Does Jacobs Engineering have anything left?

This article is aimed at all current or potential Jacobs Engineering investors. I will look into why albeit cyclical Jacobs Engineering disturbance, the long term basic indicators of the company are still strong. The company Piotroski F Score is 5 - Healthy. Considering 30-days investment horizon, Jacobs Engineering is expected to under-perform the market. In addition to that, the company is 1.77 times more volatile than its market benchmark. It trades about -0.09 of its total potential returns per unit of risk. The market is currently generating roughly -0.09 per unit of volatility. Jacobs Engineering retains regular Real Value of $67.684 per share. The prevalent price of the corporation is $73.87. At this time the corporation appears to be overvalued. Macroaxis calculates value of Jacobs Engineering from evaluating the corporation fundamentals such as Current Valuation of 12.71B, Return On Asset of 4.12% and Return On Equity of 6.90% as well as inspecting its technical indicators and Probability Of Bankruptcy. In general, we encourage to acquire undervalued assets and to sell overvalued assets since at some point stocks prices and their ongoing real values will come together.
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Reviewed by Gabriel Shpitalnik

JACOBS ENGINEERNG has roughly 674.55M in cash with 259.5M of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 4.94. This firm dividends can provide a clue to current valuation of the stock. Jacobs Engineering one year expected dividend income is about $0.3 per share. The company has Net Profit Margin of 1.78 % which implies that it may need a different competitive strategy as even a very small decline in it revenue may erase profits and result in a net loss. This is way below average. In the same way, it shows Net Operating Margin of 6.25 % which entails that for every 100 dollars of revenue it generated 0.06 of operating income.

How important is Jacobs Engineering's Liquidity

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

Jacobs Engineering Correlation with Peers

Investors in Jacobs can reduce exposure to individual asset risk by holding a diversified portfolio of assets in addition to a long position in Jacobs Engineering Group. Diversification will allow for the same portfolio return with reduced risk. The correlation table of Jacobs Engineering and its peers is a two-dimensional matrix that shows the correlation coefficient between pairs of securities Jacobs 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 Jacobs for more details

What is driving Jacobs Engineering Investor Appetite?

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 73.08 on 1022009.000 in trading volume. The company executives did not add much value to Jacobs Engineering Group investors in April. However, diversifying your holdings with Jacobs Engineering 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 1.115. The below-average Stock volatility is a good sign for a longer term investment options and for buy-and-hold investors. Jacobs Engineering preserves 1.78b of current liabilities. Jacobs Engineering is selling for under 73.87. That is 1.12 percent down. Day high is 74.83. Jacobs Engineering Average Assets is somewhat stable at the moment. Also, Jacobs Engineering Enterprise Value over EBITDA is somewhat stable at the moment.
 2013 2014 2015 2018 2019 (projected)
Jacobs Engineering Cost of Revenue 10,621,373,000  10,146,494,000  9,196,326,000  8,276,693,400  7,510,317,737 
Jacobs Engineering Consolidated Income 352,112,000  328,882,000  214,515,000  193,063,500  211,752,368 
In closing, our concluding buy-sell advice on the company is Strong Hold. Jacobs Engineering is currently overvalued with low probability of distress for the next two years.

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