ACL Cables Plc (ACL.N0000) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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ACL Cables Plc

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Why is ACL Cables Plc ?

High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 20.56%

Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements

Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 20.56%

Positive results in Dec 25

ROCE(HY) Highest at 19.21%
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 2.52 times
CASH AND EQV(HY) Highest at LKR 30,592.71 MM

With ROE of 18.62%, it has a fair valuation with a 1.61 Price to Book Value

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 125.97%, its profits have risen by 31.2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.3

Market Beating performance in long term as well as near term

Along with generating 125.97% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed Sri Lanka CSE All Share in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to ACL Cables Plc should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Electronics & Appliances should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Electronics & Appliances)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is ACL Cables Plc for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

ACL Cables Plc

126.82%

0.26

75.55%

Sri Lanka CSE All Share

41.16%

2.63

15.67%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

16.22%

EBIT Growth (5y)

40.74%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

100.00

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

0.11

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.40

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.09

Tax Ratio

30.42%

Dividend Payout Ratio

7.85%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

32.65%

ROE (avg)

20.56%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

1.61

EV to EBIT

4.96

EV to EBITDA

4.73

EV to Capital Employed

2.00

EV to Sales

1.01

PEG Ratio

0.28

Dividend Yield

0.05%

ROCE (Latest)

40.42%

ROE (Latest)

18.62%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

RSI

Bearish

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bullish

Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Dow Theory

No Trend

OBV

No Trend

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

13What is working for the Company

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 19.21%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 2.52 times

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at LKR 30,592.71 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at -40.81 %

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 5.13 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at LKR 12,179.91 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at LKR 2,602.66 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at LKR 2,938.08 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at LKR 1,849.21 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at LKR 2.57

-1What is not working for the Company

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 7.57% (YoY

Here's what is working for ACL Cables Plc

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Highest at 2.52 times and Grown

In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Net Sales

Highest at LKR 12,179.91 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (LKR MM)

Operating Profit

Highest at LKR 2,602.66 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (LKR MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

Highest at LKR 2,938.08 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (LKR MM)

Net Profit

Highest at LKR 1,849.21 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (LKR MM)

EPS

Highest at LKR 2.57

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (LKR)

Cash and Eqv

Highest at LKR 30,592.71 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at -40.81 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Highest at 5.13 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Here's what is not working for ACL Cables Plc

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 7.57% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales