Manufactures spices, herbs, and seasonings. Produces and distributes seasoning mixes and blends. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
This is an established company with proven profits.
No real growth (2% a year).
The gap is $3.9B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 19.8× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Analysts' average target sits 49% above today's price.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
The stock trades 45% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 95 buys and 29 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $1.89 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew only 2% a year on average. At this size, speeding back up is not easy.
Since the drop from its peak, buyer appetite hasn’t come back.
Against everything we grade, MKC-V lands near the bottom. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: MKC-V does earn real profits — but on our report card it still sits behind its class. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.