Why Schneider Electric SE (EPA:SU) Is An Attractive Stock On Right Now

Schneider Electric SE (EPA:SU) is a stock with outstanding fundamental characteristics. When we build an investment case, we need to look at the stock with a holistic perspective. In the case of SU, it is a financially-healthy , dividend-paying company with a a strong track record of performance. In the following section, I expand a bit more on these key aspects. For those interested in digger a bit deeper into my commentary, read the full report on Schneider Electric here.

Flawless balance sheet with proven track record and pays a dividend

SU is financially robust, with ample cash on hand and short-term investments to meet upcoming liabilities. This indicates that SU has sufficient cash flows and proper cash management in place, which is a key determinant of the company’s health. SU seems to have put its debt to good use, generating operating cash levels of 0.41x total debt in the most recent year. This is also a good indication as to whether debt is properly covered by the company’s cash flows.

ENXTPA:SU Income Statement June 21st 18

For those seeking income streams from their portfolio, SU is a robust dividend payer as well. Over the past decade, the company has consistently increased its dividend payout, reaching a yield of 2.97%.

ENXTPA:SU Historical Dividend Yield June 21st 18

Next Steps:

For Schneider Electric, I’ve put together three fundamental factors you should look at:

1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for SU’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for SU’s outlook.

2. Valuation: What is SU worth today? Is the stock undervalued, even when its growth outlook is factored into its intrinsic value? The intrinsic value infographic in our free research report helps visualize whether SU is currently mispriced by the market.

3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of SU? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!

To help readers see pass the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.