Why is Almarai Co. Ltd. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 9.89%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 9.89% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
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 7.39% and Operating profit at 3.47% 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 Equity (avg) of 12.01% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 7.39% and Operating profit at 3.47% over the last 5 years
4
The company has declared Positive results for the last 5 consecutive quarters
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 12.75%
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by 1.97% (YoY)
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 2.55%
5
With ROE of 12.38%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 2.45 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -25.90%, its profits have risen by 6.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 3
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 2
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Almarai Co. Ltd. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to FMCG should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in FMCG)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Almarai Co. Ltd. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Almarai Co. Ltd.
-26.03%
-0.99
19.39%
Saudi Arabia All Share TASI
-12.63%
-0.89
14.47%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
7.39%
EBIT Growth (5y)
3.47%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
5.90
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.03
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.56
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.70
Tax Ratio
6.69%
Dividend Payout Ratio
42.72%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
9.89%
ROE (avg)
12.01%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
20
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.45
EV to EBIT
19.61
EV to EBITDA
10.88
EV to Capital Employed
1.91
EV to Sales
2.81
PEG Ratio
2.98
Dividend Yield
2.03%
ROCE (Latest)
9.73%
ROE (Latest)
12.38%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
4What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 12.75%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by 1.97% (YoY
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 2.55%
-3What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(Q)
At SAR 124.96 MM has Grown at 25.35%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 6.63%
Here's what is working for Almarai Co. Ltd.
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 2.55%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 1.97% (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 Almarai Co. Ltd.
Interest
At SAR 124.96 MM has Grown at 25.35%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (SAR MM)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 6.63%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio






