Agstar Plc

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Chemicals & Petrochemicals
  • ISIN: LK0408N00001
LKR
11.80
0.8 (7.27%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
CIC Holdings Plc
Agstar Plc

Why is Agstar Plc ?

1
The company has declared Negative results for the last 6 consecutive quarters
  • INTEREST(Q) At LKR 30.66 MM has Grown at 369.53%
  • PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At LKR 5.65 MM has Fallen at -72.19%
  • NET PROFIT(Q) At LKR 7.19 MM has Fallen at -65.1%
2
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 43.90%, its profits have fallen by -65.9%
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. 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 Chemicals & Petrochemicals)

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

Is Agstar Plc for you?

High Risk, Medium Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Agstar Plc
43.9%
1.23
37.09%
Sri Lanka CSE All Share
41.16%
2.63
15.67%
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)
30.41%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-163.75%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
0.93
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.24
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.30
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.86
Tax Ratio
0.70%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
17.15%
ROE (avg)
9.92%
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
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
NA
EV to EBIT
-21.33
EV to EBITDA
1178.13
EV to Capital Employed
0.23
EV to Sales
0.24
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
-1.09%
ROE (Latest)
-2.49%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
Bearish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Bullish
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

11What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at LKR 611.17 MM

NET PROFIT(HY)

Higher at LKR 56.73 MM

-8What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(Q)

At LKR 30.66 MM has Grown at 369.53%

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At LKR 5.65 MM has Fallen at -72.19%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At LKR 7.19 MM has Fallen at -65.1%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 13.19% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 1.92 times

Here's what is working for Agstar Plc

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at LKR 611.17 MM
in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (LKR MM)

Depreciation
Highest at LKR 39.73 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (LKR MM)

Here's what is not working for Agstar Plc

Interest
At LKR 30.66 MM has Grown at 369.53%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (LKR MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At LKR 5.65 MM has Fallen at -72.19%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (LKR MM)

Net Profit
At LKR 7.19 MM has Fallen at -65.1%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (LKR MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 1.92 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 13.19% (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

Non Operating Income
Highest at LKR 2.37 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income