Momentum Stock Watch: The Clorox Company (CLX)

Company Profile:

The Clorox Company manufactures and markets consumer and professional products worldwide. It operates through four segments: Cleaning, Household, Lifestyle, and International. The company offers laundry additives, including bleach products under the Clorox brand, as well as Clorox 2 stain fighter and color booster; home care products primarily under the Clorox, Formula 409, Liquid-Plumr, Pine-Sol, S.O.S, and Tilex brands; naturally derived products under the Green Works brand; and professional cleaning, disinfecting, and food service products under the CloroxPro, Dispatch, Clorox Healthcare, Hidden Valley, and KC Masterpiece brands. The Clorox Company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Oakland, California.

Recent News:

Its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $1.06 per share on the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable Nov. 15, 2019, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on Oct. 30, 2019.

The Clorox Company (CLX) reported a 4% sales decrease and a 13% increase in diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations (diluted EPS) for its fourth quarter, which ended June 30, 2019. For fiscal year 2019, the company reported sales growth of 1% and a 1% increase in diluted EPS.

Fundamental Analysis:

Ninestocks analyzes several different financial aspects: Growth, Profitability, solvency and efficiency.

Growth – Measures the growth of both the company’s income statement and cash flow.

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Profitability – Measures the historical price movement of the stock.

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Solvency – Measures the solvency of the company based on several ratios.

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Efficiency – Measures the strength and historic growth of a company’s return on invested capital.

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Conclusion:

CLX’s strengths can be seen in its strong profitability compared with its peers. Its revenue has increased over recently several years. Technical indicators signal the bullish signs, as there is a bullish crossover in Stochastic oscillator, MACD is trying to cross back up and the RSI stands at 42.11 with positive bias. We rate The Clorox Company (CLX) a STRONG BUY.

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