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Arabian Cement Co.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Building Products
  • ISIN: SA0007879915
SAR
22.82
-0.56 (-2.4%)

Feb 23

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Comparison

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Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Arabian Cement Co.

Why is Arabian Cement Co. ?

1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 6.95%
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 6.95% 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 4.03% and Operating profit at -2.58% over the last 5 years
3
Flat results in Dec 25
  • ROCE(HY) Lowest at 0%
  • DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Lowest at 180.38%
  • CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at SAR 125.42 MM
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating -14.53% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Saudi Arabia All Share TASI in each of the last 3 annual periods
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 Building Products)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Arabian Cement Co. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Arabian Cement Co.
-100.0%
-1.11
19.65%
Saudi Arabia All Share TASI
-11.13%
-0.71
15.65%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
4.03%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-2.58%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
13.02
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.03
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
106.52
Tax Ratio
24.83%
Dividend Payout Ratio
90.91%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
6.95%
ROE (avg)
6.03%
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
18
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.87
EV to EBIT
15.54
EV to EBITDA
7.24
EV to Capital Employed
0.87
EV to Sales
2.36
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
3.88%
ROCE (Latest)
5.59%
ROE (Latest)
4.88%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

4What is working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

The company hardly has any interest cost

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -17.86% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at SAR 298.13 MM

-10What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 0%

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 180.38%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at SAR 125.42 MM

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 0 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 0 times

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at SAR 0 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at SAR 0

Here's what is working for Arabian Cement Co.

Net Sales
Highest at SAR 298.13 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (SAR MM)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -17.86% (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 Arabian Cement Co.

Pre-Tax Profit
At SAR 0 MM has Fallen at -100%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (SAR MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at SAR 0 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (SAR MM)

EPS
Lowest at SAR 0
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (SAR)

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at SAR 125.42 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 0 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 0 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 180.38%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

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