E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Co. Quarterly Valuation – February 2015 $DD

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E. I. Du Pont De Nemours should satisfy the Enterprising Investor, but not the Defensive Investor. The Defensive Investor is concerned with the low current ratio and the high PB ratio, while the Enterprising Investor has no initial concerns. Therefore, Enterprising Investors should feel very comfortable proceeding to the next part of the analysis, which is a determination of the company’s intrinsic value.

From a valuation side of things, the company has grown its EPSmg (normalized earnings) from $2.70 in 2010 to $3.99 for 2014. This is a strong and impressive level of demonstrated growth, which is in line with the market’s implied estimate for earnings growth of 5.3% over the next 7-10 years. The ModernGraham valuation model, therefore, returns an estimate of intrinsic value falling within a margin of safety relative to the current price, indicating the company is fairly valued at the present time.

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Disclaimer:  The author did not hold a position in E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Co. (DD) at the time of publication and had no intention of changing that position within the next 72 hours.  Logo taken from Wikipedia for the sole purpose of identifying the company; this article is not affiliated with the company in any manner.

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