Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE:EPC) Shows Renewed Momentum For Near-Term Rebound

WMDST values the stock as under-valued; Edgewell enters a period of mixed operational pressure and improving market momentum that supports a cautiously constructive near-term view.

Recent News

On August 5, 2025 Edgewell announced third-quarter fiscal 2025 results: net sales of $627.2 million, GAAP EPS $0.62 and adjusted EPS $0.92, with the Board declaring a $0.15 quarterly dividend payable October 8, 2025. On June 24, 2025 the company published its 2024 Sustainability Report. The company scheduled investor engagement in early August, including a fireside chat at the Canaccord Genuity conference on August 7, 2025.

Technical Analysis

ADX at 17.33 indicates no dominant trend; this low strength reduces conviction that recent directional signals will sustain, implying short-term range bias unless trend strength increases.

DI+ at 21.82 shows a peak-and-reversal, which signals bearish pressure; DI- at 27.91 also shows a peak-and-reversal, which signals bullish pressure. Those opposing DI movements produce a mixed directional picture that aligns with the ADX reading and supports expectation of choppy price action around current levels.

MACD sits negative at -0.22 but has been increasing and traded above its signal line (-0.35), constituting a bullish MACD crossover. That crossover suggests momentum shifting from negative toward bullish, which can support mean reversion toward moving-average resistance in the near term.

MRO at -22.85 indicates price below the model target and therefore potential upward pressure; the magnitude implies a material potential to close that gap if momentum persists. The MRO peak-and-reversal note signals the recent change in the oscillator’s slope and reduces immediate downside conviction.

RSI at 47.05 with a peak-and-reversal pattern sits near neutral; this level does not confirm overbought or oversold conditions, reinforcing a range-bound technical environment where momentum signals determine short windows of movement.

Price mechanics: the close at $23.58 crossed above the -1x Bollinger band and sits marginally above the 20-day average ($23.51) but below the 50-day ($24.38) and 200-day ($29.14). Ichimoku shows the chikou span below the cloud and Senkou span levels between $25.38–$26.48, keeping medium-term bias below cloud resistance. SuperTrend lower support near $22.09 and the lower Bollinger bands ($22.81–$23.16) provide reference support; volume at ~447k trails 10/50/200-day averages, indicating limited conviction behind recent moves.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Revenue: total revenue $627.2M with revenue growth year-over-year of -0.83% and revenue growth quarter-over-quarter of -62.55%. The near-term QoQ decline reflects seasonal and operating timing effects; YoY sales show modest contraction.

Profitability: operating margin at 11.113% and EBIT margin at 9.024%. The EBIT margin of 9.02% compares favorably with the industry peer mean of -1.77% and the industry peer median of -5.11%, indicating relatively stronger operating performance versus the peer set. Gross margin at 42.809% remains healthy despite a slight YoY decline (-3.41%) and QoQ erosion (-2.97%).

Cash flow and capital allocation: operating cash flow $114.8M and free cash flow $99.3M produce a free cash flow yield of 8.61%, well above the industry peer mean of 1.07%. The company returned $31.7M to shareholders in the most recent quarter through $24.5M of repurchases and $7.2M of dividends; dividend payout ratio stands at 24.74% with dividend coverage near 4.04x.

Balance sheet and leverage: total debt $1,412.2M, net debt ~$1,196.3M, debt-to-assets 37.23% (slightly above the industry peer mean of 31.41%) and debt-to-equity 0.90 (below the industry peer mean of 1.32). Interest coverage roughly 2.92x limits flexibility relative to highly liquid peers; debt-to-EBITDA near 17.9x signals elevated leverage versus typical consumer staples norms and warrants monitoring.

Efficiency: asset turnover about 16.58% with cash conversion cycle ~103 days, slightly tighter than the industry peer mean of ~133 days. Return metrics: return on equity ~1.86% and return on assets ~0.77%, both showing YoY declines that track the earnings contraction but remain positive.

Valuation: price-to-book ~0.74 and price-to-sales ~1.84 sit well below industry peer means (P/B mean ~6.03; P/S mean ~11.04), reflecting market discounting of growth and margin pressure. WMDST values the stock as under-valued given current free cash flow yield, relative margin strength, and the present price dislocation versus longer-term averages.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-06-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-08-04
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2025-11-03
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 170.1 M
 Operating Cash Flow 114.8 M
 Capital Expenditures -15.50 M
 Change In Working Capital 62.1 M
 Dividends Paid -7.20 M
 Cash Flow Delta 29.5 M
 End Period Cash Flow 199.6 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 627.2 M
 Forward Revenue 217.8 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 358.7 M
 Depreciation 22.1 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 22.1 M
 Research and Development 14.0 M
 Total Operating Expenses 557.5 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 268.5 M
 EBITDA 78.7 M
 EBIT 56.6 M
 Operating Income 69.7 M
 Interest Income
 Interest Expense 19.4 M
 Net Interest Income -19.40 M
 Income Before Tax 37.2 M
 Tax Provision 8.1 M
 Tax Rate 21.774 %
 Net Income 29.1 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 29.1 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate
 EPS Actual
 EPS Difference
 EPS Surprise
 Forward EPS 0.87
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 3.8 B
 Intangible Assets 2.3 B
 Net Tangible Assets -704.20 M
 Total Current Assets 1.0 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 199.6 M
 Cash 199.6 M
 Net Receivables 153.2 M
 Inventory 488.4 M
 Long-Term Investments 160.7 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 224.5 M
 Short-Term Debt 23.2 M
 Total Current Liabilities 567.4 M
 Net Debt 1.2 B
 Total Debt 1.4 B
 Total Liabilities 2.2 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 1.6 B
 Retained Earnings 1.1 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 33.75
 Shares Outstanding 46.457 M
 Revenue Per-Share 13.50
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 1.2 B
 Enterprise Value 2.4 B
 Enterprise Multiple 30.071
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -10.45 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 78.254 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 97.818
EPC: 30.071
mean: -152.346
median: -242.134
low: -269.071
 EV/R 3.773
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 2.419
 Asset To Liability 1.705
 Debt To Capital 0.474
 Debt To Assets 0.372
Debt To Assets QoQ -4.904 %
Debt To Assets YoY 6352.166 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.857
EPC: 0.372
median: 0.357
mean: 0.314
low: 0.044
 Debt To Equity 0.901
Debt To Equity QoQ -7.686 %
Debt To Equity YoY 6536.993 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 2.449
mean: 1.316
median: 1.198
EPC: 0.901
low: 0.058
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 0.736
Price To Book QoQ -25.24 %
Price To Book YoY -39.322 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 7.955
median: 7.891
mean: 6.029
EPC: 0.736
low: -1.407
 Price To Earnings (P/E)
Price To Earnings QoQ
Price To Earnings YoY
Price To Earnings IPRWA
 PE/G Ratio
 Price To Sales (P/S) 1.84
Price To Sales QoQ -28.309 %
Price To Sales YoY -37.671 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 18.101
mean: 11.038
median: 8.942
EPC: 1.84
low: 0.664
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 31.234
Forward PE/G
Forward P/S 5.299
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage -0.995
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.166
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 6.707 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY -4.477 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.739
mean: 0.208
median: 0.172
EPC: 0.166
low: 0.073
 Receivables Turnover 3.785
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ -2.65 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -16.561 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 13.517
EPC: 3.785
mean: 2.963
median: 2.054
low: 1.116
 Inventory Turnover 0.717
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ 11.997 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY -5.354 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.884
EPC: 0.717
mean: 0.535
median: 0.474
low: 0.275
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 24.107
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 102.914
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -12.805 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY 14.159 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 174.711
mean: 133.309
median: 112.282
EPC: 102.914
low: 95.344
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 1.434
 CapEx To Revenue -0.025
 CapEx To Depreciation -0.701
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 2.9 B
 Net Invested Capital 3.0 B
 Invested Capital 3.0 B
 Net Tangible Assets -704.20 M
 Net Working Capital 437.3 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.352
 Current Ratio 1.771
Current Ratio QoQ -6.2 %
Current Ratio YoY -1.168 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 6.726
mean: 2.301
EPC: 1.771
median: 1.301
low: 0.77
 Quick Ratio 0.91
Quick Ratio QoQ -2.439 %
Quick Ratio YoY -3.161 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 5.9
mean: 1.696
median: 0.919
EPC: 0.91
low: 0.457
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 17.944
 Cost Of Debt 1.051 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 2.918
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -4.172 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY -32.534 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 22.74
EPC: 2.918
mean: -0.155
median: -4.125
low: -41.049
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.192
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 61.878
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 4.042
 Dividend Payout Ratio 0.247
 Dividend Rate 0.15
 Dividend Yield 0.006
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 0.543 %
 Revenue Growth 8.008 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -62.551 %
Revenue Growth YoY -0.83 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 14.393 %
EPC: 8.008 %
mean: -3.021 %
median: -3.915 %
low: -15.847 %
 Earnings Growth
Earnings Growth QoQ
Earnings Growth YoY
Earnings Growth IPRWA
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 42.809 %
Gross Margin QoQ -2.969 %
Gross Margin YoY -3.407 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 78.722 %
median: 72.002 %
mean: 71.305 %
EPC: 42.809 %
low: 40.394 %
 EBIT Margin 9.024 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -14.796 %
EBIT Margin YoY -28.096 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 28.846 %
EPC: 9.024 %
mean: -1.771 %
median: -5.106 %
low: -19.638 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 11.113 %
Return On Sales QoQ 4.929 %
Return On Sales YoY -11.45 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 28.756 %
EPC: 11.113 %
mean: 4.909 %
median: 4.134 %
low: -19.638 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 99.3 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 8.605 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ 357.956 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY 85.733 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA EPC: 8.605 %
high: 2.158 %
median: 1.292 %
mean: 1.065 %
low: -0.168 %
 Free Cash Growth 254.643 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -310.192 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -1135.302 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA EPC: 254.643 %
high: 244.26 %
median: 143.21 %
mean: 47.535 %
low: -504.42 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 3.412
 Cash Flow Margin 17.363 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 3.742
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.02
 Return On Assets (ROA) 0.769 %
Return On Assets QoQ -0.902 %
Return On Assets YoY -41.432 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 4.793 %
EPC: 0.769 %
median: -0.589 %
mean: -0.871 %
low: -8.595 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 1.755 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.019
Return On Equity QoQ -3.132 %
Return On Equity YoY -40.283 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.055
EPC: 0.019
median: -0.019
mean: -0.059
low: -0.147
 DuPont ROE 1.889 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 1.494 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ 2.893 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -104.095 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 5.652 %
EPC: 1.494 %
mean: -0.784 %
median: -1.726 %
low: -2.565 %

Six-Week Outlook

Near-term technical setup favors a cautious rebound scenario if recent MACD momentum sustains and MRO negative impulse continues to close: expect oscillatory gains toward the 50-day average ($24.38) and Ichimoku lower cloud edge (~$25.38) unless ADX rises above 20 and DI signals realign. Failure of momentum to build—especially on low volume—likely returns price to the $22.09 SuperTrend support and lower Bollinger boundary near $22.81.

Fundamentally, stable free cash flow yield and an EBIT margin above peer averages provide a valuation floor; elevated leverage and soft QoQ revenue trends create asymmetric risk if operating conditions worsen. Short-term price behavior should hinge on whether momentum crossovers convert into sustained volume-backed advances or remain transient reversals.

About Edgewell Personal Care Company

Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC) is a global leader in the personal care industry, dedicated to enhancing everyday life with innovative products. Headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut, Edgewell operates through three main segments: Wet Shave, Sun and Skin Care, and Feminine Care. The Wet Shave segment is renowned for its iconic Schick and Wilkinson Sword brands, offering a range of razors and shaving solutions for both men and women. Complementing this, the Sun and Skin Care segment boasts popular brands like Banana Boat and Hawaiian Tropic, providing comprehensive sun protection and skincare products. Additionally, the segment includes Wet Ones antibacterial wipes and grooming essentials from Bulldog and Jack Black. In the Feminine Care segment, Edgewell offers trusted products such as Playtex and o.b. tampons, alongside Stayfree and Carefree pads and liners. With a rich history dating back to 1772, Edgewell continues to innovate and expand its product offerings, reaching consumers worldwide through a robust distribution network. The company’s commitment to quality and innovation makes it a trusted name in personal care, catering to diverse consumer needs with a portfolio of well-loved brands.



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