Nike, Inc. (NKE) is a Basic Materials company in the Rubber & Plastics Footwear industry with a market capitalisation of $51.8B. The stock trades at 16.71x trailing earnings and yields 4.7%.
Debt to equity: 0.53 (Watch, benchmark < 0.5) β Debt of 0.53x equity is moderate against the 0.5x benchmark. It has improved over the last 4 years.
Net debt vs cash flow: 0.2y (Strong, benchmark < 4 years) β Net debt of $379.0M is 0.2x annual free cash flow β under a year of cash flow to repay.
Current ratio: 1.96 (Strong, benchmark > 1.5) β Short-term assets cover 1.96x short-term liabilities, against Graham's 1.5x floor. It has deteriorated over the last 4 years.
Return on equity: 20.9% (Strong, benchmark > 15%) β Earns 20.9% on shareholder equity, comfortably past the > 15% mark.
Gross margin: 42.9% (Strong, benchmark > 40%) β Keeps 42.9% of revenue after the direct cost of sales, comfortably past the > 40% mark.
Net margin: 6.7% (Watch, benchmark > 10%) β Turns 6.7% of revenue into profit, short of the > 10% mark.
Free cash flow: $2.2B (Strong, benchmark positive) β Generated $2.2B of free cash flow after capital spending. It has deteriorated over the last 4 years.
Revenue growth: 0.2% (Watch, benchmark > 10%) β Revenue changed 0.2% year on year, short of the > 10% mark.
Earnings growth: -3.5% (Concern, benchmark > 10%) β Earnings changed -3.5% year on year, well short of the > 10% mark.
Payout ratio: 77.4% (Watch, benchmark < 60%) β Pays out 77.4% of earnings as dividends β above the level usually considered sustainable.