Century Aluminum Company (CENX) on Decifer

Decifer ranks CENX number 47 of 266 tracked names on durable business quality.

Why it ranks here

  • Sales are growing about 21% a year, faster than 69 in 100 companies we measure.
  • It keeps about 3 cents of every sales dollar as cash, safer than 58 in 100 companies we measure.
  • It earns about 53% a year on the money put into the business, better than 98 in 100 companies we measure.
  • It costs about 6 times its yearly profit; the middle of its industry is 22. Cheaper than 97 in 100 companies we measure, against their own industries.

The current read

The evidence on CENX lines up on the supportive side: a live market force supports this name through its theme connection. One signal disagrees: the longer-term story is intact, but price is not rewarding it: semiconductor stocks are down 8.0% this week. The drop is large enough to signal near-term caution, worth watching but not the weight of the evidence.

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