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55.32 (1y: +23%)
Market Cap 1.19 B P/E(ttm) 16.60
Enterprise Value 1.33 B P/B 2.50
SCL- NYSE (USA)
Stepan Company
  • Currently 1/5
Business Predictability Rank: 1-Star (On Watch)
Back Testing Results:
Average gain of all 1-Star stocks: 1.1% per year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 45%.
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Key Ratios

New Key Statistics Module, Z-Score and F-Score
Market Cap $M1,189Revenue $M1,795Net Margin (%)4.4Z-Score4.5
Enterprise Value $M1,294EPS $3.5Operating Margin %7.1F-Score7
P/E(ttm))16.6Cash Flow Per Share $11.7Pre-tax Margin (%)6.4Higher ROA y-yY
Price/Book2.510-y EBITDA Growth Rate %13.9Quick Ratio1.6Cash flow > EarningsY
Price/Sales0.75-y EBITDA Growth Rate %10.5Current Ratio2.2Lower Leverage y-yY
Price/Cash Flow8.6y-y EBITDA Growth Rate %-0.1ROA % (ttm)8.1Higher Current Ratio y-yY
Dividend Yield %0.9Insider Buy (3m)1ROE % (ttm)16.6Less Shares Outstanding y-yN
Payout Ratio %10.0Shares Outstanding M22.0ROI % (ttm)13.7Gross Margin Increase y-yY

Gurus Latest Trades with SCL

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TickerGuruDate Action
 Impactdown Price Range
(Average)* 		Current Price Change from Average Comment Current Shares
SCLJoel Greenblatt 2013-03-31 Reduce-0.03%$55.54 - $64.32
($60.36)		 $ 55.32-8%Reduce -24.09%27,687
SCLThird Avenue Management 2012-12-31 Add0.28%$26.11 - $51.04
($45.46)		 $ 55.3222%Add 106.94%897,032
SCLJoel Greenblatt 2012-12-31 Add0.06%$26.11 - $51.04
($45.46)		 $ 55.3222%Add 108.94%72,948
SCLJoel Greenblatt 2012-09-30 Add0.08%$42.94 - $49.61
($47.06)		 $ 55.3218%Add 310.75%34,914
SCLJoel Greenblatt 2012-06-30 Buy 0.03%$42.66 - $46.84
($44.84)		 $ 55.3223%New holding, 4250 sh.8,500
SCLThird Avenue Management 2012-03-31 Buy 0.36%$39.17 - $45
($39.98)		 $ 55.3238%New holding, 178993 sh.357,986
SCLTweedy Browne 2007-06-30 Sold Out -0.05%$13.34 - $15.92
($14.85)		 $ 55.32272%Sold Out0
SCLTweedy Browne 2006-06-30 Reduce-0.07%$13.67 - $15.95
($15.25)		 $ 55.32263%Reduce -34.69%167,060
SCLTweedy Browne 2005-06-30 reduce$10.35 - $11.37
($11)		 $ 55.32403%reduce--42.34% sh301,840
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*The price and date might not be the actual time and price at which the transactions were made. In the case of institutional owners, the date is stated as the last day of their fiscal quarter. The prices are estimates if no accurate information available. Foreign holdings may not be included.
Total Records: 9

SCL is held by these Gurus:

Ticker Guru Name Portfolio Date* Current Shares % of Shares Outstanding % of Total Assets Managed Change from Last Holdings Holding History
SCL Third Avenue Management 2013-03-31458,2672.090.56+2.17%
SCL Joel Greenblatt 2013-03-3127,6870.130.09-24.09%
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SCL: Insider Buys/Sells

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InsiderPosition Date Trades Shares Trade Price ($) Change (%) Details
Boyce Michael RossDirector 2013-05-16Buy2,500$53.573.27view
WEHMER EDWARD JDirector 2013-05-10Sell8,934$54.032.39view
WOOD ROBERT JOHNV.P. & General Manager 2013-05-03Sell100$55.67-0.63view
WOOD ROBERT JOHNV.P. & General Manager 2013-03-13Sell5,000$64-13.56view
WOOD ROBERT JOHNV.P. & General Manager 2013-03-05Sell10,500$63-12.19view
HURLBUTT JAMES EV.P. & CFO 2013-03-05Sell8,000$62.81-11.92view
Servatius GregoryVP of Human Resources 2013-03-04Sell9,854$61.9-10.63view
VENEGONI JOHN VVP/GM Surfactants 2013-02-22Sell13,730$62.07-10.87view
PACHOLEC FRANKVice President R&D 2012-11-26Sell1,500$97.93-43.51view
PACHOLEC FRANKVice President R&D 2012-11-23Sell2,500$97.86-43.47view

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