Why is Alkali Metals Ltd ?
1
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) of 6.15%
- Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 10.93% and Operating profit at 11.45% over the last 5 years
- Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 1.33
2
30.06% of Promoter Shares are Pledged
- In falling markets, high promoter pledged shares puts additional downward pressure on the stock prices
3
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -12.51% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed BSE500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
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 Alkali Metals for you?
High Risk, Medium Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Alkali Metals
-9.69%
-0.23
46.96%
Sensex
-8.22%
-0.64
13.07%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
10.93%
EBIT Growth (5y)
11.45%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.33
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.22
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.38
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.25
Tax Ratio
83.13%
Dividend Payout Ratio
-8.78%
Pledged Shares
30.06%
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
4.25%
ROE (avg)
3.33%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
170
Industry P/E
42
Price to Book Value
2.16
EV to EBIT
24.38
EV to EBITDA
15.07
EV to Capital Employed
1.85
EV to Sales
1.22
PEG Ratio
1.46
Dividend Yield
0.53%
ROCE (Latest)
7.57%
ROE (Latest)
1.28%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
Bearish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
17What is working for the Company
PAT(Latest six months)
Higher at Rs 2.63 cr
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 8.43%
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at Rs 28.73 cr
PBDIT(Q)
Highest at Rs 6.08 cr.
OPERATING PROFIT TO NET SALES(Q)
Highest at 21.16%
PBT LESS OI(Q)
Highest at Rs 5.02 cr.
-1What is not working for the Company
PAT(Q)
At Rs 4.02 cr has Fallen at -6.5%
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Here's what is working for Alkali Metals
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
At Rs 5.02 cr has Grown at 186.86%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is very positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Net Sales - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 28.73 cr
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit (PBDIT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 6.08 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit Margin - Quarterly
Highest at 21.16%
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Company's efficiency has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 5.02 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Here's what is not working for Alkali Metals
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
At Rs 4.02 cr has Fallen at -6.5%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is negative
PAT (Rs Cr)






