Century Aluminum Company (CENX) has a MoatMap StockRank of 92/100 based on Quality (58/100), Value (30/100), and Momentum (89/100) factor scores. The current signal is STRONG BUY. Century Aluminum Company, a US aluminum producer, is an energy-intensive commodity cyclical. Its business is directly harmed by high energy prices ('Energy Security Resurgence' implies higher fuel costs) and the fund's philosophy explicitly 'avoids commodity cyclicals.' This makes it a strong REMOVE candidate, despite any potential for aluminum price increases.
Century Aluminum Company is a primary aluminum producer, operating smelters in the United States and Iceland, manufacturing high-purity aluminum for various industrial applications. The company benefits from access to competitive energy sources, particularly hydroelectric power in Iceland, which is a critical factor in aluminum production costs. As a pure-play producer, Century Aluminum's profitability is sensitive to global aluminum prices, yet it offers direct exposure to the base metal commodity market.
| Price | $65.05 |
| Market Cap | $6.4B |
| P/E (TTM) | 17.39 |
| P/E (Forward) | 5.57 |
| Price/Book | 7.18 |
| Return on Equity | 32.3% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 2.9% |
| Debt/Equity | 42.50 |
| Gross Margin | 12.2% |
| Operating Margin | 13.3% |
| Revenue Growth | 2.4% |
| Free Cash Flow | $-86M |
Century Aluminum Company operates in the Aluminum industry, part of the Basic Materials sector (United States).