Iron Mountain gains -2.94

Today's write-up is for all stakeholders who are seriously contemplating on exiting a position in Iron Mountain Incorp. I will summarize the rationale of why Iron Mountain stakeholders should not be insulted by the new pull out. Iron Mountain current daily volatility is 0.95 percent, with beta of -0.11 and alpha of -0.06 over S&P 500. What is Iron Mountain Target Price Odds to finish over Current Price? Out from normal probability distribution, the odds of Iron Mountain to move above current price in 30 days from now is about 65.82%. The Iron Mountain Incorporated probability density function shows the probability of Iron Mountain Stock to fall within a particular range of prices over 30 days . Considering 30-days investment horizon, Iron Mountain Incorporated has beta of -0.1074 . This indicates as returns on benchmark increase, returns on holding Iron Mountain are expected to decrease at a much smaller rate. During bear market, however, Iron Mountain Incorporated is likely to outperform the market. Additionally, the company has a negative alpha implying that the risk taken by holding this equity is not justified. Iron Mountain Incorp is significantly underperforming S&P 500.
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This firm has 8.14B in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 416.3 . This implies that the organisation may be unable to create cash to meet all of its financial commitments. The firm dividends can provide a clue to current valuation of the stock. The entity one year expected dividend income is about $1.15 per share. Earning per share calculations of the entity is based on official Zacks consensus of 4 analysts regarding the stock future annual earnings. Given the historical accuracy of 65.25%, the future earnings per share of the company is estimated to be 1.8767 with lowest and highest values of 1.85 and 1.89 respectively. Please note that this consensus of annual earnings estimates for Iron Mountain is an estimate of EPS before non-recurring items and including employee stock options expenses.
Iron Mountain financial leverage ratio helps determine the effect of debt on the overall profitability of the company. It measures the total debt position of Iron Mountain, including all of Iron Mountain's outstanding debt obligations, and compares it with the equity. In simple terms, the high financial leverage means the cost of production, together with running the business day-to-day, is high, whereas, lower financial leverage implies lower fixed cost investment in the business and generally considered by investors to be a good sign. So if creditors own a majority of Iron Mountain assets, the company is considered highly leveraged. Understanding the composition and structure of overall Iron Mountain debt and outstanding corporate bonds gives a good idea of how risky the capital structure of a business is and if it is worth investing in it. Please read more on our technical analysis page.

Understanding Iron Total Liabilities

Iron Mountain rporated liabilities are broken down into two parts on the balance sheet. These are short-term (or current) obligations and long-term debt. Iron Mountain rporated has to fulfill its short-term liabilities in this reporting year and should be no more than 12 months old. Long-term debt, on the other hand, is anything beyond the 12-month payment timeframe. Common short-term liabilities found on Iron Mountain balance sheet include debt obligations and money owed to different Iron Mountain vendors, workers, and loan providers. Below is the chart of Iron short long-term liabilities accounts currently reported on its balance sheet.
You can use Iron Mountain Incorporated financial leverage analysis tool to get a better grip on understanding its financial position

How important is Iron Mountain's Liquidity

Iron Mountain financial leverage refers to using borrowed capital as a funding source to finance Iron Mountain Incorporated ongoing operations. It is usually used to expand the firm's asset base and generate returns on borrowed capital. Iron Mountain financial leverage is typically calculated by taking the company's all interest-bearing debt and dividing it by total capital. So the higher the debt-to-capital ratio (i.e., financial leverage), the riskier the company. Financial leverage can amplify the potential profits to Iron Mountain's owners, but it also increases the potential losses and risk of financial distress, including bankruptcy, if the firm cannot cover its debt costs. The degree of Iron Mountain's financial leverage can be measured in several ways, including by ratios such as the debt-to-equity ratio (total debt / total equity), equity multiplier (total assets / total equity), or the debt ratio (total debt / total assets). Please check the breakdown between Iron Mountain's total debt and its cash.

A Deeper Perspective

The small decline in market price for the last few months may raise some interest from investors. The Stock closed today at a share price of 35.63 on 1.000 in trading volume. The company management did not add much value to Iron Mountain Incorporated investors in March. However, diversifying your holdings with Iron Mountain Incorp or similar stocks can still protect your portfolio during high-volatility market scenarios. The stock standard deviation of daily returns for 30 days (very short) investing horizon is currently 0.9524. The very small Stock volatility is a good signal to investors with longer term investment horizons. Iron Mountain maintains total asset of 6.35b. Iron Mountain is trading at 35.29 which is 2.94 percent down. Day high is 35.29. Iron Mountain Payout Ratio is considerably stable at the moment. Also, Iron Mountain Shareholders Equity is considerably stable at the moment.
 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 (projected)
Iron Mountain Interest Expense 260,717,000  263,871,000  310,662,000  279,595,800  236,780,526 
Iron Mountain Gross Profit 1,773,057,000  1,717,951,000  1,943,676,000  1,749,308,400  2,430,000,000 
To summarize, our research shows that Iron Mountain is very steady with close to average chance of distress in the next two years. Our current buy/sell advice on the business is Cautious Hold.

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