ScoreComparison
Why is Aitken Spence Plc ?
1
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 22.28% and Operating profit at 96.88% 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 10.85% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
Flat results in Dec 25
3
With ROE of 9.61%, it has a fair valuation with a 0.87 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 15.44%, its profits have fallen by -3.1%
4
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 15.44% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Sri Lanka CSE All Share) returns of 41.16%
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Aitken Spence Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Hotels & Resorts should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Hotels & Resorts)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Aitken Spence Plc for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Aitken Spence Plc
15.87%
0.83
23.12%
Sri Lanka CSE All Share
41.16%
2.63
15.67%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
22.28%
EBIT Growth (5y)
96.88%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.34
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.65
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.31
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.64
Tax Ratio
39.43%
Dividend Payout Ratio
30.46%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
10.85%
ROE (avg)
8.92%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
9
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.87
EV to EBIT
7.88
EV to EBITDA
5.35
EV to Capital Employed
0.92
EV to Sales
1.27
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
11.74%
ROE (Latest)
9.61%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
Bullish
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend2What is working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 76.98 %
0What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
Here's what is working for Aitken Spence Plc
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 76.98 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
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