Ag Growth International, Inc. (AFN) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Why is Ag Growth International, Inc. ?

High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 34.71% of over the last 5 years
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 9.68% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 34.71% of over the last 5 years

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 -32.36%, its profits have risen by 9.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.9

Below par performance in long term as well as near term

Along with generating -32.36% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P/TSX 60 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months

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Verdict Report

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 Industrial Manufacturing)

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

Is Ag Growth International, Inc. for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Ag Growth International, Inc.

-59.43%

-0.93

32.69%

S&P/TSX 60

19.1%

1.54

14.62%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

6.96%

EBIT Growth (5y)

34.71%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

1.70

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

5.68

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

2.96

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.21

Tax Ratio

50.82%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

0.20%

ROCE (avg)

9.68%

ROE (avg)

16.43%

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

2.31

EV to EBIT

7.41

EV to EBITDA

5.56

EV to Capital Employed

1.33

EV to Sales

1.11

PEG Ratio

0.75

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

17.91%

ROE (Latest)

31.70%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

No Trend

OBV

No Trend

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

19What is working for the Company

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 656.59

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at CAD 113.02 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 32.42 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at CAD 95.11 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at CAD 63.7 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at CAD 1.13

-5What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at CAD 29.76 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 15.39% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 311.02 %

Here's what is working for Ag Growth International, Inc.

Pre-Tax Profit

At CAD 95.11 MM has Grown at 545.54%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of CAD 14.73 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (CAD MM)

Net Profit

At CAD 63.7 MM has Grown at 477.95%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of CAD 11.02 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (CAD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio

Highest at 656.59

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Operating Profit

Highest at CAD 113.02 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (CAD MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Highest at 32.42 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Highest at CAD 95.11 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (CAD MM)

Net Profit

Highest at CAD 63.7 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (CAD MM)

EPS

Highest at CAD 1.13

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (CAD)

Here's what is not working for Ag Growth International, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at CAD 29.76 MM and Fallen

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (CAD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 311.02 %

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

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 15.39% (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