Anything left for Johnson Controls in May?

This story will concentrate on Johnson Controls. I will evaluate if Johnson Controls shares are reasonably priced going into May. The company Piotroski F Score is 5 - Healthy. Considering 30-days investment horizon, Johnson Controls is expected to generate 1.05 times less return on investment than the market. In addition to that, the company is 1.35 times more volatile than its market benchmark. It trades about 0.14 of its total potential returns per unit of risk. The market is currently generating roughly 0.2 per unit of volatility. We found thirty-eight available reported financial drivers for Johnson Controls Int which can be compared to its competitors. To make sure the equity is not overpriced, please check out all Johnson Controls fundamentals including its Shares Owned by Insiders, Revenue, Total Debt, as well as the relationship between Price to Earning and Net Income . Given that Johnson Controls Int has Price to Earning of 14.95X, we strongly advise you confirm Johnson Controls Int regular market performance to make sure the company can sustain itself down the road. Use Johnson Controls to enhance returns of your portfolios. The stock experiences moderate upward volatility. Check odds of Johnson Controls to be traded at $40.81 in 30 days.
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Reviewed by Ellen Johnson

JOHNSON CONTROLS has roughly 292M in cash with 2.04B of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 0.32. This firm dividends can provide a clue to current valuation of the stock. Johnson Controls one year expected dividend income is about $0.52 per share. About 92.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has price-to-book ratio of 1.67. Some equities with similar Price to Book (P/B) outperform the market in the long run. Johnson Controls Int has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 2.2. The entity last dividend was issued on 2019-03-15. The firm had 3:1 split on 2016-09-06.
Investing in Johnson Controls, just like investing in any other equity instrument, is characterized by a strong risk-return correlation. High risks mean high returns and low risk means lower expected returns. Risk management is the act of identifying and assessing the potential risk and developing strategies to minimize these risks and earn maximum possible profits while holding Johnson Controls along with other instruments in the same portfolio. Using conventional technical analysis and fundamental analysis to select individual securities into a portfolio complements risk management and adds value to overall investors' investing strategies.
Sophisticated investors, who have witnessed many market ups and downs, anticipate that the market will even out over time. This tendency of Johnson Controls' price to converge to an average value over time is called mean reversion. However, historically, high market prices usually discourage investors that believe in mean reversion to invest, while low prices are viewed as an opportunity to buy.
Please note, it is not enough to conduct a financial or market analysis of a single entity such as Johnson Controls. Your research has to be compared to or analyzed against Johnson Controls' peers to derive any actionable benefits. When done correctly, Johnson Controls' competitive analysis will give you plenty of quantitative and qualitative data to validate your investment decisions or develop an entirely new strategy toward taking a position in Johnson Controls Int.

How important is Johnson Controls's Liquidity

Johnson Controls financial leverage refers to using borrowed capital as a funding source to finance Johnson Controls International ongoing operations. It is usually used to expand the firm's asset base and generate returns on borrowed capital. Johnson Controls 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 Johnson Controls' 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 Johnson Controls' 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 Johnson Controls's total debt and its cash.

Johnson Controls Gross Profit

Johnson Controls Gross Profit growth is one of the most critical measures in evaluating the company. The Gross Profit growth rate is calculated simply by comparing Johnson Controls previous period's values with its current period's values. Each time period you're measuring should be of equal lengths the increase or decrease, in a company's Gross Profit between two periods. Here we show Johnson Controls Gross Profit growth over the last 10 years. Please check Johnson Controls' gross profit and other fundamental indicators for more details.

Johnson Controls Correlation with Peers

Investors in Johnson can reduce exposure to individual asset risk by holding a diversified portfolio of assets in addition to a long position in Johnson Controls International. Diversification will allow for the same portfolio return with reduced risk. The correlation table of Johnson Controls and its peers is a two-dimensional matrix that shows the correlation coefficient between pairs of securities Johnson is related in some way. The cells in the table are color-coded to highlight significantly positive and negative relationships. Each cell shows the correlation between one pair of equities and can be used to run pair trading strategies or create efficient portfolios with your current brokerage. Please check volatility of Johnson for more details

Is Johnson Controls valued properly by the market?

The modest gains experienced by current holders of Johnson Controls International plc may raise some interest from investors. The Stock closed today at a share price of 36.705 on 3069699.000 in trading volume. The company executives have been quite successful with maneuvering the stock at opportune times to take advantage of all market conditions in March. The stock standard deviation of daily returns for 30 days (very short) investing horizon is currently 0.9049. The very small Stock volatility is a good signal to investors with longer term investment horizons. Johnson Controls is selling for 37.10. This is 0.51 percent up. Today lowest is 36.705. Johnson Controls Shareholders Equity USD is increasing over the last 5 years. Also, Johnson Controls Interest Expense is increasing over the last 5 years.
 2012 2013 2014 2018 2019 (projected)
Johnson Controls Cost of Revenue 30,999,000,000  32,444,000,000  30,732,000,000  27,658,800,000  26,576,793,522 
Johnson Controls Consolidated Income 1,297,000,000  1,343,000,000  1,679,000,000  1,511,100,000  1,245,061,538 
Taking everything into account, our research shows that Johnson Controls is very steady with below average probability of bankruptcy in the next two years. Our concluding buy vs. sell advice on the entity is Strong Buy.

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