Alto Ingredients, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Specialty Chemicals
  • ISIN: US0215131063
USD
4.16
-0.55 (-11.68%)
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
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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.
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How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Alto Ingredients, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. 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%
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

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%
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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
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%
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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
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
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Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

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 MM
MOJO 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 MM
MOJO 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 periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 12.05 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 18.18 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO 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 periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 0.19
in the last five periods
MOJO 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 period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD -6.09 MM
in the last three years
MOJO 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 periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio