Why is Ambuja Cements Ltd ?
1
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 3.02% of over the last 5 years
2
With ROE of 10.3, it has a Expensive valuation with a 2.4 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a fair value compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -6.44%, its profits have risen by 99.2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.2
3
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -6.44% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed BSE500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
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 Cement & Cement Products)
When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Ambuja Cements for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Ambuja Cements
-6.44%
-0.29
22.25%
Sensex
4.83%
0.41
11.83%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
9.90%
EBIT Growth (5y)
3.02%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
21.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.12
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.01
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.89
Tax Ratio
Tax Ratio is Negative%
Dividend Payout Ratio
11.82%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
25.54%
ROCE (avg)
14.97%
ROE (avg)
9.30%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
23
Industry P/E
36
Price to Book Value
2.36
EV to EBIT
32.01
EV to EBITDA
18.27
EV to Capital Employed
2.34
EV to Sales
3.44
PEG Ratio
0.23
Dividend Yield
0.37%
ROCE (Latest)
7.30%
ROE (Latest)
10.26%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
16What is working for the Company
PAT(Q)
At Rs 1,988.51 cr has Grown at 240.7%
PBT LESS OI(Q)
At Rs 803.29 cr has Grown at 52.62%
NET SALES(Q)
At Rs 9,174.49 cr has Grown at 21.48%
-5What is not working for the Company
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS(HY)
Lowest at Rs 458.50 cr
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Here's what is working for Ambuja Cements
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
At Rs 1,988.51 cr has Grown at 240.7%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is very positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
At Rs 803.29 cr has Grown at 52.62%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is very positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Net Sales - Quarterly
At Rs 9,174.49 cr has Grown at 21.48%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Here's what is not working for Ambuja Cements
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Half Yearly
Lowest at Rs 458.50 cr
in the last six half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents






