What International Flavors & Fragrances Investors Should Keep in Mind

By Blake Campbell • Saturday, December 16 16:41 • Permanent Link

Is it worth buying International Flavors & Fragrances stock at a price of $79.62? If this question is on your mind, make sure to check out the fundamentals of this Chemicals large-cap company:

International Flavors & Fragrances has logged a -21.7% 52 week change, compared to 23.6% for the S&P 500
IFF has an average analyst rating of buy and is 2.78% away from its mean target price of $77.47 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $0.06, which brings its trailing Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio to 1327.0. The Industrials sector's average P/E ratio is 22.19
The company's forward earnings per share (EPS) is $4.1 and its forward P/E ratio is 19.4
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 1.2 in contrast to the Industrials sector's average P/B ratio is 4.06
The company's free cash flow for the last fiscal year was $453.0 Million and the average free cash flow growth rate is -13.9%
International Flavors & Fragrances's revenues have an average growth rate of 21.4% with operating expenses growing at 17.5%. The company's current operating margins stand at 4.6%

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