Aro Granite Industries Receives 'Hold' Rating from MarketsMOJO Amid Bullish Trend and Attractive Valuation Metrics

Aro Granite Industries, a microcap company in the ceramics/marble/granite/sanitaryware industry, has recently received a 'Hold' rating from MarketsMOJO. This upgrade comes as the stock has shown a bullish trend and has improved from a mildly bullish position on September 23, 2024. Multiple technical factors such as MACD, Bollinger Band, KST, and OBV have contributed to this positive trend. In terms of valuation, Aro Granite Industries has a very attractive ROCE of 4.6 and a low enterprise value to capital employed ratio of 0.7. The stock is currently trading at a discount compared to its historical valuations. Additionally, the company has shown strong growth in profits, with a 134% increase over the past year, resulting in a low PEG ratio of 0.4. However, the company does have some weak fundamental strengths, with a negative CAGR growth in net sales over the last 5 years and a high debt to EBITDA ratio of 7.45 times. The return on equity has also been low at 3.02%, indicating low profitability per unit of shareholders' funds. In the latest quarter, Aro Granite Industries reported flat results with a -28.40% growth in net sales and the lowest operating profit to interest ratio of 1.44 times. The PBDIT was also at its lowest at Rs 5.10 crore. In the past year, the stock has underperformed the market, generating a return of only 8.38% compared to the BSE 500 index's return of 40.49%. Majority shareholders of the company are non-institutional investors. Overall, while Aro Granite Industries has shown a bullish trend and has attractive valuation metrics, it also has some weak fundamental strengths and has underperformed the market. Therefore, MarketsMOJO has upgraded its rating to 'Hold' for this microcap company in the ceramics/marble/granite/sanitaryware industry.