Alumex Plc

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Non - Ferrous Metals
  • ISIN: LK0427N00001
LKR
16.20
-0.3 (-1.82%)
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Swisstek (Ceylon) Plc
Alumex Plc

Why is Alumex Plc ?

1
The company is Net-Debt Free
  • Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 5.19% of over the last 5 years
  • The company is Net-Debt Free
  • 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)
2
With ROE of 16.51%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 1.96 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 -4.71%, its profits have risen by 35.9% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.3
  • At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0.8
3
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • Even though the market (Sri Lanka CSE All Share) has generated returns of 11.95% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -4.71% returns
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. 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
-4.71%
1.20
34.14%
Sri Lanka CSE All Share
11.95%
0.72
16.49%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
22.98%
EBIT Growth (5y)
5.19%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.72
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.56
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
1.72
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.17
Tax Ratio
16.83%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
13.37%
ROE (avg)
15.30%
stock-recommendationValuation

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
12
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.96
EV to EBIT
11.26
EV to EBITDA
8.78
EV to Capital Employed
1.41
EV to Sales
1.02
PEG Ratio
0.33
Dividend Yield
0.82%
ROCE (Latest)
12.51%
ROE (Latest)
16.51%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

23What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at LKR 1,204.23 MM

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 2.77 times

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

The company hardly has any interest cost

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -49.94% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at LKR 1,695.51 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 140.73 %

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at LKR 5,639.74 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at LKR 1,234.79 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 21.89 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at LKR 1,006.09 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at LKR 840.41 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at LKR 1.4

-7What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)

At LKR 794.13 MM has Grown at -44.87%

INTEREST(Q)

At LKR 255.47 MM has Grown at 37.99%

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 3.8 times

Here's what is working for Alumex Plc

Pre-Tax Profit
At LKR 1,006.09 MM has Grown at 1,244.91%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of LKR 74.81 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (LKR MM)

Net Profit
At LKR 840.41 MM has Grown at 1,751.11%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of LKR 45.4 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (LKR MM)

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at LKR 1,204.23 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (LKR MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 2.77 times and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Net Sales
Highest at LKR 5,639.74 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (LKR MM)

Net Sales
At LKR 5,639.74 MM has Grown at 41.7%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of LKR 3,980.06 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (LKR MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at LKR 1,234.79 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (LKR MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 21.89 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at LKR 1,006.09 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (LKR MM)

Net Profit
Highest at LKR 840.41 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (LKR MM)

EPS
Highest at LKR 1.4
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (LKR)

Cash and Eqv
Highest at LKR 1,695.51 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 140.73 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -49.94% (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

Depreciation
Highest at LKR 170.49 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (LKR MM)

Depreciation
At LKR 170.49 MM has Grown at 82.37%
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

Interest
At LKR 255.47 MM has Grown at 37.99%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (LKR MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 3.8 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio