
Fundamental analysis: AptarGroup, Inc. (ATR)
Awarener score: 6.2
Conclusion
The higher the Awarener score, the more bang you get for the buck. It measures how much genuine funds the company generates for the stock price paid (Average), the business stability (Superb) and growth (Lacking), and the company's inclination to return cash to the stockholders (Good).
Note: All scores range from 1 (worst) to 10 (best). Conclusions are updated daily with closing stock prices and new reported quarterly financial statements.
Revenue score: 7.0
- Business has been slightly shrinking. It's been weak when measured against peer companies.
- AptarGroup, Inc. business trend is extremely stable, which is best. It looks top-notch against rivals.
Margins score: 6.7
- ATR profit margins -on goods and services sold- are usually hardly sufficient. They stand worse than most rival companies.
- Business profit on sales tends to be good. It's encouraging in relation to competitors.
- Profits on sales made -available to repay debt and purchase properties- are usually good. They remain a slight improvement compared to peers.
- Earnings -before income taxes and interests on loans taken- tend to be good in relation to total revenues. They're still somewhat better than similar companies.
- Profits -before income taxes- are usually good considering total sales, and remain encouraging in relation to rivals.
- Total net profit tends to be good when confronted to sales. Company stands encouraging in relation to comparable firms.
Growth score: 3.1
- AptarGroup, Inc. profit growth -on goods and services sold- has been almost stagnant. It's been lacking compared to competitors.
- In recent years, earnings growth -on operations- have been almost stagnant, which has been somewhat worse than comparable firms.
- Profits -available to repay debt and purchase properties- have been growing at a very low pace, which compares below average when measured against peer enterprises.
- Growth on earnings -before income taxes and interests on loans taken- have been almost stagnant. It turns to be lacking compared to similar stocks.
- In past years, growth on profits -before income taxes- was almost stagnant. It was mediocre against rivals.
- In the previous years, growth on total net profit has been almost null, and below average when measured against peer companies.
- Earnings per share have been almost stagnant in past years. It's been in a weak position compared to industry peers.
Miscellaneous score: 5.7
- ATR had to pay a lot of income taxes in relation to profits made in the past years. It's been worse than most peers.
- Research and development expenses consume a sparse portion of revenues. It's encouraging in relation to competitors.
- The company grows modestly in relation to research and development efforts. It stands lacking compared to rival companies.
Profitability score: 8.2
- AptarGroup, Inc. usually gets excellent returns on the resources it controls. It proves more than average in relation to peer firms.
- The company normally gets very good proceeds -on the resources directly invested in the business-. They remain in good shape compared to similar companies.
- There's usually abundant profitability -in relation to owned resources-. It ranks encouraging in relation to competitors.
- In the past, got very good returns -on the tangible resources it controls-. This metric is usually related to the industry in which operates and combines profitability versus reinvestment needs. It's encouraging in relation to comparable enterprises.
Usage of Funds score: 5.1
- ATR usually uses a portion of genuine funds generated to buy or replace property, plant, or equipment. The need for reinvestments is rather normal. It stands encouraging in relation to rival firms.
- The company is usually somewhat investing in new property, plant, and equipment, to improve its operating capabilities, which is similar to industry peers.
- In the past twelve months it paid somewhat low dividends, considering the current stock price. It came somewhat better than competitors.
- In recent years, has slightly cut back dividend payments. The company has behaved lacking compared to similar firms.
- The company usually uses a portion of genuine funds generated to pay dividends. Dividend payments should be safe, unless business prospects are challenged. Sustainability looks mediocre against comparable companies.
- The company barely enlarges the pool of investors, resulting in slightly more mouths feeding on the pie of profits. It remains a slight improvement compared to peer enterprises.
- Repurchase effectiveness metric is very complex. Run again in analytical mode if you're interested in a technical explanation. It stands close to average when compared to rivals.
- The company uses a large portion of genuine fund generation to reward investors, which can probably be sustained for as long as business doesn't turn sour. It still looks below average when measured against competitors.
Balance Sheet score: 4.4
- AptarGroup, Inc. intangible assets (like brands and goodwill) represent some portion of resources controlled, according to accounting books. There could be some difficulties in liquidating them if the company ever gets in financial distress. It happens to be below average when measured against peer companies.
- The company has more short-term resources than short-term obligations. Liquidity concerns shouldn't be an issue. It turns to be a disappointment compared to similar firms.
- Roughly a quarter of resources controlled were provided for with financial debt. Creditors have some claims on the company. It remains somewhat worse than rival firms.
- Controlled resources might be turned into cash and equivalents neither fast nor too slow. Liquidity and risk might be run-of-the-mill. It looks below average when measured against rivals.
- For every dollar of short-term obligations, the company has almost another of cash and short-term receivables. It's in a very weak position compared to peer firms.
- For every dollar of short-term obligations, the company has very few cents of cash and equivalents, which is bottom tier against similar enterprises.
- Usually, sales are on somewhat less than three months credit. It still ranks weak when measured against peers.
- Normally has approximately three months of sales worth in inventory. It comes up as excellent in relation to competitors.
- On average, it takes higher than five months from the purchase to charging customers. It happens to be well ranked against peers.
- Pays suppliers mostly in cash. It ranks last-in-rank when measured against industry peers.
- The company pays its suppliers six months or more before charging its customers, so there's abundant money invested in working capital. It's close to average when compared to similar companies.
- Net interest expenses consume a minor portion of usual business earnings, and are easily bearable. It stands slightly better than rival firms.
- Business earnings have usually been very good when measured against loans taken. Cutting back reinvesting in the business, it could take less than two years to repay the obligations with current profitability. It ranks similar to comparable enterprises.
- Revenues are somewhat low in relation to property, plant, and equipment required to operate. This metric is likely dependent on the industry the company operates in. The more property, plant, and equipment used, the more the company must reinvest to fight obsolescence, which usually means less available funds for the shareholders in the long run. It looks lacking compared to similar firms.
- Resource exploitation is quite good when yearly sales are considered. This metric is normally tied to the industry where the firm belongs. It's still well ranked against peer companies.
Valuation score: 5.0
- AptarGroup, Inc. looks very expensive in relation to profits and financial position. It happens to be encouraging in relation to competitors.
- Price-to-Tangible-Book-Value is a fairly complex metric. Run again in analytical mode if you're interested in a technical explanation. It remains close to average when compared to peers.
- In the past twelve months, the company generated some free funds in relation to the stock price, which stands slightly better than similar companies.
- The company usually generates somewhat more than enough genuine funds to cover up for its business needs. Surplus cash may be used to repay loans, to eventually buy new businesses, or to reward investors. Considering the financial position and stock price, the current valuation might be reasonable. It's still encouraging in relation to industry firms.
- In the past twelve months, the company has barely rewarded investors, considering both dividends and share on the pie of earnings. It came up in good shape compared to peer ventures.
- The company has barely more debt than cash. It may borrow extra money if it wishes so, or start cumulating cash for future uses. It looks mediocre against similar enterprises.
- Considering the past twelve months, traditional Price-to-Earnings relation is very high. A lot of improvement expectations are already in the stock price, which is risky. It ranks similar to peer companies.
- Comparing the current stock price with the past twelve-months revenues gives a three or four to one relationship. This is an important metric to check its evolution through time, and to compare to industry peers. It looks a slight improvement compared to rival firms.
- The relation between the stock price and accounting book value is significantly high, which may be good or bad depending on context. Run again in analytic mode if you want to dig deeper. The company remains slightly better than peer firms.
- In the past twelve months, the operating business earned little money when compared to the current stock price and financial position. It happens to be great when measured against industry peers.
- In an alternate metric of bang for the buck, the company has usually shown a modest earnings power ability when measured against the current stock price and financial position. It's still a slight improvement compared to peer companies.
Total score: 5.7

Company at a glance: AptarGroup, Inc. (ATR)
Sector, industry: Healthcare, Medical Instruments & Supplies
Market Cap: 7.48 billions
Revenues TTM: 3.34 billions
AptarGroup, Inc. provides a range of dispensing, sealing, and material science solutions primarily for the beauty, personal care, home care, prescription drug, consumer health care, injectable, and food and beverage markets. The company operates through three segments: Pharma, Beauty + Home, and Food + Beverage. The Pharma segment provides pumps for nasal allergy treatments; and metered dose inhaler valves for respiratory ailments, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases in pharmaceutical market; elastomer for injectable primary packaging components; and active material science solutions. The Beauty + Home segment primarily sells pumps, closures, aerosol valves, accessories, and sealing solutions to the personal care and home care markets; and pumps and decorative components to the beauty market. The Food + Beverage segment offers dispensing and non-dispensing closures, elastomeric flow control components, spray pumps, and aerosol valves to the food and beverage markets. It sells its products through own sales force, as well as independent representatives and distributors in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and North America. The company has a strategic partnership with PureCycle Technologies LLC to develop ultra-pure recycled polypropylene into dispensing applications; and a collaboration with Sonmol for developing a digital therapies and services platform targeting respiratory and other diseases. AptarGroup, Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Crystal Lake, Illinois.
Awarener score: 6.2
Conclusion
The higher the Awarener score, the more bang you get for the buck. It measures how much genuine funds the company generates for the stock price paid (Average), the business stability (Superb) and growth (Lacking), and the company's inclination to return cash to the stockholders (Good).