ACL Plastics PLC (APLA.N0000) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

Buy

Strong Buy

Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

ACL Plastics PLC

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Why is ACL Plastics PLC ?

With a growth in Net Profit of 19.27%, the company declared Very Positive results in Dec 25

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at LKR 911.99 MM
ROCE(HY) Highest at 18.1%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at -61.52 %

With ROE of 13.74%, it has a fair valuation with a 0.00 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 137.79%, its profits have risen by 5.7%

Market Beating Performance

The stock has generated a return of 137.79% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (Sri Lanka CSE All Share) returns of 42.22%

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

Overall Portfolio exposure to ACL Plastics PLC should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Other Industrial Products should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Other Industrial Products)

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

Is ACL Plastics PLC for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

ACL Plastics PLC

-100.0%

-0.62

106.38%

Sri Lanka CSE All Share

42.22%

2.51

16.83%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

10.30%

EBIT Growth (5y)

23.25%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

100.00

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.56

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.70

Tax Ratio

28.18%

Dividend Payout Ratio

22.66%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

31.97%

ROE (avg)

18.84%

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

EV to EBIT

-3.31

EV to EBITDA

-3.24

EV to Capital Employed

-1.19

EV to Sales

-0.80

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

Negative Capital Employed

ROE (Latest)

13.74%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

No Trend

OBV

Mildly Bullish

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

18What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at LKR 911.99 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 18.1%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at -61.52 %

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -28.46% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at LKR 4,737.09 MM

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 2.55 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at LKR 731.2 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at LKR 212.33 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at LKR 278.41 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at LKR 207.28 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at LKR 4.92

0What is not working for the Company

NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS

Here's what is working for ACL Plastics PLC

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at LKR 911.99 MM and Grown

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (LKR MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at -61.52 % and Grown

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

MOJO Watch

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

Debt-Equity Ratio

Net Sales

Highest at LKR 731.2 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (LKR MM)

Operating Profit

Highest at LKR 212.33 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 278.41 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 207.28 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (LKR MM)

EPS

Highest at LKR 4.92

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (LKR)

Cash and Eqv

Highest at LKR 4,737.09 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Highest at 2.55 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -28.46% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

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

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Here's what is not working for ACL Plastics PLC

Non Operating Income

Highest at LKR 0.25 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income