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Country: UNITED STATES

Sector: Specialty Chemicals

Stepan Company, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells specialty and intermediate chemicals to other manufacturers for use in various end products in North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia. The company operates through three segments: Surfactants, Polymers, and Specialty Products. The Surfactants segment offers surfactants that are used as principal ingredients in consumer and industrial cleaning products, including detergents for washing clothes, dishes, carpets, and floors and walls, as well as shampoos and body washes; and other applications, such as fabric softeners, germicidal quaternary compounds, and lubricating ingredients. Its surfactants are also used in various applications, including emulsifiers for spreading agricultural products; and industrial applications comprising latex systems, plastics, and composites. The Polymers segment provides polyurethane polyols that are used in the manufacture of rigid foam for thermal insulation in the construction industry, as well as a base raw material for coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers (CASE); polyester resins, including liquid and powdered products, which are used in CASE applications; and phthalic anhydride that is used in unsaturated polyester resins, alkyd resins, and plasticizers for applications in construction materials, as well as components of automotive, boating, and other consumer pr...
Website: stepan.com


  • Bad financial results growth rate -10.0% (average between last period year over year growth for revenue and EBITDA), there is slowdown compared to average historical growth rates (-7.4%)
  • Dividend yield for the last twelve months 1.8%
  • Free cash flow yield 2.9% (LTM)
  • Share price is 31.0% higher than minimum and 36.3% lower than maximum for the last 3 years
  • The company is overvalued by EV / LTM EBITDA multiple compared to target level (21.4x vs 15.5x)
  • Fundamental value created in LTM (estimate)

Key Financials (Download financials)

Ticker: SCL
Share price, USD:  (-2.2%)83.415
year average price 86.22  


year start price 96.70 2023-06-16

max close price 96.70 2023-06-16

min close price 63.66 2023-10-13

current price 83.42 2024-06-14
Common stocks: 22 685 000

Dividend Yield:  1.8%
FCF Yield LTM: 2.9%
EV / LTM EBITDA: 21.4x
EV / EBITDA annualized: 14.2x
Last revenue growth (y/y):  -15.360983102919
Last growth of EBITDA (y/y):  -4.6511627906977
Historical revenue growth:  6.4466933947401
Historical growth of EBITDA:  -21.253379894109
EV / Sales: 1.0x
Margin (EBITDA LTM / Revenue): 4.8%

Target EV / EBITDA (hist percentile): 15.5x
Fundamental value created in LTM:
EV / LTM EBITDA mutiple calculation
Market Cap ($m): 1 892
Net Debt ($m): 400
EV (Enterprise Value): 2 292
EBITDA LTM (млн $): 107
EV / LTM EBITDA: 21.4x
Price to Book: 1.6x

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News


2024-04-30Zacks Investment Research

Stepan Co. (SCL) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

2024-04-30Zacks Investment Research

Stepan Co. (SCL) Surpasses Q1 Earnings Estimates

2024-02-20Zacks Investment Research

Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Stepan Co. (SCL) Q4 Earnings

2024-02-20Zacks Investment Research

Stepan Co. (SCL) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Miss Estimates

2024-02-13Zacks Investment Research

Stepan Co. (SCL) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: What to Know Ahead of Q4 Release

2023-12-03Seeking Alpha

Stepan Company: An Unfortunate Development Resulting In An Upside

2023-10-18Seeking Alpha

Stepan Company (SCL) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

2023-10-18Zacks Investment Research

Stepan Co. (SCL) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Miss Estimates

2023-08-28Seeking Alpha

Stepan's Shares Are Reaching Even More Appealing Prices

2023-07-26Seeking Alpha

Stepan Company (SCL) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript
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Income Statement

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date 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30
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reportedCurrency USD USD USD USD USD USD USD
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fillingDate 2024-05-08 2024-02-29 2023-11-02 2023-08-03 2023-05-04 2023-02-28 2022-11-03
acceptedDate 2024-05-08 15:47:42 2024-02-29 11:49:44 2023-11-02 12:57:41 2023-08-03 10:33:35 2023-05-04 12:49:15 2023-02-28 12:14:06 2022-11-03 11:59:01
calendarYear 2024 2023 2023 2023 2023 2022 2022
period Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3
revenue 551M 532M 562M 580M 651M 627M 719M
costOfRevenue 481M 466M 491M 514M 578M 559M 601M
grossProfit 70M 66M 71M 66M 74M 68M 118M
grossProfitRatio 0.127 0.125 0.127 0.114 0.113 0.108 0.165
researchAndDevelopmentExpenses 14M 15M 14M 14M 15M 17M 17M
generalAndAdministrativeExpenses 24M 25M 20M 23M 24M 26M 32M
sellingAndMarketingExpenses 11M 12M 12M 11M 13M 13M 15M
sellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpenses 34M 43M 32M 34M 37M 39M 47M
otherExpenses 410 000 -964 000 -690 000 2M 2M 0 0
operatingExpenses 48M 58M 46M 49M 52M 56M 64M
costAndExpenses 529M 524M 537M 562M 630M 615M 664M
interestIncome 0 2M 85 000 0 0 0 0
interestExpense 0 2M 3M 0 3M 3M -2M
depreciationAndAmortization 28M 26M 11M 84 000 2M 25M 17M
ebitda 46M 37M 31M 18M 23M 12M 72M
ebitdaratio 0.083 0.069 0.055 0.031 0.035 0.019 0.1
operatingIncome 22M 8M 20M 18M 21M -13M 55M
operatingIncomeRatio 0.04 0.016 0.035 0.031 0.032 -0.02 0.076
totalOtherIncomeExpensesNet -2M -12M -6M 2M -1M 22M -4M
incomeBeforeTax 19M -4M 16M 16M 20M 9M 50M
incomeBeforeTaxRatio 0.035 -0.007 0.028 0.028 0.031 0.015 0.07
incomeTaxExpense 6M -2M 3M 4M 4M -2M 11M
netIncome 14M -1M 13M 13M 16M 11M 39M
netIncomeRatio 0.025 -0.002 0.022 0.022 0.025 0.017 0.055
eps 0.61 -0.052 0.55 0.56 0.71 0.48 1.73
epsdiluted 0.61 -0.052 0.55 0.55 0.7 0.47 1.71
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weightedAverageShsOutDil 23M 23M 23M 23M 23M 23M 23M
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Balance Sheet Statement

Property 2024 q1 2023 q4 2023 q3 2023 q2 2023 q1 2022 q4 2022 q3
date 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30
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fillingDate 2024-05-08 2024-02-29 2023-11-02 2023-08-03 2023-05-04 2023-02-28 2022-11-03
acceptedDate 2024-05-08 15:47:42 2024-02-29 11:49:44 2023-11-02 12:57:41 2023-08-03 10:33:35 2023-05-04 12:49:15 2023-02-28 12:14:06 2022-11-03 11:59:01
calendarYear 2024 2023 2023 2023 2023 2022 2022
period Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3
cashAndCashEquivalents 126M 130M 106M 134M 127M 174M 166M
shortTermInvestments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
cashAndShortTermInvestments 126M 130M 106M 134M 127M 174M 166M
netReceivables 447M 422M 418M 423M 470M 437M 476M
inventory 257M 266M 285M 340M 368M 403M 398M
otherCurrentAssets 870M 34M 41M 41M 41M 32M 33M
totalCurrentAssets 870M 852M 849M 939M 1 007M 1 045M 1 073M
propertyPlantEquipmentNet 1 206M 1 277M 1 180M 1 166M 1 120M 1 073M 1 040M
goodwill 96M 97M 97M 99M 97M 96M 92M
intangibleAssets 51M 53M 54M 57M 57M 58M 57M
goodwillAndIntangibleAssets 147M 150M 150M 155M 155M 154M 149M
longTermInvestments 23M 27M 25M 25M 23M 23M 24M
taxAssets 10M 29M 9M 9M 9M 10M 0
otherNonCurrentAssets 117M 28M 120M 137M 132M 128M 51M
totalNonCurrentAssets 1 503M 1 511M 1 484M 1 492M 1 439M 1 388M 1 264M
otherAssets 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
totalAssets 2 373M 2 363M 2 334M 2 431M 2 446M 2 433M 2 337M
accountPayables 257M 233M 243M 288M 289M 376M 350M
shortTermDebt 246M 267M 227M 244M 257M 132M 98M
taxPayables 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
deferredRevenue -503M 1 -470M 0 0 0 0
otherCurrentLiabilities 629M 108M 582M 110M 116M 163M 155M
totalCurrentLiabilities 629M 608M 582M 642M 663M 671M 603M
longTermDebt 400M 401M 422M 438M 454M 455M 517M
deferredRevenueNonCurrent 0 7M 0 0 0 9M 0
deferredTaxLiabilitiesNonCurrent 10M 10M 9M 9M 9M 10M 11M
otherNonCurrentLiabilities 119M 121M 117M 126M 130M 122M 155M
totalNonCurrentLiabilities 530M 539M 549M 574M 593M 596M 603M
otherLiabilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
capitalLeaseObligations 59M 58M 54M 56M 54M 51M 50M
totalLiabilities 1 159M 1 147M 1 131M 1 216M 1 256M 1 267M 1 207M
preferredStock 1 187M 0 0 0 0 0 0
commonStock 27M 27M 27M 27M 27M 27M 27M
retainedEarnings 1 263M 1 257M 1 267M 1 263M 1 258M 1 250M 1 247M
accumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss -136M -131M -151M -132M -151M -168M -199M
othertotalStockholdersEquity -1 127M 63M 60M 58M 55M 57M 55M
totalStockholdersEquity 1 215M 1 216M 1 203M 1 215M 1 190M 1 166M 1 130M
totalEquity 1 215M 1 216M 1 203M 1 215M 1 190M 1 166M 1 130M
totalLiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity 2 373M 2 363M 2 334M 2 431M 2 446M 2 433M 2 337M
minorityInterest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
totalLiabilitiesAndTotalEquity 2 373M 2 363M 2 334M 2 431M 2 446M 2 433M 2 337M
totalInvestments 23M 27M 25M 25M 23M 23M 24M
totalDebt 400M 726M 422M 438M 454M 587M 615M
netDebt 274M 596M 317M 304M 327M 413M 449M
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Cash Flow Statement

Property 2024 q1 2023 q4 2023 q3 2023 q2 2023 q1 2022 q4 2022 q3
date 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30
symbol SCL SCL SCL SCL SCL SCL SCL
reportedCurrency USD USD USD USD USD USD USD
cik 94 049 94 049 94 049 94 049 94 049 94 049 94 049
fillingDate 2024-05-08 2024-02-29 2023-11-02 2023-08-03 2023-05-04 2023-02-28 2022-11-03
acceptedDate 2024-05-08 15:47:42 2024-02-29 11:49:44 2023-11-02 12:57:41 2023-08-03 10:33:35 2023-05-04 12:49:15 2023-02-28 12:14:06 2022-11-03 11:59:01
calendarYear 2024 2023 2023 2023 2023 2022 2022
period Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3
netIncome 14M -1M 13M 13M 16M 11M 39M
depreciationAndAmortization 28M 27M 26M 26M 26M 25M 24M
deferredIncomeTax 2M 6M 16M -3M -660 000 -25M -4M
stockBasedCompensation 1M 2M 2M 1M 999 000 4M 3M
changeInWorkingCapital -4M 26M 16M 70M -114M 68M -25M
accountsReceivables -26M 6M 3M 0 0 0 0
inventory 3M 22M 53M 32M 38M 707 000 -62M
accountsPayables 26M -7M -36M 0 -99M 0 0
otherWorkingCapital -814 000 4M -4M 38M -54M 67M 37M
otherNonCashItems 650 000 10M -2M -175 000 22 000 4M -474 000
netCashProvidedByOperatingActivities 42M 69M 70M 108M -72M 86M 37M
investmentsInPropertyPlantAndEquipment -30M -47M -54M -68M -92M -96M -76M
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purchasesOfInvestments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
salesMaturitiesOfInvestments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
otherInvestingActivites 6M -2M 0 -148 000 2M 0 0
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debtRepayment -8M -4M -14M 0 0 -9M -14M
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dividendsPaid -8M -8M -8M -8M -8M -8M -7M
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netChangeInCash -4M 24M -28M 7M -47M 8M -29M
cashAtEndOfPeriod 126M 130M 106M 134M 127M 174M 166M
cashAtBeginningOfPeriod 130M 106M 134M 127M 174M 166M 195M
operatingCashFlow 42M 69M 70M 108M -72M 86M 37M
capitalExpenditure -30M -47M -54M -68M -92M -96M -76M
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Earning call transcript

2024 q1
2024-04-30 ET (fiscal 2024 q1)
2023 q4
2024-02-20 ET (fiscal 2023 q4)
2023 q3
2023-10-18 ET (fiscal 2023 q3)
2023 q2
2023-07-26 ET (fiscal 2023 q2)
2023 q1
2023-04-25 ET (fiscal 2023 q1)
2022 q4
2023-02-16 ET (fiscal 2022 q4)
2022 q3
2022-10-19 ET (fiscal 2022 q3)
2022 q2
2022-07-27 ET (fiscal 2022 q2)
2022 q1
2022-04-26 ET (fiscal 2022 q1)

Press-releases

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2024-04-30 11:00 ET
Stepan Reports First Quarter 2024 Results
2024-04-30 11:00 ET
Stepan Declares Quarterly Dividend
2024-04-09 11:00 ET
Stepan to Announce First Quarter 2024 Results on April 30, 2024
2024-02-20 12:00 ET
Stepan Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results
2024-02-20 12:00 ET
Stepan Declares Quarterly Dividend
2024-02-15 21:30 ET
Stepan Company Announces Appointment of New Director
2024-01-30 11:55 ET
Stepan to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results on February 20, 2024
2023-10-18 10:55 ET
Stepan Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend, Marking the 56th Consecutive Year of Increases
2023-10-18 10:55 ET
Stepan Reports Third Quarter Results
2023-10-03 10:55 ET
Stepan to Announce Third Quarter 2023 Results on October 18, 2023
2023-07-26 10:55 ET
Stepan Declares Quarterly Dividend
2023-07-26 10:55 ET
Stepan Reports Second Quarter Results
2023-06-27 10:55 ET
Stepan to Announce Second Quarter 2023 Results on July 26, 2023
2023-04-25 10:55 ET
Stepan Declares Quarterly Dividend
2023-04-25 10:55 ET
Stepan Reports First Quarter Results
2023-04-03 11:32 ET
Stepan to Announce First Quarter 2023 Results on April 25, 2023
2023-02-16 11:55 ET
Stepan Declares Quarterly Dividend
2023-02-16 11:55 ET
Stepan Reports Fourth Quarter Results and Record Full Year 2022 Earnings
2023-01-25 11:55 ET
Stepan to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results on February 16, 2023
2022-10-19 10:55 ET
Stepan Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend, Marking the 55th Consecutive Year of Increases
2022-10-19 10:55 ET
Stepan Reports Record Third Quarter Results and Record Nine Month Earnings
2022-09-26 10:55 ET
Stepan Company Completes Acquisition of U.S. Surfactants Producer
2022-09-21 10:55 ET
Stepan to Announce Third Quarter 2022 Results on October 19, 2022
2022-09-12 10:55 ET
Stepan Company Executes Agreement to Acquire U.S. Surfactants Producer
2022-07-27 10:55 ET
Stepan Reports Record Second Quarter Results and Record First Half Earnings
2022-07-27 10:55 ET
Stepan Declares Quarterly Dividend
2022-06-27 10:55 ET
Stepan to Announce Second Quarter 2022 Results on July 27, 2022
2022-06-27 10:00 ET
Stepan Company Executes $450 Million Credit Facility Agreement
2022-05-16 10:55 ET
Stepan to present at Upcoming Investor Conferences
2022-04-26 10:55 ET
Stepan Declares Quarterly Dividend
2022-04-26 10:55 ET
Stepan Reports First Quarter Results
2022-03-31 10:55 ET
Stepan to Announce First Quarter 2022 Results on April 26, 2022
2022-02-17 11:55 ET
Stepan Company Announces CEO Succession Plan
2022-02-17 11:55 ET
Stepan Reports Fourth Quarter Results and Record Full Year 2021 Earnings
2022-02-17 11:55 ET
Stepan Declares Quarterly Dividend
2022-01-25 11:55 ET
Stepan to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Results on February 17, 2022
2021-10-20 10:55 ET
Stepan to Expand Alkoxylation Capacity with U.S. Gulf Coast Investment
2021-10-20 10:55 ET
Stepan Reports Third Quarter Results and Record Nine Month Earnings
2021-10-20 10:55 ET
Stepan Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend, Marking the 54th Consecutive Year of Increases, and Announces Share Repurchase Program
2021-09-28 10:55 ET
Stepan to Announce Third Quarter 2021 Results on October 20, 2021
2021-07-28 10:55 ET
Stepan Declares Quarterly Dividend
2021-07-28 10:55 ET
Stepan Reports Record Second Quarter Results and Record First Half Earnings
2021-06-28 10:55 ET
Stepan to Announce Second Quarter 2021 Results on July 28, 2021
2021-06-14 10:55 ET
Stepan Announces $100 Million Notes Offerings
2021-05-24 10:55 ET
Stepan Company Opens Agricultural Innovation Center in Barrow County, Georgia
2021-04-27 10:55 ET
Stepan Declares Quarterly Dividend
2021-04-27 10:55 ET
Stepan Reports Record Quarterly Earnings
2021-04-06 10:55 ET
Stepan to Announce First Quarter 2021 Results on April 27, 2021
2021-02-18 11:55 ET
Stepan Declares Quarterly Dividend
2021-02-18 11:55 ET
Stepan Reports Record Fourth Quarter Results and Full Year 2020 Earnings
2021-02-03 01:05 ET
Stepan Completes Acquisition of Fermentation Plant Located in Lake Providence, Louisiana
2021-01-29 23:09 ET
Stepan Announces Acquisition of Aromatic Polyester Polyol Business from INVISTA
2021-01-27 21:15 ET
Stepan Announces Appointment of New Director
2021-01-26 11:55 ET
Stepan to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Results on February 18, 2021
2020-11-30 21:15 ET
Stepan Names Scott Behrens President & Chief Operating Officer
2020-10-21 10:55 ET
Stepan Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend, Marking the 53rd Consecutive Year of Increases
2020-10-21 10:55 ET
Stepan Reports Record Third Quarter Results and Nine Month Earnings
2020-09-23 10:55 ET
Stepan to Announce Third Quarter 2020 Results on October 21, 2020
2020-09-17 21:00 ET
Stepan Completes Acquisition of Surfactant Business and Sulfate Production Equipment in Mexico from Clariant
2020-07-22 10:55 ET
Stepan Declares Quarterly Dividend
2020-07-22 10:55 ET
Stepan Reports Record Quarterly Results and First Half Earnings
2020-07-15 13:00 ET
Stepan to Acquire Surfactant Business and Sulfate Production Equipment in Mexico from Clariant
2020-06-23 10:55 ET
Stepan to Announce Second Quarter 2020 Results on July 22, 2020
2020-06-02 13:21 ET
Stepan to Post New Investor Relations Presentation
2020-04-21 10:59 ET
Stepan Reports First Quarter Earnings
2020-04-21 10:59 ET
Stepan Declares Quarterly Dividend
2020-04-16 20:00 ET
Stepan Company Donates Hand Sanitizer and Disinfectant to First Responders in Coronavirus Fight
2020-04-03 10:58 ET
Stepan to Announce First Quarter 2020 Results on April 21, 2020
2020-03-27 20:30 ET
Stepan Completes Acquisition of NatSurFact® Business from Logos Technologies
2020-03-09 23:18 ET
Stepan Provides Update on Millsdale Plant
2020-02-27 01:26 ET
Stepan Provides Update on Millsdale Plant Incident
2020-02-20 11:55 ET
Stepan Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Results
2020-02-20 11:55 ET
Stepan Declares Quarterly Dividend
2020-01-21 11:55 ET
Stepan to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Results on February 20, 2020
2019-10-23 10:55 ET
Stepan Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend, Marking the 52nd Consecutive Year of Increases