Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Miscellaneous
  • ISIN: US00790R1041
  • NYSE: WMS
USD
129.74
-0.99 (-0.76%)
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  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-recommendationScore
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Comparison

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Why is Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. ?

1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 27.61%
2
Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.22 times
3
Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 10.54% and Operating profit at 21.56%
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at 45.02 %
  • DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 7.79
  • CASH AND EQV(HY) Highest at USD 1,101.59 MM
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. 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 Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
-10.11%
-0.16
40.44%
S&P 500
15.76%
0.70
20.15%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
9.38%
EBIT Growth (5y)
15.45%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
9.59
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.22
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.53
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.04
Tax Ratio
23.93%
Dividend Payout Ratio
11.12%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
27.61%
ROE (avg)
32.16%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
23
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
5.36
EV to EBIT
16.48
EV to EBITDA
12.61
EV to Capital Employed
4.78
EV to Sales
3.70
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.52%
ROCE (Latest)
29.00%
ROE (Latest)
23.09%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

17What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 804.48 MM

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 7.69

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 1,192.68

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -1.59% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 1,001.11 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 322.5 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 32.21 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 234.75 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 178.61 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 2.19

-5What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 25.27%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 86.04 %

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 7.69 times

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at USD 27.04 MM

Here's what is working for Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 804.48 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 (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 1,192.68
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Dividend per share
Highest at USD 7.69 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Net Sales
Highest at USD 1,001.11 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Net Sales
At USD 1,001.11 MM has Grown at 31.28%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 762.59 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 322.5 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 32.21 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 234.75 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 234.75 MM has Grown at 49.69%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 156.82 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Highest at USD 178.61 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD 178.61 MM has Grown at 46.73%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 121.72 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 2.19
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.59% (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

Depreciation
Highest at USD 62.16 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

Interest
Highest at USD 27.04 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 7.54% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 86.04 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 7.69 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

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