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Quaker Houghton KWR

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Quaker Houghton

Overview of Quaker Chemical Corporation

KWR NYQ
Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals Framework: Commodities & Mining Mid Cap
Quaker Chemical Corporation (KWR), is a Mid Cap company, in the Specialty Chemicals industry, last closed at $150.92, about 5.8% undervalued vs fair value, +31.6% 1Y return, ranked 115/267 in sector.
Metrics Rev Growth 2.7% ROE -0.2% Gross Margin 36.0% Div Yield 1.44%
USD 150.92
1.95%
(Delayed)
• Vol 90d: 38.4%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$2.56B
Enterprise Value
$3.28B
Overall Score
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Overall
Growth
Good
Profitability
Weak
Health
Fair
Efficiency
Weak
Valuation
Good
Growth
Good
Profitability
Weak
Health
Fair
Efficiency
Weak
Valuation
Good
Completeness: 82%
Confidence: 87%
Updated: Jul 5
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Quick Facts

Website https://home.quakerhoughton.co...
HQ Conshohocken, PA
Employees 4,700
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

Earnings Jul 30 Estimated
Dividend Jul 31

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$139
$160
$182
Current: $150.92 +6% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Mid Cap

Corporate Free Cash Flow - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$1.9B
2.7%%
Gross Profit
$679.4M
-1%%
Operating Income
$177.0M
-12.1%%
Net Income
$-2.5M
-102.1%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Corporate Free Cash Flow

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio FY2025
-3239.4%

Operating Cash Flow / Net Income

FCF / Net Income - not meaningful while net income is negative (a near-100% ratio here only reflects cash burn tracking accounting losses, not earnings quality)

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$111.0M
137.7% of FCF

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health significant issues
Overall assessment of cash flow efficiency and conversion quality.
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Active Leaks
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2
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Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Quaker Houghton's durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
55
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Moderate
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

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Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing KWR's balance between Growth (31.7%), Profitability (31.7%), and Safety (36.7%). Growth 32% Safety 37% Profitability 32%

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Growth

41th percentile vs peers
42
Key Signals
Rev Growth YoY 2.7% 49p Revenue CAGR 3Y -0.9% 45p EPS CAGR 3Y -1.3% 62p TSR -1.0% 31p EPS Growth YoY -1.02 14p
Strengths
  • Strong liquidity position vs peers
Risks
  • EPS Growth YoY in bottom 20% of peers (-1.02)

Profitability

41th percentile vs peers
42
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Safety

48th percentile vs peers
48
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Quaker Houghton.

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Base
$159.68
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