October 31, 2024
Top 10 Stock IRB-Brasil Resseguros Buy Recommendation
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Growth - shows a company's growth potential. Green is "high growth" expected; red is "tough times ahead".
Safety - relates to the amount of debt a company has. Green is low debt level; red is high debt level.
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Snapshot: IRB-Brasil Resseguros – Top 10 Stock in Real Estate in Growth Markets
IRB-Brasil Resseguros is listed as a top 10 stock on October 31, 2024 in the market index R/E Growth Markets because of its high performance in at least one of the Obermatt investment strategies. While half the consolidated Obermatt Ranks are above-average, investor sentiment is below average and thus a signal for caution. Based on the Obermatt 360° View of 65 (high 65% performer), Obermatt assesses an overall buy recommendation for IRB-Brasil Resseguros on October 31, 2024.
Snapshot: Obermatt Ranks
| Country | Brazil |
| Industry | Reinsurance |
| Index | BOVESPA, R/E Growth Markets |
| Size class | X-Small |
When Obermatt identifies the Top 10 stocks in a market, it’s based on a certain investment strategy. The best performing stocks usually aren’t the ones that everyone is talking about (those are often "over-priced" and have low Value ranks).
For each investment strategy, we provide you with more detailed analysis and our recommendation. You see the ranks of the top 10 stocks ranked by that particular investment strategy (360° View, Sentiment, Value, Growth, Safety and Combined Financial Performance).
360° View: Obermatt 360° View IRB-Brasil Resseguros Buy
| 360 METRICS | October 31, 2024 | |||||||
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| VALUE | 87 |
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| GROWTH | 75 |
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| SAFETY | 25 |
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| SENTIMENT | ||||||||
| SENTIMENT | 27 |
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| 360° VIEW | 65 |
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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 65 (better than 65% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock IRB-Brasil Resseguros are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for IRB-Brasil Resseguros. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 87, which means that the share price of IRB-Brasil Resseguros is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 87% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 75, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 27. Professional investors are more confident in 73% other stocks. Worryingly, the company has risky financing, with a Safety rank of 25. This means 75% of comparable companies have a safer financing structure than IRB-Brasil Resseguros. ...read more
RECOMMENDATION: With a consolidated 360° View of 65, IRB-Brasil Resseguros is better positioned than 65% of all alternative stock investment opportunities based on the Obermatt Method. Even though half of the consolidated Obermatt Ranks are above-average, namely the Value Rank at 87 and the Growth Rank above-average at 75, the picture is still mixed. The professional investor community is skeptical, with the Sentiment Rank below-average at 27. In addition, the company financing structure is on the riskier side (Safety Rank of 25). Since the company is good value and the share price low, it should attract investors, yet professionals are skeptical. One may be tempted by above-average growth, but that could also change quickly, as past performance is not a good indicator of future performance. Since the financing structure is on the risky side, investors should be careful with this decision and conduct further research if they are serious about investing in this company. ...read more
Sentiment Strategy: Professional Market Sentiment for IRB-Brasil Resseguros only reserved
ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt Sentiment Rank of 27 (better than 27% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and engagement for the stock IRB-Brasil Resseguros is below industry average. The Sentiment Rank is based on consolidating four sentiment indicators, with half the indicators below and half above average for IRB-Brasil Resseguros. Analyst Opinions are at a rank of 21 (worse than 79% of alternative investments), which means that currently, stock research analysts tend to warn against investing in the stock of the company. Worse, Analyst Opinions Change has a rank of 33, which means that stock research experts are getting even more pessimistic. In addition, the Professional Investors rank is 23, which means that professional investors hold less stock in this company than in 77% of alternative investment opportunities. Pros tend to invest in other companies. The only positive sentiment indicator for IRB-Brasil Resseguros is Market Pulse, with a rank of 67, which means that the current professional news and professional social networks tend to be positive when discussing this company (more positive news than for 67% of competitors). ...read more
RECOMMENDATION: With a consolidated Sentiment Rank of 27 (less encouraging than 73% compared with investment alternatives), IRB-Brasil Resseguros has a reputation among professional investors that is below that of its competitors. This is an ambiguous picture: analysts are negative and getting even more critical while the news in the market is positive. Who should investors believe? This is a difficult question in such a situation. Investors should proceed cautiously and verify not only the financial performance in the Obermatt Value, Growth and Safety Ranks but also independent news coverage of the company. ...read more
Value Strategy: IRB-Brasil Resseguros Stock Price Value at the top
ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt Value Rank of 87 (better than 87% compared with alternatives) for 2022, IRB-Brasil Resseguros shares are significantly less expensive than comparable stocks. The Value Rank is based on consolidating four value indicators that are all above average for IRB-Brasil Resseguros. Price-to-Sales is 95 which means that the stock price compared with what market professionals expect for future sales is lower than for 95% of comparable companies, indicating a good value for IRB-Brasil Resseguros's revenue size. The same is valid for expected Price-to-Profits, more favorable than for 81% of alternatives, and this is also true for the Price-to-Book capital ratio (also referred to as market-to-book ratio) with a Price-to-Capital Rank of 82. Compared with other companies in the same industry, dividend yields of IRB-Brasil Resseguros are expected to be higher than for 52% of all competitors (a Dividend Yield rank of 52). ...read more
RECOMMENDATION: The overall picture with a consolidated Value Rank of 87, is a buy recommendation based on IRB-Brasil Resseguros's stock price compared with the company's operational size and dividend yields. Since all value metrics are above the industry average, there is no objection to investing in IRB-Brasil Resseguros based on its detailed value metrics.
Growth Strategy: IRB-Brasil Resseguros Growth Momentum high
| GROWTH METRICS | October 31, 2024 | |||||||
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| REVENUE GROWTH | 100 |
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| PROFIT GROWTH | 98 |
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| CAPITAL GROWTH | 27 |
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| STOCK RETURNS | 27 |
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| CONSOLIDATED RANK: GROWTH | 75 |
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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt Growth Rank of 75 (better than 75% compared with alternatives) for 2022, IRB-Brasil Resseguros shows one of the highest growth dynamics in its industry. Investors also speak of high momentum. The Growth Rank is based on consolidating four value indicators, with half of the indicators below and half above average for IRB-Brasil Resseguros. Sales Growth has a rank of 100, which means that, currently, professionals expect the company to grow more than 100% of its competitors. Profit Growth with a rank of 98 is also above average. But Capital Growth has only a rank of 27, and Stock Returns with 27 are also below-average. Stock returns for IRB-Brasil Resseguros have recently been below 73% of alternative investments. ...read more
RECOMMENDATION: The overall picture with a consolidated Growth Rank of 75, is a buy recommendation for growth and momentum investors. Are investors forecasting troubles based on the lack of operating investment activity at the company? This could be one explanation as to why stock returns are low. But stock returns can also be the result of correcting an error in the past, in this case, an overly optimistic outlook on the future, which is now more realistic. The Value Ranks may confirm such a picture. The more important growth indicators are revenues and profits, which are both above average for IRB-Brasil Resseguros. This is a positive sign from the company's operational side and may give investors courage, despite the poor recent stock price performance. ...read more
Safety Strategy: IRB-Brasil Resseguros Debt Financing Safety below-average
| SAFETY METRICS | October 31, 2024 | |||||||
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| LEVERAGE | 65 |
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| REFINANCING | 2 |
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| LIQUIDITY | 71 |
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| CONSOLIDATED RANK: SAFETY | 25 |
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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt Safety Rank of 25 (better than 25% compared with alternatives), the company IRB-Brasil Resseguros has financing practices on the riskier side, which means that their overall debt burden is above the industry average. This doesn't mean that the business of IRB-Brasil Resseguros is also risky, it only means that the company is on the riskier side in respect to bankruptcy in case things turn sour, assuming that public reporting is correct. The Safety Rank is based on consolidating three financing indicators, with two out of three indicators above average for IRB-Brasil Resseguros. Leverage is at a rank of 65, meaning the company has a below-average debt-to-equity ratio. It has less debt than 65% of its competitors. Liquidity is also good at a rank of 71, meaning the company generates more profit to service its debt than 71% of its competitors. This indicates that the company is on the safer side when it comes to debt service. But Refinancing is lower at a rank of 2, which means that the portion of the debt that is about to be refinanced is above-average. It has more debt in the refinancing stage than 98% of its competitors. ...read more
RECOMMENDATION: With a consolidated Safety Rank of 25 (worse than 75% compared with alternatives), IRB-Brasil Resseguros has a financing structure that is riskier than that of its competitors. The refinancing issues could be a short-term problem, especially if the company has reputation issues. Banks and investors don't like to refinance debt if there are clouds on the horizon. For this reason, investors should look at the refinancing environment for IRB-Brasil Resseguros. Does it look safe that debt that is coming due can be covered with new debt? If that is the case, then the financing situation of the company is on the safer side. If not, it may be better to wait until refinancing has been completed and the Refinancing rank is good again. ...read more
Combined financial peformance: IRB-Brasil Resseguros Top Financial Performance
| COMBINED PERFORMANCE | October 31, 2024 | |||||||
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| VALUE | 87 |
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| GROWTH | 75 |
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| SAFETY | 71 |
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| COMBINED | 92 |
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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt Combined Rank of 92 (better than 92% compared with investment alternatives), IRB-Brasil Resseguros (Reinsurance, Brazil) shares have much better financial characteristics than comparable stocks. Shares of IRB-Brasil Resseguros are a good value (attractively priced) with a consolidated Value Rank of 87 (better than 87% of alternatives), show above-average growth (Growth Rank of 75) but are riskily financed (Safety Rank of 25), which means above-average debt burdens. ...read more
RECOMMENDATION: A Combined Rank of 92, is a strong buy recommendation based on IRB-Brasil Resseguros's financial characteristics. As the company IRB-Brasil Resseguros's key financial metrics exhibit excellent performance in two areas, such as good value (Obermatt Value Rank of 87) and above-average growth (Obermatt Growth Rank of 75), it could be argued that the risk-taking in financing (Obermatt Safety Rank of only 25) indicates that the company is optimistic about the future and sees debt as an opportunity to boost returns. More debt means more shareholder returns if everything goes well. However, higher debt burdens are risky when interest rates rise or the business deteriorates in a crisis. If you believe the company's future is market-typical or even better, this could be an argument for a share purchase. ...read more
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