Stepan Company | Small-cap | Basic Materials
$47.20
-1.93%
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TL;DR Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Key Ratios Peer Comparison

TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Jun 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 594.7M
Gross Profit 71.9M 12.09%
Operating Income 18.0M 3.02%
Net Income 11.3M 1.91%
EPS (Diluted) $0.50

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 2.4B
Total Liabilities 1.2B
Shareholders Equity 1.2B
Debt to Equity 0.95

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 39.9M
Free Cash Flow -14.4M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Stepan Company Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
Revenue i 2.2B 2.3B 2.8B 2.3B 1.9B
Cost of Goods Sold i 1.9B 2.0B 2.3B 2.0B 1.5B
Gross Profit i 272.2M 277.6M 427.1M 395.8M 383.6M
Gross Margin % i 12.5% 11.9% 15.4% 16.9% 20.5%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i 55.7M 59.0M 66.6M 62.7M 58.0M
Selling, General & Administrative i 143.9M 141.6M 161.2M 152.1M 142.9M
Other Operating Expenses i 1.8M 4.0M -9.2M 6.3M 10.4M
Total Operating Expenses i 201.4M 204.6M 218.7M 221.1M 211.2M
Operating Income i 70.8M 73.0M 208.4M 174.7M 172.4M
Operating Margin % i 3.2% 3.1% 7.5% 7.4% 9.2%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i 5.3M 3.8M 1.1M 1.3M 2.2M
Interest Expense i 19.5M 15.9M 10.9M 7.0M 7.6M
Other Non-Operating Income 3.8M -12.5M -9.9M 3.6M 4.1M
Pre-tax Income i 60.4M 48.4M 188.7M 172.5M 171.1M
Income Tax i 10.1M 8.2M 41.6M 34.6M 43.4M
Effective Tax Rate % i 16.7% 16.9% 22.0% 20.1% 25.4%
Net Income i 50.4M 40.2M 147.2M 137.9M 127.7M
Net Margin % i 2.3% 1.7% 5.3% 5.9% 6.8%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i 188.9M 182.2M 304.8M 267.1M 255.5M
EPS (Basic) i $2.21 $1.77 $6.46 $6.01 $5.52
EPS (Diluted) i $2.20 $1.75 $6.38 $5.92 $5.45
Basic Shares Outstanding i 22832000 22777000 22781000 22922000 22949000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i 22832000 22777000 22781000 22922000 22949000

Income Statement Trend

Stepan Company Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i 99.7M 129.8M 173.8M 159.2M 349.9M
Short-term Investments i - - - - -
Accounts Receivable i 388.0M 422.0M 436.9M 419.5M 301.3M
Inventory i 288.7M 265.6M 402.5M 305.5M 218.8M
Other Current Assets 34.0M 34.5M 31.6M 29.1M 35.6M
Total Current Assets i 810.4M 851.9M 1.0B 913.4M 905.7M
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i 71.5M 70.6M 62.5M 69.6M 62.4M
Goodwill i 225.4M 247.5M 249.9M 255.2M 80.0M
Intangible Assets i 42.7M 52.6M 58.0M 60.8M 24.1M
Long-term Investments - - - - -
Other Non-Current Assets 64.7M 57.3M 75.3M 39.6M 18.9M
Total Non-Current Assets i 1.5B 1.5B 1.4B 1.2B 846.7M
Total Assets i 2.3B 2.4B 2.4B 2.1B 1.8B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i 258.8M 233.0M 375.7M 323.4M 236.8M
Short-term Debt i 292.8M 252.9M 132.1M 40.7M 37.9M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt - - - - -
Other Current Liabilities - - - - -
Total Current Liabilities i 669.0M 607.9M 670.6M 500.5M 416.6M
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i 390.0M 459.3M 505.6M 379.5M 212.4M
Deferred Tax Liabilities i 9.6M 10.4M 10.2M 12.5M 20.7M
Other Non-Current Liabilities 25.2M 21.2M 18.0M 16.6M 16.4M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i 465.7M 539.0M 596.5M 490.9M 347.4M
Total Liabilities i 1.1B 1.1B 1.3B 991.4M 764.0M
Equity
Common Stock i 27.2M 27.0M 26.8M 26.8M 26.7M
Retained Earnings i 1.3B 1.3B 1.3B 1.1B 1.0B
Treasury Stock i 188.0M 184.4M 180.6M 153.7M 133.6M
Other Equity - - - - -
Total Shareholders Equity i 1.2B 1.2B 1.2B 1.1B 988.4M
Key Metrics
Total Debt i 682.8M 712.2M 637.7M 420.2M 250.2M
Working Capital i 141.4M 244.0M 374.2M 412.9M 489.1M

Balance Sheet Composition

Stepan Company Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
Operating Activities
Net Income i 50.4M 40.2M 147.2M 137.9M 127.7M
Depreciation & Amortization i 112.2M 105.3M 94.6M 90.9M 81.9M
Stock-Based Compensation i 5.3M 5.7M 13.9M 11.7M 10.1M
Working Capital Changes i -31.2M 157.0M -123.1M -185.9M -45.5M
Operating Cash Flow i 129.3M 331.7M 106.8M 23.1M 172.6M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i - - - - -125.8M
Acquisitions i 0 0 -9.7M -184.5M -13.5M
Investment Purchases i - - - - -
Investment Sales i - - - - -
Investing Cash Flow i 5.8M 1.7M -6.5M -182.3M -139.0M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i 0 0 -24.9M -17.0M -15.3M
Dividends Paid i -34.0M -32.9M -30.6M -28.1M -25.4M
Debt Issuance i 19.9M 0 75.0M 200.0M 0
Debt Repayment i -48.6M -37.9M -37.9M -37.9M -23.6M
Financing Cash Flow i -65.6M 30.5M 165.4M 116.0M -67.9M
Free Cash Flow i 39.3M -85.5M -140.8M -122.3M 109.4M
Net Change in Cash i 69.4M 363.9M 265.7M -43.3M -34.3M

Cash Flow Trend

Stepan Company Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 19.21
Forward P/E 11.99
Price to Book 0.89
Price to Sales 0.49
PEG Ratio 1.01

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 2.57%
Operating Margin 3.06%
Return on Equity 4.77%
Return on Assets 2.05%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.35
Debt to Equity 58.20
Beta 0.96

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $2.54
Book Value per Share $54.90
Revenue per Share $98.91

Peer Financial Comparison

Company Market Cap P/E Ratio P/B Ratio ROE Profit Margin Debt/Equity
scl 1.1B 19.21 0.89 4.77% 2.57% 58.20
Linde plc 222.6B 34.37 5.86 17.01% 20.02% 60.56
Sherwin-Williams 84.2B 33.46 19.05 62.43% 11.03% 308.57
Innospec 2.0B 101.95 1.51 1.55% 1.08% 3.79
Minerals 1.9B 6,055.00 1.15 0.34% 0.10% 58.25
Ecovyst 953.7M 18.41 1.37 -1.96% -1.91% 129.32

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.