ForFarmers Stock Price and Intrinsic Value

ForFarmers is a company that used to be a co-op that went public a few years ago.  http://www.forfarmers.nl/

SECTOR: [PASS]  ForFarmers is in the animal feed sector. Technology and financial stocks were considered too risky to invest in when this methodology was published. 

SALES: [PASS] The investor must select companies of "adequate size". This includes companies with annual sales greater than €260 million. ForFarmers' sales of €2 410 million, based on 2018 sales, pass this test.

CURRENT RATIO:  [FAIL] The current ratio must be greater than or equal to 2. Companies that meet this criterion are typically financially secure and defensive. ForFarmers' current ratio €405m/€331m of 1.2  fails this test.

LONG-TERM DEBT IN RELATION TO NET CURRENT ASSETS:  [FAIL] For industrial companies, long-term debt must not exceed net current assets (current assets minus current liabilities). Companies that do not meet this criterion lack the financial stability that this methodology likes to see. The long-term debt forForFarmers is €154 million, while the net current assets are €75 million. ForFarmers failes this test.

LONG-TERM EPS GROWTH: [PASS] Companies must increase their EPS by at least 30% over a ten-year period and EPS must not have been negative for any year within the last 5 years. Companies with this type of growth tend to be financially secure and have proven themselves over time. ForFarmers' earnings have increased 50% since 2013.

Earnings Yield:  [PASS] The Earnings/Price (inverse P/E) %, based on the lesser of the current Earnings Yield or the Yield using average earnings over the last 3 fiscal years, must be "acceptable", which this methodology states is greater than 6,5%. Stocks with higher earnings yields are more defensive by nature. ForFarmers' E/P of 7% (using the average of 3 year's Earnings) passes this test.

Graham Number value:  [PASS]  The Price/Book ratio must also be reasonable. That is the Graham number value must be greater than the market price. ForFarmers has a Graham number of √(15 x €0,5 EPS x 1,5 x €3,8 Book Value) = €6,6

Dividend: €0.3/€6,1 = 5% 

Conclusion: ForFarmers seems fairly priced today at €6,1 after a bad start to 2019 and unsure prospects for Dutch livestock because of too much amonia (stikstof cq. mestoverschot).