Why is Alto Ingredients, Inc. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 2.03%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 2.03% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -3.21% and Operating profit at -231.42% over the last 5 years
3
With a growth in Net Profit of 53.48%, the company declared Very Positive results in Sep 25
- The company has declared positive results in Jan 70 after 5 consecutive negative quarters
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -297.15% (YoY)
- OPERATING PROFIT(Q) Highest at USD 29.05 MM
- OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q) Highest at 12.05 %
4
With ROE of -13.82%, it has a expensive valuation with a 1.50 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 220.00%, its profits have fallen by -69.6%
5
High Institutional Holdings at 41.77%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
- Their stake has increased by 4.91% over the previous quarter.
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Alto Ingredients, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Specialty Chemicals should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Specialty Chemicals)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Alto Ingredients, Inc. for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Alto Ingredients, Inc.
220.0%
1.97
95.80%
S&P 500
14.9%
0.77
19.29%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-3.21%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-231.42%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
-4.79
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.34
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.41
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
3.06
Tax Ratio
0.29%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
41.77%
ROCE (avg)
2.03%
ROE (avg)
4.89%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
NA (Loss Making)
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.50
EV to EBIT
-21.65
EV to EBITDA
60.60
EV to Capital Employed
1.38
EV to Sales
0.44
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
-6.35%
ROE (Latest)
-13.82%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Bullish
Technical Movement
21What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -297.15% (YoY
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 29.05 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 12.05 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 18.18 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 18.18 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at USD 0.19
-9What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At USD 5.61 MM has Grown at 58.68%
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD -6.09 MM
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 18.02 times
Here's what is working for Alto Ingredients, Inc.
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 18.18 MM has Grown at 252.94%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -11.88 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD 18.18 MM has Grown at 252.39%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -11.93 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at USD 29.05 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 12.05 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 18.18 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
Highest at USD 18.18 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
EPS
Highest at USD 0.19
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -297.15% (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 Alto Ingredients, Inc.
Interest
At USD 5.61 MM has Grown at 58.68%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (USD MM)
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD -6.09 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 18.02 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio






