Why is A-1 Ltd ?
1
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -6.23% and Operating profit at -1.70% over the last 5 years
2
Negative results in Sep 25
- OPERATING CF(Y) Lowest at Rs -10.53 Cr
- PAT(9M) At Rs 1.51 cr has Grown at -41.02%
- NET SALES(Q) At Rs 63.14 cr has Fallen at -22.6% (vs previous 4Q average)
3
With ROCE of 8.1, it has a Very Expensive valuation with a 40.7 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 458.92%, its profits have fallen by -9.4%
4
Increasing Participation by Institutional Investors
- Institutional investors have increased their stake by 2.86% over the previous quarter and collectively hold 5.8% of the company
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors
5
Market Beating performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating 458.92% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed BSE500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to A-1 should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Miscellaneous should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Miscellaneous)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is A-1 for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
A-1
458.92%
8.61
53.31%
Sensex
4.73%
0.40
11.83%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-6.23%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-1.70%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
2.25
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.14
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.34
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
4.54
Tax Ratio
28.49%
Dividend Payout Ratio
157.33%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
5.80%
ROCE (avg)
4.12%
ROE (avg)
4.65%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
1051
Industry P/E
29
Price to Book Value
54.26
EV to EBIT
500.00
EV to EBITDA
311.99
EV to Capital Employed
40.65
EV to Sales
8.52
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.07%
ROCE (Latest)
8.13%
ROE (Latest)
5.16%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bullish
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Bullish
No Trend
Technical Movement
1What is working for the Company
DPS(Y)
Highest at Rs 1.50
-16What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CF(Y)
Lowest at Rs -10.53 Cr
PAT(9M)
At Rs 1.51 cr has Grown at -41.02%
NET SALES(Q)
At Rs 63.14 cr has Fallen at -22.6% (vs previous 4Q average
PBT LESS OI(Q)
Lowest at Rs 0.06 cr.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS(HY)
Lowest at Rs 0.10 cr
PBDIT(Q)
Lowest at Rs 1.19 cr.
OPERATING PROFIT TO NET SALES (Q)
Lowest at 1.88%
EPS(Q)
Lowest at Rs 0.06
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Here's what is working for A-1
Dividend per Share (DPS) - Annually
Highest at Rs 1.50
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (Rs)
Here's what is not working for A-1
Net Sales - Quarterly
At Rs 63.14 cr has Fallen at -22.6% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average Net Sales of the previous four quarters of Rs 81.60 CrMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very negative
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Nine Monthly
At Rs 1.51 cr has Grown at -41.02%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is very negative
PAT (Rs Cr)
Operating Cash Flow - Annually
Lowest at Rs -10.53 Cr and Fallen
each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (Rs Cr)
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
Lowest at Rs 0.06 cr. and Fallen
each quarter in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is very negative
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Net Sales - Quarterly
Lowest at Rs 63.14 cr
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit (PBDIT) - Quarterly
Lowest at Rs 1.19 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit Margin - Quarterly
Lowest at 1.88%
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Company's efficiency has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Earnings per Share (EPS) - Quarterly
Lowest at Rs 0.06
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (Rs)
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Half Yearly
Lowest at Rs 0.10 cr
in the last six half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents






