Why is Adient plc ?
1
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 2.09% over the last 5 years
2
The company has declared Negative results for the last 4 consecutive quarters
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 499 MM
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at -11.85%
- CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at USD 1,614 MM
3
Risky -
- The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -2.22%, its profits have fallen by -54.5%
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -2.22% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Adient plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Auto Components & Equipments should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Auto Components & Equipments)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Adient plc for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Adient plc
8.13%
-0.62
51.78%
S&P 500
22.24%
0.70
20.15%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
3.14%
EBIT Growth (5y)
19.83%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.40
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.45
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
1.04
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
3.31
Tax Ratio
67.89%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
7.95%
ROE (avg)
16.65%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
9
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.91
EV to EBIT
7.54
EV to EBITDA
4.27
EV to Capital Employed
0.96
EV to Sales
0.22
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
12.68%
ROE (Latest)
9.86%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
8What is working for the Company
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 19.26 times
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 383.67
NET PROFIT(Q)
At USD 36.84 MM has Grown at 156.41%
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 3,865 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 93 MM
-9What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)
At USD 14.18 MM has Grown at -64.78%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 16.12% (YoY
Here's what is working for Adient plc
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 383.67
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Net Profit
At USD 36.84 MM has Grown at 156.41%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 14.37 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 19.26 times and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Net Sales
Highest at USD 3,865 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 93 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Here's what is not working for Adient plc
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 16.12% (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






