Why is Alumex Plc ?
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High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 18.32% of 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 15.73% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
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With ROE of 32.69%, it has a fair valuation with a 2.76 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 61.83%, its profits have risen by 485.5% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0.7
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 Non - Ferrous Metals)
When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Alumex Plc for you?
Medium Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Alumex Plc
-100.0%
2.44
34.57%
Sri Lanka CSE All Share
60.36%
3.50
17.24%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
27.55%
EBIT Growth (5y)
18.32%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
2.31
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.05
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
1.72
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.15
Tax Ratio
44.29%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
15.73%
ROE (avg)
15.30%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
8
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.76
EV to EBIT
15.47
EV to EBITDA
12.98
EV to Capital Employed
1.62
EV to Sales
1.40
PEG Ratio
0.02
Dividend Yield
0.65%
ROCE (Latest)
10.45%
ROE (Latest)
32.69%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
Bearish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
11What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)
At LKR 180.02 MM has Grown at 132.89%
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 40.11%
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 2.23%
-11What is not working for the Company
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At LKR 30.51 MM has Fallen at -89.3%
NET PROFIT(Q)
At LKR 21.43 MM has Fallen at -86.51%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Lowest at 103.2
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 12.67% (YoY
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at LKR 261.95 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 7.05 %
Here's what is working for Alumex Plc
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 2.23%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Depreciation
At LKR 50.56 MM has Grown at inf%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company has gone into productive use which should positively reflect in the future sales
Depreciation (LKR MM)
Here's what is not working for Alumex Plc
Pre-Tax Profit
At LKR 30.51 MM has Fallen at -89.3%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of LKR 285.17 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative
Pre-Tax Profit (LKR MM)
Net Profit
At LKR 21.43 MM has Fallen at -86.51%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of LKR 158.86 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (LKR MM)
Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 103.2
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest
Operating Profit
Lowest at LKR 261.95 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (LKR MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 7.05 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 12.67% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales






