Is Cooper Tire (NYSE:CTB) a good hedge for your existing portfolios?

20% of stocks are less volatile than Cooper, and above 98% of all equities are expected to generate higher returns over the next 60 days. As many old-fashioned traders are trying to avoid consumer cyclical space, it makes sense to go over Cooper Tire Rubber a little further and try to understand its current volatility patterns. We will evaluate if Cooper Tire's current volatility will continue into March.
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Reviewed by Rifka Kats

Cooper Tire Rubber has roughly 495.6 M in cash with 550.9 M of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 9.84.

How important is Cooper Tire's Liquidity

Cooper Tire financial leverage refers to using borrowed capital as a funding source to finance Cooper Tire Rubber ongoing operations. It is usually used to expand the firm's asset base and generate returns on borrowed capital. Cooper Tire financial leverage is typically calculated by taking the company's all interest-bearing debt and dividing it by total capital. So the higher the debt-to-capital ratio (i.e., financial leverage), the riskier the company. Financial leverage can amplify the potential profits to Cooper Tire's owners, but it also increases the potential losses and risk of financial distress, including bankruptcy, if the firm cannot cover its debt costs. The degree of Cooper Tire's financial leverage can be measured in several ways, including by ratios such as the debt-to-equity ratio (total debt / total equity), equity multiplier (total assets / total equity), or the debt ratio (total debt / total assets). Please check the breakdown between Cooper Tire's total debt and its cash.

Detailed Perspective On Cooper Tire

The company reported the last year's revenue of 2.54 B. Total Income to common stockholders was 156.06 M with profit before taxes, overhead, and interest of 473.6 M.

Another setback for Cooper Tire investors

Current standard deviation is at 2.36. Cooper Tire Rubber currently demonstrates below-verage downside deviation. It has Information Ratio of 0.02 and Jensen Alpha of -0.05. However, we do advice investors to further question Cooper Tire Rubber expected returns to ensure all indicators are consistent with the current outlook about its relatively low value at risk.

Our Final Take On Cooper Tire

Whereas few other entities within the auto parts industry are still a little expensive, even after the recent corrections, Cooper Tire may offer a potential longer-term growth to investors. With an impartial outlook on the current market volatility, it may be better to hold off any inventment activity and neither trade nor exit any shares of Cooper Tire at this time. The Cooper Tire Rubber risk-reward trade off is not appealing enough to do any trading. Please use our equity advice module to run different scenarios to ensure your current risk level and investment horizon are fully reflective of your current investing preferences in regards to Cooper Tire.

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