Executive Summary
Yara International ASA provides environmental and industrial solutions in Norway and internationally.
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Fundamentals
Adequate balance sheet second-rate dividend payer.
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Share Price & News
How has Yara International's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-0.4%
YAR
2.6%
NO Chemicals
1.1%
NO Market
1 Year Return
5.2%
YAR
2.1%
NO Chemicals
-7.3%
NO Market
Return vs Industry: YAR exceeded the Norwegian Chemicals industry which returned 2.1% over the past year.
Return vs Market: YAR exceeded the Norwegian Market which returned -7.3% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| YAR | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -0.4% | 2.6% | 1.1% |
| 30 Day | -0.8% | 1.2% | -0.7% |
| 90 Day | -6.6% | 2.9% | 2.3% |
| 1 Year | 7.0%5.2% | 6.1%2.1% | -2.5%-7.3% |
| 3 Year | 51.3%41.3% | 23.4%12.3% | 41.3%22.8% |
| 5 Year | 48.1%27.6% | 51.6%29.5% | 59.8%22.9% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Yara International's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Yara International (OB:YAR) Shareholders Have Enjoyed A 41% Share Price Gain2 weeks ago | Simply Wall St
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Here's What Yara International ASA's (OB:YAR) P/E Is Telling UsValuation
Is Yara International undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
27.9%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Undervalued: YAR (NOK387.3) is trading below our estimate of fair value (NOK536.98)
Significantly Undervalued: YAR is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: YAR is poor value based on its PE Ratio (19.8x) compared to the Chemicals industry average (17.4x).
PE vs Market: YAR is poor value based on its PE Ratio (19.8x) compared to the Norwegian market (13.5x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Low PEG Ratio: YAR is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (1x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: YAR is good value based on its PB Ratio (1.3x) compared to the XE Chemicals industry average (1.6x).
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Future Growth
How is Yara International forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 17 analysts?
19.3%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: YAR's forecast earnings growth (19.3% per year) is above the savings rate (1.8%).
Earnings vs Market: YAR's earnings (19.3% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the Norwegian market (14.8% per year).
High Growth Earnings: YAR's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: YAR's revenue (3.9% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the Norwegian market (4.7% per year).
High Growth Revenue: YAR's revenue (3.9% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
High Future ROE: YAR's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (11.1%).
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Past Performance
How has Yara International performed over the past 5 years?
-29.1%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: YAR's earnings have declined by -29.1% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: YAR's earnings growth over the past year (492.9%) exceeds its 5-year average (-29.1% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: YAR earnings growth over the past year (492.9%) exceeded the Chemicals industry 1.7%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: YAR's Return on Equity (6.2%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
ROA vs Industry: YAR's Return on Assets is below or equal to the Chemicals industry average last year.
Return on Capital Employed
ROCE Improving: YAR's Return on Capital Employed has declined over the past 3 years.
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Financial Health
How is Yara International's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: YAR's short term assets ($5.8B) exceeds its short term liabilities ($4.1B)
Long Term Liabilities: YAR's short term assets (5.8B) exceeds its long term liabilities (4.4B)
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: YAR's debt to equity ratio (43.2%) is considered high
Reducing Debt: YAR's debt to equity ratio has increased from 14.9% to 43.2% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: YAR's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (23.7%).
Interest Coverage: YAR's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (9.4x coverage).
Balance Sheet
Inventory Level: YAR has a high level of physical assets or inventory.
Debt Coverage by Assets: YAR's debt is covered by short term assets (assets are 1.476330x debt).
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Dividend
What is Yara International's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
1.68%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Current dividend yield vs market & industry
Stability and Growth of Payments
Notable Dividend: YAR's dividend (1.68%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Norwegian market (2.64%).
High Dividend: YAR's dividend (1.68%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Norwegian market (6.32%).
Stable Dividend: YAR's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: YAR's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (35.2%), YAR's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: YAR's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be well covered by earnings (33.6% payout ratio).
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Management
What is the CEO of Yara International's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?
3.3yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Svein Holsether (47yo)
4.1yrs
Tenure
US$1,612,000
Compensation
Mr. Svein Tore Holsether has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Yara International ASA since joining on September 9, 2015. Mr. Holsether Joined Yara International ASA in 2015. He served as t ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs. Market: Svein's total compensation ($USD1.61M) is about average for companies of similar size in the Norwegian market ($USD1.70M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Svein's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Management Age and Tenure
3.3yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: YAR's management team is considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).
Board Age and Tenure
1.3yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: YAR's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Insider Trading
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Financial Officer Executive VP & CFO |
| Shares | 1,600 |
| Max Price | US$337.82 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Senior Key Executive Newco IPO Lead / Senior VP of Strategy & Business Development |
| Shares | 42 |
| Max Price | US$281.92 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Director |
| Shares | 42 |
| Max Price | US$281.92 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Legal Officer Executive VP & General Counsel |
| Shares | 42 |
| Max Price | US$281.92 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Shares | 42 |
| Max Price | US$281.92 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Shares | 42 |
| Max Price | US$281.92 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Shares | 42 |
| Max Price | US$281.92 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Head of Chemical Compliance & Director |
| Shares | 42 |
| Max Price | US$281.92 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Shares | 42 |
| Max Price | US$281.92 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Head of Sales Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing |
| Shares | 42 |
| Max Price | US$281.92 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Shares | 42 |
| Max Price | US$281.92 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Executive Officer President & CEO |
| Shares | 42 |
| Max Price | US$281.92 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Senior Key Executive Executive Vice President of Production |
| Shares | 42 |
| Max Price | US$281.92 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Head of Human Resources Executive Vice President of People & Global Functions |
| Shares | 42 |
| Max Price | US$281.92 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Financial Officer Executive VP & CFO |
| Shares | 42 |
| Max Price | US$281.92 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Shares | 500 |
| Max Price | US$347.40 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Legal Officer Executive VP & General Counsel |
| Shares | 1,450 |
| Max Price | US$343.17 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Vice Chairman Vice Chairman |
| Shares | 3,000 |
| Max Price | US$347.80 |
Ownership Breakdown
Management Team
Torgeir Kvidal (54yo)
Head of Mining Operations
- Tenure: 1.6yrs
- Compensation: US$367.71k
Kristine Ryssdal (59yo)
Executive VP & General Counsel
- Tenure: 3.4yrs
- Compensation: US$605.00k
Svein Holsether (47yo)
President & CEO
- Tenure: 4.1yrs
- Compensation: US$1.61m
Lars Røsæg (37yo)
Executive VP & CFO
- Tenure: 0.9yrs
- Compensation: US$492.41k
Rune Bratteberg (59yo)
Head of Chemical Compliance & Director
- Tenure: 7.8yrs
Terje Tollefsen (56yo)
Newco IPO Lead / Senior VP of Strategy & Business Development
- Tenure: 3.3yrs
- Compensation: US$597.00k
Terje Knutsen (57yo)
Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing
- Tenure: 0.8yrs
- Compensation: US$808.00k
Lene Trollnes (51yo)
Executive Vice President of People & Global Functions
- Tenure: 3.1yrs
- Compensation: US$694.00k
Tove Andersen (49yo)
Executive Vice President of Production
- Tenure: 3.7yrs
- Compensation: US$722.00k
Lair Hanzen (52yo)
Executive Vice President of Yara Brazil
- Tenure: 3.7yrs
- Compensation: US$1.26m
Board Members
Trond Berger (62yo)
Vice Chairman
- Tenure: 0.4yrs
John Thuestad (59yo)
Director
- Tenure: 5.4yrs
Geir Isaksen (65yo)
Chairman of the Board
- Tenure: 1.8yrs
Geir Sundbø (56yo)
Director
- Tenure: 9.8yrs
Håkon Reistad Fure (32yo)
Director
- Tenure: 0.8yrs
Hilde Bakken (53yo)
Director
- Tenure: 5.4yrs
Kimberly Lein-Mathisen (47yo)
Director
- Tenure: 0.4yrs
Rune Bratteberg (59yo)
Head of Chemical Compliance & Director
- Tenure: 7.8yrs
Kari Nøstberg
Director
- Tenure: 0.08yrs
Adele Norman Pran (49yo)
Director
- Tenure: 0.4yrs
Company Information
Yara International ASA's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Yara International ASA
- Ticker: YAR
- Exchange: OB
- Founded: 1905
- Industry: Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals
- Sector: Materials
- Market Cap: kr105.502b
- Shares outstanding: 272.40m
- Website: https://www.yara.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Yara International ASA
- Drammensveien 131
- Oslo
- Oslo
- 277
- Norway
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU2 | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | DE | EUR | Mar 2004 |
| YAR | OB (Oslo Bors) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | NO | NOK | Mar 2004 |
| 0O7D | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | GB | NOK | Mar 2004 |
| YRAI.F | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | US | USD | Mar 2004 |
| YARO | BATS-CHIXE (BATS 'Chi-X Europe') | Yes | Ordinary Shares | GB | NOK | Mar 2004 |
| YAR | SWX (SIX Swiss Exchange) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | CH | CHF | Mar 2004 |
| YARI.Y | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | SPONSORED ADR | US | USD | Apr 2004 |
Biography
Yara International ASA provides environmental and industrial solutions in Norway and internationally. It operates through three segments: Crop Nutrition, Industrial, and Production. The Crop Nutrition segm ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2019/10/17 20:41 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2019/10/17 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2018/12/31 |
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