Advanced Petrochemical Co. (2330) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

Advanced Petrochemical Co.

Why is Advanced Petrochemical Co. ?

Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) of 9.54%

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 9.43% and Operating profit at -1.78% over the last 5 years
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times

Flat results in Dec 25

INTEREST(HY) At SAR 110.42 MM has Grown at 820.63%
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At SAR 0 MM has Fallen at -100%
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 0 times

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -19.21% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Saudi Arabia All Share TASI in each of the last 3 annual periods

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How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Advanced Petrochemical Co. for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Advanced Petrochemical Co.

-18.13%

-1.26

30.87%

Saudi Arabia All Share TASI

-11.13%

-0.71

15.65%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

9.43%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-1.78%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

77.07

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

9.41

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

2.91

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

350.39

Tax Ratio

41.27%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

9.54%

ROE (avg)

10.15%

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

3.19

EV to EBIT

84.29

EV to EBITDA

44.98

EV to Capital Employed

1.56

EV to Sales

7.23

PEG Ratio

0.42

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

1.85%

ROE (Latest)

4.25%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

OBV

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

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

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

15What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at SAR 625.89 MM

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at SAR 1,171.72 MM

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

The company hardly has any interest cost

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -565.38% (YoY

-13What is not working for the Company

INTEREST(HY)

At SAR 110.42 MM has Grown at 820.63%

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At SAR 0 MM has Fallen at -100%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 0 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 0 times

Here's what is working for Advanced Petrochemical Co.

Net Sales

Highest at SAR 1,171.72 MM and Grown

In each period in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is very positive

Net Sales (SAR MM)

Net Sales

At SAR 1,171.72 MM has Grown at 61.08%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of SAR 727.42 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is very positive

Net Sales (SAR MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at SAR 625.89 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (SAR MM)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -565.38% (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 Advanced Petrochemical Co.

Interest

At SAR 110.42 MM has Grown at 820.63%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (SAR MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At SAR 0 MM has Fallen at -100%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of SAR 50.77 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (SAR MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 0 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 0 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio