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IFF

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF)

Last Price$80.9(1.1%)
Market Cap$21.0B

IFF Rating

IFF Quality rating
5.5
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IFF Quality rating performance

IFF Intrinsic Value

Key Highlights:
Relative Value vs Current Share Price
As of Mar 03, 2025 IFF Relative Value is $78.9, which is overvalued by 2.5%, compared to current share price of $80.9.
DCF Value vs Current Share Price
As of Mar 03, 2025 IFF DCF Value is $1.9, which is overvalued by 97.6%, compared to current share price of $80.9.
Methodology
Price per share, $
IFF
Intrinsic value$40.0
Overvalued by50.6%
Current share price
80.9
Relative value
78.9
DCF value
1.9

IFF Share Price History

1W 1.6%
1M (6.3%)
6M (21.2%)
YTD 1.1%
1Y 8.3%
3Y (30.4%)
5Y (24.1%)
10Y (15.6%)
Share Price
Intrinsic Value
Drawdown
Total Return
vs SP500
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IFF Stock Metrics

Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
Base
Market Cap
$21.0B
Enterprise Value
$29.5B
LTM Revenue
$11.5B
LTM Free Cash Flow
$394.0M
Shares Outstanding
259M
Employees
N/A
Growth (CAGR)
Revenue 5Y
17.4%
Operating Income 5Y
7.9%
EPS 5Y
(24.98%)
Free Cash Flow 5Y
(2.9%)
Forward Revenue 2Y
(0.7%)
Forward EPS 2Y
N/A
Profitability
Gross margin
33.1%
EBIT margin
8.5%
Net income margin
2.1%
OCF margin
6.1%
FCF margin
3.4%
FCF / Net Income
135.9%
Intrinsic Value
Intrinsic Value
$40.0 (50.6% overvalued)
DCF Value
$2.3
Relative Value
$77.7
Peter Lynch fair value
N/A
Ben Graham fair value
($110.8)
Reverse DCF (implied FCF growth)
15.0%
EPV, % of EV
39.2%
Valuation (LTM)
EV / Revenue
2.6x
EV / EBIT
30.3x
P / FCF
53.2x
P / E
86.2x
P / BV
1.2x
PEG
(0.6x)
FCF Yield
1.9%
Return on Capital
ROE
1.8%
ROA
1.0%
ROIC
6.1%
ROCE
3.7%
ROE 5Y avg
(3.0%)
ROIC 5Y avg
0.9%
ROCE 5Y avg
0.9%
Financial Health
Cash & Short-term Investments
$469.0M
Net Debt
$8,508.0M
Net Debt / FCF
21.6x
EBIT / Interest
3.2x
Total Debt / Equity
53.5%
Dividends
Dividends per share (DPS)
$1.6
DPS 5Y CAGR
(8.0%)
Dividend Yield
2.0%
FCF Payout ratio
104.3%
Ex-dividend date
Dec 20, 2024
Earnings
Next earnings date
May 05, 2025
Last Revenue surprise
BEAT by 3.2%
Last EPS surprise
MISS by (2.9%)
Next EPS YoY growth
25.3%
Last 10 earnings
6 Beat & 4 Miss

IFF Stock Financials

IFF Income Statement Metrics

Annual
Quarterly
LTM

Revenue

$11.5B -7.7% YoY

Operating Income

$0.6B -43.9% YoY

Net Income

($2.6B) +39.7% YoY

IFF Cash Flow Statement Metrics

Annual
Quarterly
LTM

Operating Cash Flow (OCF)

$1,439.0M +317.1% YoY

Capital Expenditure (CAPEX)

($503.0M) -0.6% YoY

Free Cash Flow (FCF)

$936.0M N/A YoY

IFF Income Statement Overview

Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Dec'14
Dec'15
Dec'16
Dec'17
Dec'18
Dec'19
Dec'20
Dec'21
Dec'22
Dec'23
Revenue
$11.5B (7.7%) YoY
Gross profit
$3,681.0M (11.3%) YoY
32.1% margin
Cost of revenue
$7,798.0M (5.9%) YoY
Operating income
$612.0M (43.9%) YoY
5.3% margin
Other: $2,750.0M
Net interest: $380.0M
Operating expenses
$5,824.0M 88.0% YoY
Pre-tax income
$2,518.0M 55.0% YoY
(21.9%) margin
Net income
$2,565.0M 39.7% YoY
(22.3%) margin
Income tax
$45.0M
(1.8%) tax rate
R&D
$636.0M 5.5% YoY
5.5% of revenue
SG&A
$1,787.0M 1.1% YoY
15.6% of revenue

IFF Balance Sheet Overview

Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Dec'14
Dec'15
Dec'16
Dec'17
Dec'18
Dec'19
Dec'20
Dec'21
Dec'22
Dec'23
Assets
Liabilities
Total assets
$31.0B
Current assets ($6,293.0M, 20.3% of total)
Cash & ST investments
$703.0M (2.3%)
Accounts receivables
$2,091.0M (6.7%)
Other current assets
$3,499.0M (11.3%)
Non-current assets ($24.7B, 79.7% of total)
Intangible assets
$8,357.0M (27.0%)
Other non-current assets
$11.4B (36.7%)
Financial position
Net Debt
$10.1B
$703.0M$10.8B
Cash & Short-term Investments
Total Debt
Quick ratio
0.7x
Net Debt to Free Cash Flow
10.8x
Debt to Equity ratio
73.7%

IFF Stock Ratios

Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry Median
5Y Historical Average
Benchmark
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Gross margin
Free Cash Flow margin
Net Debt to FCF
FCF to Interest
ROIC
Shareholder yield

IFF Earnings Surprises

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IFF Dividends

IFF Dividend Yield

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IFF Dividend Per Share

3Y
10Y
30Y
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
1Y Growth
(49.3%)
3Y CAGR
(12.5%)
5Y CAGR
(8.0%)
10Y CAGR
2.2%

Competing with IFF

Overview
Ratings
Intrinsic Value
Valuation
Growth
Profitability
Health
Capital allocation
Momentum
Earnings
Dividends
Company name
Market Cap
Quality rating
Intrinsic value
1Y Return
Revenue
Free Cash Flow
Revenue growth
FCF margin
Gross margin
ROIC
Total Debt to Equity
IFF
$21.0B
5.5
$40.0
50.6% overvalued
8.3%
$11.5B
$394.0M
0.0%
3.4%
33.1%
6.1%
53.5%
LIN
$223.9B
6.5
$277.7
39.9% overvalued
2.7%
$33.0B
$4,926.0M
(11.5%)
14.9%
42.2%
9.8%
54.8%
SHW
$91.2B
6.3
$146.6
58.9% overvalued
6.5%
$23.1B
$1,448.7M
0.2%
6.3%
48.5%
15.7%
183.8%
ECL
$76.9B
6.3
$124.7
53.8% overvalued
20.6%
$15.7B
$1,412.4M
2.7%
9.0%
43.5%
13.2%
92.6%
APD
$70.4B
6.5
$149.5
51.9% overvalued
33.8%
$12.0B
($1,519.4M)
(3.1%)
(12.6%)
49.3%
9.5%
80.2%
DD
$33.6B
5.8
$49.1
37.7% overvalued
14.8%
$12.2B
$1,748.0M
(1.1%)
14.3%
47.8%
3.4%
30.1%
PPG
$26.3B
5.1
$112.5
0.7% undervalued
(18.5%)
$15.8B
$699.0M
(13.2%)
4.4%
39.7%
10.1%
91.9%
LYB
$24.5B
4.8
$190.6
159.6% undervalued
(24.6%)
$40.4B
$1,980.0M
(3.4%)
4.9%
11.1%
6.2%
102.7%
RPM
$15.9B
6.1
$91.0
26.1% overvalued
7.0%
$7,345.3M
$656.6M
0.1%
8.9%
41.4%
14.3%
11.4%
WLK
$14.2B
4.9
$217.6
100.1% undervalued
(21.6%)
$12.1B
$157.0M
(3.2%)
1.3%
15.6%
4.5%
0.1%
AVTR
$11.1B
5.1
$19.2
21.0% undervalued
(36.6%)
$5,097.0M
$692.0M
(26.8%)
13.6%
33.7%
3.4%
13.8%

FAQ

What is International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) stock rating?

As of today, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. has a stock rating of 5 (out of 10), which is considered Good.

is International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) a good stock to buy?

As of today, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. has a Good stock rating, which is 50.6% overvalued. According to Value Sense backtesting, stocks with similar profile tend to underperform the market by 4.6%.