is 44.54% riskier than Nasdaq (IXIC)

Risk (measured by volatility) is -17.63% below industry average

Overall, it is amongst the top 50% most risky stocks

Beta Examination of

SCCO

Beta in relation to market/S&P 500--1.14

Expected beta in 1 year's time:

0.782

Expected beta in 3 year's time:

1.105

Unlevered (debt free) Beta:

0.757

Beta in relation to Nasdaq (XNAS):

0.806

Beta in relation to all global stocks::

0.758

Beta Comparison & Analysis

Beta of competitors/peers::

1.098

Beta is 3.97% higher than peers

Average Industry Beta: 

1.576

Beta is -27.53% below industry average

Sustainable Growth Rate Analysis

Sustainable growth rate for this stock/firm:

7.75%

Sustainable growth rate is -58.82% below industry average

Alpha provided | Alpha Analysis 

Alpha provided:

0.015

Alpha is -89.56% below industry average alpha yield

Alpha is 96% compared to market & is healthy

Analysis of Cost of Capital of

SCCO

Equity cost of capital:

0.110

Equity cost of capital is -21.31% below industry mean WACC

Unlevered (without debt) cost of capital:  

7.27%

Before-tax cost of debt:

4.82%

After-tax cost of debt:

3.81%

Overall debt rating:

Lower BB medium grade (Fifth highest grade)

Weighted average cost of capital (WACC):

3.81%

WACC is -28.87% below industry mean WACC

Key Per-Share Metrics & Analysis

Revenue per share:

$14.44

Revenue growth rate per share of (3Y):

4.33

Annual revenue growth rate is 44.02% above the industry average

EPS:

$4.42

Expected Annual growth rate of  EPS (3Y):

31.74%

Expected future EPS growth rate is 0.00% lower than the Copper industry

Free cash flow (FCF) per share:

$4.46

Balance sheet equity growth per share: 128.54%

Equity growth rate per share is 44.13% higher than the industry

Debt per share

$9.15

EBITDA per share

$10.14

Valuation Analysis Today of

SCCO

P/E Ratio:

12.11

P/E Ratio of Competitors/Peers:

25.26

P/E ratio is -52.07% lower than main peers & is -19.13% lower than the industry

Stock price/value with industry average P/E ratio: $66.17

SCCO is -30.95% undervalued if valued using industry average P/E ratio

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P/S (Price to Sales ratio):

3.16

Price to sales ratio is -15.42% below the industry mean

P/B (Price to book value ratio):

4.33

Price to free cash flow: 10.25

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Net income growth rate (3Y):

120.13%

Net income growth rate is 30.99% higher than the average industry net income growth rate

Dividend Analysis

Dividend payout rate: 22.62%

Dividend yeild: 9.08%

Previous Dividend: $1.25

Previous adjusted dividend: $1.25

Previous Dividend: $4.15

Expected next dividend best case: $1.52

Expected next dividend worst case: $0.98

Average dividend payment (long-term): $0.67

Average dividend increase/decrease (growth rate) % per period: 17.63%

Expected next dividend payment date: 29/08/2022

Expected next dividend record date: 15/08/2022

Expected next dividend declaration date: 27/07/2022

Previous dividend payment date: 31/05/2022

Previous dividend record date: 17/05/2022

Previous dividend declaration date: 28/04/2022

Dividend History:

2022-05-16--$1.25

2021-11-09--$1.00

2021-05-10--$0.70

2022-02-14--$1.00

2021-08-11--$0.90

2021-02-09--$0.60

Dividend growth rate is -92.39% lower than the industry average

In-depth Debt & Leverage Analysis

Debt to equity ratio:

86.69%

Net debt to equity ratio:

55.48%

Debt to assets ratio:

39.53%

Net debt to assets ratio:

25.29%

Debt-to-asset ratio is -26.26% below industry average

Ability to repay debt:

Interest coverage ratio:

22.07

Interest coverage ratio is 43.55% more than industry average

Looking forward:

Debt growth rate:

-1.77%

Annual debt growth is 126% higher than industry average debt growth rate

Debt repayment rate in last quarter: 0.00%

Analysis of Key Statistics  

Correlation of price movement with the market:

0.634

Statistical significance of correlation:

SCCO has a statistically significant correlation with the market

Average Correlation of  the industry with the market:

0.645

Stock price is -1.78% less correlated with the market compared to the industry average correlation

R Squared (percentage of price movement explained by movement of the market): 

0.645

Correlation of price movement with Nasdaq (^IXIC):

0.001

Covariance  of price movement with the market:

0.001

Kurtosis 

3.518

Returns have moderate fat-tails (leptokurtic), i.e., returns considerably higher or lower than the mean returns are more probable, compared to assets with normally distributed returns

Skewness of returns:

-0.256

Returns are, approximately, symmetrical

Fundamental Analysis & Dupont Analysis of

SCCO

Gross Profit Margin Ratio:

235%

Operating Profit Margin Ratio:

55.38%

Operating profit margin is 121.89% higher than the industry

Net Profit Margin Ratio:

235%

Effective Tax Rate:

41.24%

Effective tax rate is 17.20% higher than the industry

Dupont Method

Net Profit Margin

Return on Equity Ratio (ROE):

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ROA

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41.88%

Return on equity (ROE) is 8.58% higher than the industry

Financial Leverage

Asset Turnover Ratio (ROA):

19.10%

Return on assets (ROA) is 38.72% higher than the industry

Financial Leverage:

1.7x

Current Ratio:

3.34

Current ratio is 27.44% above industry average

Cash Conversion Cycle (days):

21

Cash conversion cycle is -69.38% below industry average

The remaining useful life of property plant & equipment is: 5.0 years

Stock based compensation to net income ratio:

-

In-depth Efficiency  Analysis

Revenue generated per employee:

759.6K

Each employee generates -13% less revenue than industry average revenue per employee

EBITDA generated per employee: 

533.3K

Each employee generates 12% more EBITDA than industry average revenue per employee

Profit generated per employee: 

232.5K

Each employee generates 6% more net income/profit than industry average revenue per employee

Free cash flow (FCF) generated per employee: 

41.9K

Each employee generates 3% more free cash flow than industry average revenue per employee

Assets/Capital per employee

825.2K

Each employee generates 3% more free cash flow than industry average revenue per employee

Research & Development (R&D) Analysis

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Competitors/Peer firms of 

SCCO

NEWMONT CORPORATION (XNYS:NEM)

Dow Inc. (XNYS:DOW)

DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (XNYS:DD)

PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. (XNYS:PPG)

Nutrien Ltd. (XNYS:NTR)

FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC. (XNYS:FCX)

INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC. (XNYS:IFF)

CORTEVA, INC. (XNYS:CTVA)

ECOLAB INC. (XNYS:ECL)

Current Analyst Ratings

Strong buy�0%

Buy�8%

Hold�21%

Sell�17%

Strong sell�4%

Overall analyst sentiment is: Hold

Income Statement

Period:

TTM

Date:

3/31/22

Revenue:

11.17B

Cost of Revenue:

Gross Profit:

R&D Expense

General & Admin Expenses:

Selling, General & Admin Expenses

Sales and Marketing Expenses

Other Expenses :

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Interest Expenses:

Depreciation & Amortization:

EBITDA:

Operating Income:

Other Income Expenses:

Income Before Tax:

Income Tax Expense:

Net Income:

Balance Sheet

Date:

Calendar Year:

Period:

Cash & Cash Equivalents:

Short Term Investments:

Cash & Short Term Investments:

Net Receivables:

Inventory:

Other Current Assets:

Total Current Assets:

PP&E:

Goodwill: 

Intangible Assets: 

Long Term Investments: 

Tax Assets: 

Other Non-Current Assets: 

Total Non-Current Assets: 

Other Assets: 

Total Assets: 

Accounts Payable: 

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Deferred Revenue:

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Other Non-Current Liabilities:

Total Non Current Liabilities:

Other Liabilities:

Total Liabilities:

Common Stock:

Retained Earnings:

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss:

Other Total Stockholders' Equity:

Total Stockholders' Equity:

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:

Total Investments:

Total Debt:

Net Debt:

4.61B

6.55B

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125.30M

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37.00M

162.30M

9.40M

355.30M

1.66B

7.84B

6.18B

3.42B

5.83B

2.40B

3.42B

Statement of Cash Flow

Date:

Period:

-

Differed Income Tax :

43.70M

Stock Based Compensation :

-

Change in Working Capital :

- 271400.00K

Accounts Receivables:

172.90M

Other Working Capital:

122.20M

Other Non-Cash Items:

260.60M

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:

820.70M

Investments in PP&E:

-

Net Acquisitions:

-

Purchases of Investments:

-

Sales/Maturities of Investments:

Other Investing Activities:

​Net Cash Used for Investing Activities:

Debt Repayment:

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Cash at End of Period:

Cash at Beginning of Period:

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Free Cash Flow (FCF):

3/31/22

2022

Q1

2.85B

406.50M

3.25B

1.26B

1.03B

229.70M

5.77B

10.39B

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136.80M

-

298.60M

1.30B

12.13B

-

17.90B

693.70M

299.80M

237.00M

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732.30M

1.73B

7.07B

732.70M

7.95B

15.96B

9.74B

3.48B

784.70M

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3.90B

March 31, 2022 at 6:00:00 AM

4.98B

8.16B

17.90B

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7.37B

4.5B

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- 124900.00K

- 124900.00K

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- 773100.00K

- 1700.00K

- 774800.00K

- 75800.00K

- 154800.00K

2.85B

3.00B

820.70M

- 205200.00K

615.50M

Our Proprietary Portfolio Rating

Our Rating:

B

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Price Forecast/Expected Price in Next 5 Years of

SCCO

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

$49.45

$91.68

$98.72

$106.30

$114.45

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