MarketsMOJO Downgrades Bangalore Fort Farms to 'Sell' Due to Weak Fundamentals and Debt Servicing Concerns

Bangalore Fort Farms, a microcap company in the miscellaneous industry, has recently been downgraded to a 'Sell' by MarketsMOJO on 2024-08-13. This decision was based on weak long-term fundamental strength, with a 9.44% CAGR growth in operating profits over the last 5 years. Additionally, the company's ability to service its debt is weak, with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 0.31. This signifies a low profitability per unit of shareholders' funds. However, the company has declared positive results for the last 4 consecutive quarters, with a significant growth in net sales of 104.92%. The stock is also technically in a bullish range, but the technical trend has deteriorated from bullish on 13-Aug-24. Multiple factors for the stock are bullish, such as MACD, Bollinger Band, and KST. With a ROCE of 8.6, the company has a fair valuation with a 3.1 enterprise value to capital employed. The stock is currently trading at a discount compared to its average historical valuations. Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 348.10%, its profits have only risen by 36%. The PEG ratio of the company is 0, indicating a potential undervaluation. The majority shareholders of Bangalore Fort Farms are non-institutional investors. The company has shown market-beating performance in the long term as well as the near term, outperforming BSE 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year, and 3 months. However, MarketsMOJO has downgraded the stock to 'Sell' based on its weak fundamental strength and ability to service debt. Investors are advised to carefully consider these factors before making any investment decisions.