RPM International
Market Cap
US$10.6b
Last Updated
2021/03/02 00:27 UTC
Data Sources
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Executive Summary
RPM International Inc. manufactures and sells specialty chemicals for the industrial, specialty, and consumer markets worldwide. More Details
Snowflake Analysis
Solid track record established dividend payer.
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Share Price & News
How has RPM International's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: RPM is less volatile than 75% of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 3% a week.
Volatility Over Time: RPM's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-1.8%
RPM
-0.08%
US Chemicals
-1.3%
US Market
1 Year Return
22.8%
RPM
35.0%
US Chemicals
41.9%
US Market
Return vs Industry: RPM underperformed the US Chemicals industry which returned 36.4% over the past year.
Return vs Market: RPM underperformed the US Market which returned 36.5% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
RPM | Industry | Market | |
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7 Day | -1.8% | -0.08% | -1.3% |
30 Day | -1.7% | 6.3% | 7.5% |
90 Day | -8.4% | 5.6% | 15.9% |
1 Year | 25.2%22.8% | 38.0%35.0% | 44.8%41.9% |
3 Year | 72.0%61.2% | 33.4%13.0% | 49.1%41.0% |
5 Year | 111.9%89.7% | 96.3%57.4% | 113.1%92.8% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is RPM International's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Is It Worth Buying RPM International Inc. (NYSE:RPM) For Its 1.8% Dividend Yield?Valuation
Is RPM International undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
24.43x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: RPM ($81.09) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($76.44)
Significantly Below Fair Value: RPM is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: RPM is good value based on its PE Ratio (24.4x) compared to the US Chemicals industry average (26.7x).
PE vs Market: RPM is poor value based on its PE Ratio (24.4x) compared to the US market (21.2x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: RPM is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (1.2x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: RPM is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (6.8x) compared to the US Chemicals industry average (2.5x).
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Future Growth
How is RPM International forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 11 analysts?
19.9%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: RPM's forecast earnings growth (19.9% per year) is above the savings rate (2%).
Earnings vs Market: RPM's earnings (19.9% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (20% per year).
High Growth Earnings: RPM's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: RPM's revenue (3.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (10.4% per year).
High Growth Revenue: RPM's revenue (3.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: RPM's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (35.7%)
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Past Performance
How has RPM International performed over the past 5 years?
5.3%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: RPM has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: RPM's current net profit margins (7.4%) are higher than last year (5.9%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: RPM's earnings have grown by 5.3% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: RPM's earnings growth over the past year (29.5%) exceeds its 5-year average (5.3% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: RPM earnings growth over the past year (29.5%) exceeded the Chemicals industry -1.4%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: Whilst RPM's Return on Equity (27.73%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.
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Financial Health
How is RPM International's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: RPM's short term assets ($2.5B) exceed its short term liabilities ($1.1B).
Long Term Liabilities: RPM's short term assets ($2.5B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($3.1B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: RPM's debt to equity ratio (145.4%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: RPM's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 155.6% to 145.4% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: RPM's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (36.8%).
Interest Coverage: RPM's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (9.7x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is RPM International current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
1.87%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: RPM's dividend (1.87%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.33%).
High Dividend: RPM's dividend (1.87%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (3.76%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: RPM's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: RPM's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (44%), RPM's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: RPM's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be well covered by earnings (30.9% payout ratio).
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
9.5yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Frank Sullivan (59 yo)
18.33yrs
Tenure
US$9,183,765
Compensation
Mr. Frank C. Sullivan has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of RPM International Inc. since October 11, 2002 and August 1999 respectively. He served as Chief Operating Officer of RPM Internati...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Frank's total compensation ($USD9.18M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD10.54M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Frank's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
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Chairman | 18.33yrs | US$9.18m | 0.76% $ 80.6m | |
VP & CFO | 8.83yrs | US$2.52m | 0.080% $ 8.4m | |
VP of Operations & Chief Restructuring Officer | 1.67yrs | US$1.85m | 0.0042% $ 442.0k | |
Senior VP | 10.08yrs | US$2.22m | 0.035% $ 3.7m | |
Vice President of Corporate Benefits & Risk Management | 13.33yrs | US$2.17m | 0.071% $ 7.5m | |
VP & Chief Information Officer | 2.33yrs | no data | no data | |
Manager of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
Vice President of Corporate Development | 13.33yrs | no data | no data | |
Director of Human Resource Information Systems | no data | no data | no data | |
VP of Public Affairs & Chief Talent Officer | 2.58yrs | no data | no data | |
Managing Director | 11.75yrs | no data | no data | |
Senior Vice President | 5.17yrs | no data | no data |
9.5yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: RPM's management team is seasoned and experienced (9.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
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Chairman | 18.33yrs | US$9.18m | 0.76% $ 80.6m | |
Independent Lead Director | no data | US$268.75k | 0.018% $ 1.9m | |
Independent Director | 13.33yrs | US$261.25k | 0.015% $ 1.6m | |
Independent Director | 8.83yrs | US$248.75k | 0.014% $ 1.4m | |
Independent Director | 8.08yrs | US$261.25k | 0.012% $ 1.2m | |
Independent Director | 16.58yrs | US$238.75k | 0.032% $ 3.4m | |
Independent Director | 2.67yrs | US$248.75k | 0.012% $ 1.2m | |
Independent Director | 14.08yrs | US$241.25k | 0.0079% $ 837.7k | |
Independent Director | 3.33yrs | US$258.75k | 0.0094% $ 986.4k | |
Independent Director | 5.33yrs | US$238.75k | 0.0083% $ 873.5k | |
Independent Director | 3.58yrs | US$238.75k | 0.0055% $ 581.3k | |
Independent Director | 2.67yrs | US$258.75k | 0.0058% $ 616.1k |
8.1yrs
Average Tenure
64.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: RPM's board of directors are considered experienced (8.1 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: RPM insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
RPM International Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: RPM International Inc.
- Ticker: RPM
- Exchange: NYSE
- Founded: 1947
- Industry: Specialty Chemicals
- Sector: Materials
- Market Cap: US$10.550b
- Shares outstanding: 130.10m
- Website: https://www.rpminc.com
Number of Employees
Location
- RPM International Inc.
- 2628 Pearl Road
- PO Box 777
- Medina
- Ohio
- 44258
- United States
Listings
Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
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RPM | NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Stock | US | USD | Dec 1972 |
RP8 | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Stock | DE | EUR | Dec 1972 |
0A62 | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Stock | GB | USD | Dec 1972 |
Biography
RPM International Inc. manufactures and sells specialty chemicals for the industrial, specialty, and consumer markets worldwide. It offers waterproofing, coatings, and institutional roofing systems; sealan...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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Company Analysis | 2021/03/02 00:27 |
End of Day Share Price | 2021/03/01 00:00 |
Earnings | 2020/11/30 |
Annual Earnings | 2020/05/31 |
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