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Quaker Chemical Corporation (KWR) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

KWR • • Industrial / General
Basic MaterialsSpecialty ChemicalsMetal Processing & Industrial LubricantsMetal Treatment & Processing Chemicals
AboutQuaker Chemical Corporation develops, produces, and markets various formulated chemical specialty products for a range of heavy industrial and manufacturing applications. The company operates through four segments: Americas; Europe, Middle East, and Africa; Asia/Pacific; and Global Specialty Businesses. It offers metal removal fluids, cleaning fluids, corrosion inhibitors, metal drawing and forming fluids, die cast mold releases, heat treatment and quenchants, metal forging fluids, hydraulic fluids, specialty greases, metal finishing fluids, offshore sub-sea energy control fluids, rolling lubricants, rod and wire drawing fluids, and surface treatment chemicals. The company also provides chemical management services. It serves steel, aluminum, automotive, aerospace, offshore, can, mining, and metalworking companies. The company was formerly known as Quaker Chemical Products Corporation and changed its name to Quaker Chemical Corporation in August 1962. Quaker Chemical Corporation was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.Show more
  • Revenue $1.84B -5.8%
  • EBITDA $279M -6.0%
  • Net Income $117M +3.5%
  • EPS (Diluted) 6.51 +4.0%
  • Gross Margin 37.29% +3.2%
  • EBITDA Margin 15.16% -0.1%
  • Operating Margin 10.58% -3.6%
  • Net Margin 6.34% +9.8%
  • ROE 8.52% +0.6%
  • ROIC 7.52% -4.9%
  • Debt/Equity 0.54 -4.4%
  • Interest Coverage 4.25 +0.5%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 29.8%
  • ✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 10.2%
  • ✓Trading near 52-week high

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y9.16%
5Y10.17%
3Y1.46%
TTM0.08%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y7.52%
5Y29.83%
3Y-1.31%
TTM-107.34%

EPS CAGR

10Y4.33%
5Y25.51%
3Y-1.3%
TTM-107.33%

ROCE

10Y Avg8.53%
5Y Avg5.57%
3Y Avg6.5%
Latest8.51%

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+737.55M746.66M820.08M867.52M1.13B1.42B1.76B1.94B1.95B1.84B
Revenue Growth %-0.04%0.01%0.1%0.06%0.31%0.25%0.24%0.1%0.01%-0.06%
Cost of Goods Sold+460.51M467.07M528.59M555.21M741.39M904.23M1.17B1.33B1.25B1.15B
COGS % of Revenue0.62%0.63%0.64%0.64%0.65%0.64%0.66%0.68%0.64%0.63%
Gross Profit+277.04M279.59M291.5M312.31M392.12M513.44M594.64M612.65M705.64M686.03M
Gross Margin %0.38%0.37%0.36%0.36%0.35%0.36%0.34%0.32%0.36%0.37%
Gross Profit Growth %0.01%0.01%0.04%0.07%0.26%0.31%0.16%0.03%0.15%-0.03%
Operating Expenses+198.99M196.98M198.81M207.87M345.98M454.08M444.17M560.35M491.15M491.32M
OpEx % of Revenue0.27%0.26%0.24%0.24%0.31%0.32%0.25%0.29%0.25%0.27%
Selling, General & Admin198.99M196.98M198.81M207.87M283.83M380.75M418.86M464.19M483.56M484.79M
SG&A % of Revenue0.27%0.26%0.24%0.24%0.25%0.27%0.24%0.24%0.25%0.26%
Research & Development22.1M22.5M23.9M24.5M000050.3M0
R&D % of Revenue0.03%0.03%0.03%0.03%----0.03%-
Other Operating Expenses-69K1.81M-718K-642K62.16M73.33M25.32M96.16M-42.71M6.53M
Operating Income+71.26M83.05M62.74M87.78M46.13M59.36M150.47M52.3M214.5M194.71M
Operating Margin %0.1%0.11%0.08%0.1%0.04%0.04%0.09%0.03%0.11%0.11%
Operating Income Growth %-0.08%0.17%-0.24%0.4%-0.47%0.29%1.53%-0.65%3.1%-0.09%
EBITDA+90.47M102.62M82.71M107.5M91.03M142.61M237.02M132.77M296.48M278.82M
EBITDA Margin %0.12%0.14%0.1%0.12%0.08%0.1%0.13%0.07%0.15%0.15%
EBITDA Growth %-0.04%0.13%-0.19%0.3%-0.15%0.57%0.66%-0.44%1.23%-0.06%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)19.21M19.57M19.97M19.71M44.9M83.25M86.55M80.47M81.99M84.12M
EBIT81.36M84.14M62.03M87.14M45.88M53.74M169.32M39.7M203.82M196.06M
Net Interest Income+-961K-852K-1.36M-4.04M-16.98M-26.6M-22.33M-32.58M-50.7M-45.77M
Interest Income1.62M2.04M2.53M2.12M000000
Interest Expense2.58M2.89M3.89M6.16M16.98M26.6M22.33M32.58M50.7M45.77M
Other Income/Expense-4.34M-1.34M-2.08M-4.68M-17.23M-24.87M5.9M-43.22M-46.04M-28.68M
Pretax Income+70.23M84.01M60.67M83.1M28.9M34.49M156.37M9.08M168.46M166.03M
Pretax Margin %0.1%0.11%0.07%0.1%0.03%0.02%0.09%0%0.09%0.09%
Income Tax+17.79M23.23M41.65M25.05M2.08M-5.3M34.94M24.93M55.59M49.3M
Effective Tax Rate %0.73%0.73%0.33%0.72%1.09%1.15%0.78%-1.75%0.67%0.7%
Net Income+51.18M61.4M20.28M59.47M31.62M39.66M121.37M-15.93M112.75M116.64M
Net Margin %0.07%0.08%0.02%0.07%0.03%0.03%0.07%-0.01%0.06%0.06%
Net Income Growth %-0.09%0.2%-0.67%1.93%-0.47%0.25%2.06%-1.13%8.08%0.03%
Net Income (Continuing)52.71M63.04M22.3M59.81M31.88M39.79M121.43M-15.84M112.87M116.73M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest8.2M9.85M1.95M1.32M1.6M550K628K667K603K616K
EPS (Diluted)+3.844.631.524.472.092.226.77-1.006.266.51
EPS Growth %-0.1%0.21%-0.67%1.94%-0.53%0.06%2.05%-1.15%7.26%0.04%
EPS (Basic)3.844.641.534.482.092.236.79-1.006.276.51
Diluted Shares Outstanding13.21M13.16M13.25M13.3M15.16M17.75M17.86M17.86M17.91M17.82M
Basic Shares Outstanding13.2M13.14M13.2M13.27M15.13M17.72M17.81M17.84M17.89M17.79M
Dividend Payout Ratio0.32%0.29%0.92%0.32%0.69%0.7%0.24%-0.28%0.28%

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+365.85M376.47M406.59M418.51M715.97M792.73M920.25M994.14M927.89M876.42M
Cash & Short-Term Investments81.05M88.82M89.88M104.15M123.52M181.83M165.18M180.96M194.53M188.88M
Cash Only81.05M88.82M89.88M104.15M123.52M181.83M165.18M180.96M194.53M188.88M
Short-Term Investments0000000000
Accounts Receivable188.3M195.22M208.36M202.14M375.98M372.97M430.68M472.89M444.95M400.13M
Days Sales Outstanding93.1895.4392.7485.05121.0796.0389.2688.8183.1479.39
Inventory75.1M77.08M87.22M94.09M174.95M187.76M264.53M284.85M233.86M227.47M
Days Inventory Outstanding59.5260.2460.2361.8686.1375.7982.7778.1268.4171.97
Other Current Assets0021.13M000055.44M54.55M59.94M
Total Non-Current Assets+319.66M315.56M315.54M291.15M2.13B2.1B2.04B1.83B1.79B1.73B
Property, Plant & Equipment87.62M85.73M86.7M83.92M256.37M242.39M234.16M242.36M246.43M263.65M
Fixed Asset Turnover8.42x8.71x9.46x10.34x4.42x5.85x7.52x8.02x7.93x6.98x
Goodwill79.11M80.8M86.03M83.33M607.21M631.21M631.19M515.01M512.52M518.89M
Intangible Assets73.29M73.07M71.6M63.58M1.12B1.08B1.03B942.92M896.72M827.1M
Long-Term Investments20.35M22.82M25.69M21.32M93.82M95.78M95.28M88.84M104.59M99.58M
Other Non-Current Assets32.22M28.75M30.05M32.05M40.43M31.8M30.96M27.14M15.33M15.79M
Total Assets+685.51M692.03M722.13M709.66M2.85B2.89B2.96B2.82B2.71B2.61B
Asset Turnover1.08x1.08x1.14x1.22x0.40x0.49x0.60x0.69x0.72x0.70x
Asset Growth %0.03%0.01%0.04%-0.02%3.02%0.01%0.02%-0.05%-0.04%-0.04%
Total Current Liabilities+124.56M127.41M154.74M151.47M359.93M382.96M430.47M354.79M367.51M379.77M
Accounts Payable67.29M77.58M93.01M87.82M164.1M191.82M226.66M193.98M184.81M198.14M
Days Payables Outstanding53.3360.6364.2257.7380.7977.4370.9253.254.0762.69
Short-Term Debt662K707K5.74M670K38.33M38.97M56.94M19.25M23.35M37.55M
Deferred Revenue (Current)1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K256K1000K
Other Current Liabilities22.71M11.25M10.38M8.48M49.02M44.77M41.53M43.21M28.82M12.1M
Current Ratio2.94x2.95x2.63x2.76x1.99x2.07x2.14x2.80x2.52x2.31x
Quick Ratio2.33x2.35x2.06x2.14x1.50x1.58x1.52x2.00x1.89x1.71x
Cash Conversion Cycle99.3795.0488.7489.17126.4194.39101.11113.7397.4988.67
Total Non-Current Liabilities+179.72M152.01M157.76M121.83M1.25B1.19B1.14B1.19B961.78M876.7M
Long-Term Debt81.44M65.77M61.07M35.93M882.44M849.07M836.41M933.56M730.62M669.61M
Capital Lease Obligations000031.27M27.07M26.34M26.97M22.94M20.03M
Deferred Tax Liabilities15M12.01M9.65M10M211.09M192.76M179.03M160.29M146.96M138.83M
Other Non-Current Liabilities98.28M74.23M87.04M75.89M123.21M119.06M95.6M67.43M61.26M48.23M
Total Liabilities304.27M279.42M312.51M273.3M1.61B1.57B1.57B1.54B1.33B1.26B
Total Debt+82.1M66.48M66.8M36.6M963.22M926.01M929.66M991.8M788.97M737.82M
Net Debt1.05M-22.34M-23.07M-67.54M839.7M744.17M764.48M810.83M594.44M548.93M
Debt / Equity0.22x0.16x0.16x0.08x0.78x0.70x0.67x0.78x0.57x0.54x
Debt / EBITDA0.91x0.65x0.81x0.34x10.58x6.49x3.92x7.47x2.66x2.65x
Net Debt / EBITDA0.01x-0.22x-0.28x-0.63x9.22x5.22x3.23x6.11x2.00x1.97x
Interest Coverage27.57x28.75x16.12x14.25x2.72x2.23x6.74x1.61x4.23x4.25x
Total Equity+381.24M412.61M409.62M436.37M1.24B1.32B1.39B1.28B1.38B1.35B
Equity Growth %0.04%0.08%-0.01%0.07%1.85%0.06%0.05%-0.08%0.08%-0.02%
Book Value per Share28.8531.3530.9232.8081.9374.4177.7371.6077.3176.01
Total Shareholders' Equity373.05M402.76M407.67M435.05M1.24B1.32B1.39B1.28B1.38B1.35B
Common Stock13.29M13.28M13.31M13.34M17.73M17.85M17.9M17.95M17.99M17.67M
Retained Earnings326.74M364.41M365.94M405.13M412.98M423.94M516.33M469.92M550.64M633.73M
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI-73.32M-87.41M-65.1M-80.72M-78.17M-26.6M-63.99M-138.24M-124.42M-201.62M
Minority Interest8.2M9.85M1.95M1.32M1.6M550K628K667K603K616K

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+73.43M73.75M64.76M78.78M82.37M178.39M48.93M41.79M279.02M204.58M
Operating CF Margin %0.1%0.1%0.08%0.09%0.07%0.13%0.03%0.02%0.14%0.11%
Operating CF Growth %0.34%0%-0.12%0.22%0.05%1.17%-0.73%-0.15%5.68%-0.27%
Net Income52.71M63.04M22.3M59.81M31.88M39.79M121.43M-15.84M112.87M116.73M
Depreciation & Amortization19.21M19.57M19.97M19.71M44.9M83.25M86.55M80.47M81.99M84.12M
Stock-Based Compensation5.92M6.35M4.19M3.72M4.86M11M11.04M11.67M14.61M14.99M
Deferred Taxes-3.52M2.28M18.76M-73K-22.43M-37.21M-13.43M-16.95M-12.09M-10.03M
Other Non-Cash Items9.2M-7.29M2.33M5.39M16.22M52M-20.31M99.84M177K2.44M
Working Capital Changes-10.08M-10.19M-2.78M-9.79M6.94M29.57M-136.35M-117.38M81.47M-3.66M
Change in Receivables-188K-11.71M-1.94M-2.82M19.93M17.17M-67.47M-59.11M32.17M24.98M
Change in Inventory1.29M-1.87M-6.13M-10.55M10.84M-3.85M-84.43M-29.86M49.75M-3.24M
Change in Payables-9.04M14.57M12.38M190K-22.45M0000-8.64M
Cash from Investing+-34.2M-23.77M-13.9M-12.36M-908.63M-71.39M-49.13M-40.19M-27.62M-76.42M
Capital Expenditures-11.03M-9.95M-10.87M-12.89M-15.54M-17.9M-21.46M-28.54M-38.8M11.28M
CapEx % of Revenue0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.02%0.01%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing895K1.21M2.34M1.03M325K2.75M14.74M1.46M11.18M-48.4M
Cash from Financing+-16.9M-38.13M-55.21M-46.91M844.13M-75.25M-13.46M24.67M-238.61M-122.66M
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid-16.51M-17.63M-18.61M-19.32M-21.83M-27.56M-28.6M-30.1M-31.65M-33.17M
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing1.21M-133K-31.79M-795K-22.38M2.07M890K-4.11M-2.75M-2.38M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+62.4M63.8M53.89M65.89M66.83M160.49M27.48M13.26M240.22M215.86M
FCF Margin %0.08%0.09%0.07%0.08%0.06%0.11%0.02%0.01%0.12%0.12%
FCF Growth %0.5%0.02%-0.16%0.22%0.01%1.4%-0.83%-0.52%17.12%-0.1%
FCF per Share4.724.854.074.954.419.041.540.7413.4112.12
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)1.43x1.20x3.19x1.32x2.60x4.50x0.40x-2.62x2.47x1.75x
Interest Paid2.22M2.48M2.77M2.42M19.55M23.65M19.3M29.07M54.89M44.54M
Taxes Paid21M25.04M21.54M19.62M15.5M20.25M34.77M35.33M57.41M60.58M

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)13.71%15.47%4.93%14.06%3.77%3.09%8.96%-1.19%8.47%8.52%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)14.09%16.13%12.12%17.43%2.82%2.15%5.35%1.85%7.91%7.52%
Gross Margin37.56%37.45%35.54%36%34.59%36.22%33.76%31.52%36.13%37.29%
Net Margin6.94%8.22%2.47%6.86%2.79%2.8%6.89%-0.82%5.77%6.34%
Debt / Equity0.22x0.16x0.16x0.08x0.78x0.70x0.67x0.78x0.57x0.54x
Interest Coverage27.57x28.75x16.12x14.25x2.72x2.23x6.74x1.61x4.23x4.25x
FCF Conversion1.43x1.20x3.19x1.32x2.60x4.50x0.40x-2.62x2.47x1.75x
Revenue Growth-3.7%1.24%9.83%5.78%30.66%25.07%24.23%10.36%0.5%-5.82%

Revenue by Segment

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Metalworking and Other-----709.54M881.48M952.5M1.35B1.24B
Metalworking and Other Growth------24.23%8.06%42.00%-8.46%
Metals-----439.11M559.45M604.66M600.73M601.51M
Metals Growth------27.41%8.08%-0.65%0.13%
Manufacturing And Services40.28M41.45M42.55M43.88M------
Manufacturing And Services Growth-2.89%2.67%3.10%------
Captive Insurance Company7.06M5.63M14.04M5.84M------
Captive Insurance Company Growth--20.20%149.33%-58.40%------

Revenue by Geography

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Americas----541.55M450.16M572.64M943.75M977.1M882.13M
Americas Growth------16.88%27.21%64.81%3.53%-9.72%
EMEA---102.42M315.69M383.19M480.13M558.34M571.35M536.43M
EMEA Growth----208.23%21.38%25.30%16.29%2.33%-6.11%
Asia Pacific---134.4M276.27M315.3M388.16M441.5M404.87M421.12M
Asia Pacific Growth----105.56%14.13%23.11%13.74%-8.30%4.01%
Global Specialty Businesses-----269.03M320.23M---
Global Specialty Businesses Growth------19.03%---
North America---156.91M------
North America Growth----------
South America---19.82M------
South America Growth----------

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Quaker Chemical Corporation (KWR) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.7x. This is roughly in line with market averages.

Growth & Financials

Quaker Chemical Corporation (KWR) reported $1.86B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 173% increase from $683.2M in 2011.

Quaker Chemical Corporation (KWR) saw revenue decline by 5.8% over the past year.

Quaker Chemical Corporation (KWR) reported a net loss of $9.0M for fiscal year 2024.

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Quaker Chemical Corporation (KWR) pays a dividend with a yield of 1.16%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Quaker Chemical Corporation (KWR) has a return on equity (ROE) of 8.5%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.

Quaker Chemical Corporation (KWR) generated $127.5M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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