Why is Aarti Surfactants Ltd ?
1
Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 2.98 times
- Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 2.98 times
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 9.11% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
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Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -8.49% of over the last 5 years
3
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -37.60% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed BSE500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you sell?
- All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses
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When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Aarti Surfactant for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Aarti Surfactant
-37.78%
-0.94
39.86%
Sensex
4.67%
0.40
11.83%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
0.17%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-8.49%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
2.45
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.77
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.49
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.85
Tax Ratio
27.16%
Dividend Payout Ratio
5.82%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.81%
ROCE (avg)
10.46%
ROE (avg)
9.11%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
23
Industry P/E
40
Price to Book Value
1.46
EV to EBIT
14.40
EV to EBITDA
9.29
EV to Capital Employed
1.31
EV to Sales
0.61
PEG Ratio
1.36
Dividend Yield
0.25%
ROCE (Latest)
9.07%
ROE (Latest)
6.34%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
14What is working for the Company
PAT(Latest six months)
At Rs 4.50 cr has Grown at 196.37%
NET SALES(Latest six months)
At Rs 395.07 cr has Grown at 34.26%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 10.35 times
-8What is not working for the Company
PBT LESS OI(Q)
At Rs 2.14 cr has Fallen at -39.7% (vs previous 4Q average
PAT(Q)
At Rs 1.56 cr has Fallen at -51.1% (vs previous 4Q average
OPERATING CF(Y)
Lowest at Rs 11.14 Cr
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Here's what is working for Aarti Surfactant
Net Sales - Latest six months
At Rs 395.07 cr has Grown at 34.26%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Debtors Turnover Ratio- Half Yearly
Highest at 10.35 times
in the last five half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to settle its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Here's what is not working for Aarti Surfactant
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
At Rs 2.14 cr has Fallen at -39.7% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average PBT of the previous four quarters of Rs 3.55 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is very negative
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
At Rs 1.56 cr has Fallen at -51.1% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average PAT of the previous four quarters of Rs 3.19 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is very negative
PAT (Rs Cr)
Operating Cash Flow - Annually
Lowest at Rs 11.14 Cr
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (Rs Cr)






