The Clorox Company (CLX) is a leading household & personal products business with stocks listed in the US. It opened the day at US$145.28 after a previous close of US$145.97. During the day the price has varied from a low of USD144.95 to a high of USD148.33. The latest price was USD147.78 (25 minute delay). The Clorox Company is listed on the NYSE. All prices are listed in US Dollars.
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The Clorox Company's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 23 August 1999. So if you had owned 1 share the day before the split, the next day you would own 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your The Clorox Company shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for The Clorox Company shares which in turn could have impacted The Clorox Company's share price.
| Open | US$145.28 |
|---|---|
| High | US$148.33 |
| Low | US$144.95 |
| Close | US$147.78 |
| Previous close | US$145.97 |
| Change | US$1.81 |
| Change % | 1.24% |
| Volume | 1,084,221 |
| 52-week range | US$112.7806 - US$172.2503 |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | US$149.6174 |
| 200-day moving average | US$144.4721 |
| Target price | US$152 |
| PE ratio | 230.9063 |
| Dividend yield | US$2.38 (3.25%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | US$0.64 |
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Historical closes compared with the last close of $147.78
| 1 week (2024-04-18) | 3.20% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-03-25) | -1.82% |
| 3 months (2024-01-25) | 2.52% |
| 6 months (2023-10-25) | 21.16% |
| 1 year (2023-04-24) | -10.56% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-04-22) | -1.91% |
| 3 years (2021-04-23) | -21.62% |
| 5 years (2019-04-25) | -4.71% |
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Valuing The Clorox Company stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of The Clorox Company's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
The Clorox Company's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 231x. In other words, The Clorox Company shares trade at around 231x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
The Clorox Company's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.4331. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into The Clorox Company's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
The Clorox Company's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is US$1.1 billion (£865 million).
The EBITDA is a measure of a The Clorox Company's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure stock profitability.
Over the last 12 months, The Clorox Company's shares have ranged in value from as little as US$112.7806 up to US$172.2503. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta measures a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while The Clorox Company's is 0.422. This would suggest that The Clorox Company's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
| Revenue TTM | US$7.3 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 16.43% |
| Gross profit TTM | US$2.9 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 8.91% |
| Return on equity TTM | 26.23% |
| Profit margin | 1.09% |
| Book value | 0.427 |
| Market capitalisation | US$18.3 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Dividend payout ratio: 82.33% of net profits
Recently The Clorox Company has paid out, on average, around 82.33% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 3.25% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), The Clorox Company shareholders could enjoy a 3.25% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In The Clorox Company's case, that would currently equate to about $2.38 per share.
The Clorox Company's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.
The Clorox Company's most recent dividend payout was on 9 May 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 22 April 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like The Clorox Company.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Total ESG risk: 22.03
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and The Clorox Company's overall score of 22.03 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 32nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like The Clorox Company is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Environmental score: 8.21/100
Social score: 7.02/100
Governance score: 2.8/100
Controversy score: 2/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. The Clorox Company scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that The Clorox Company has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.
The Clorox Company was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 22.03 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 31.64 |
| Environmental score | 8.21 |
| Social score | 7.02 |
| Governance score | 2.8 |
| Level of controversy | 2 |
The Clorox Company manufactures and markets consumer and professional products worldwide. It operates through four segments: Health and Wellness, Household, Lifestyle, and International. The Health and Wellness segment offers cleaning products, such as laundry additives and home care products primarily under the Clorox, Clorox2, Scentiva, Pine-Sol, Liquid-Plumr, Tilex, and Formula 409 brands; professional cleaning and disinfecting products under the CloroxPro and Clorox Healthcare brands; professional food service products under the Hidden Valley brand; and vitamins, minerals and supplement products under the RenewLife, Natural Vitality, NeoCell, and Rainbow Light brands in the United States. The Household segment provides cat litter products under the Fresh Step and Scoop Away brands; bags and wraps under the Glad brand; and grilling products under the Kingsford brand in the United States. The Lifestyle segment offers dressings, dips, seasonings, and sauces primarily under the Hidden Valley brand; natural personal care products under the Burt's Bees brand; and water-filtration products under the Brita brand in the United States. The International segment provides laundry additives; home care products; water-filtration systems; digestive health products; grilling products; cat litter products; food products; bags and wraps; natural personal care products; and professional cleaning and disinfecting products internationally primarily under the Clorox, Ayudin, Clorinda, Poett, Pine-Sol, Glad, Brita, RenewLife, Ever Clean and Burt's Bees brands. It sells its products primarily through mass retailers; grocery outlets; warehouse clubs; dollar stores; home hardware centers; drug, pet, and military stores; third-party and owned e-commerce channels; and distributors, as well as a direct sales force The Clorox Company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Oakland, California.
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