Arabian Contracting Services Co.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Media & Entertainment
  • ISIN: SA15D1I1VJH7
SAR
114.90
1.4 (1.23%)
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  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
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Comparison

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Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Arabian Contracting Services Co.

Why is Arabian Contracting Services Co. ?

1
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
  • Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 29.97% and Operating profit at 23.40% 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 Equity (avg) of 21.02% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
The company has declared negative results for the last 6 consecutive quarters
  • INTEREST(HY) At SAR 372.99 MM has Grown at 274.28%
  • ROCE(HY) Lowest at -21.17%
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 106.96
3
Risky -
  • The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -23.30%, its profits have fallen by -110.6%
4
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • Even though the market (Saudi Arabia All Share TASI) generated negative returns of -11.13% in the last 1 year, its fall in the stock was much higher with a return of -23.30%
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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 Media & Entertainment)

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

Is Arabian Contracting Services Co. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Arabian Contracting Services Co.
-22.89%
-1.01
39.82%
Saudi Arabia All Share TASI
-11.13%
-0.71
15.65%
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)
29.97%
EBIT Growth (5y)
23.40%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.90
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.64
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
7.91
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.46
Tax Ratio
9.97%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
255.70%
ROE (avg)
21.02%
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
NA (Loss Making)
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
4.61
EV to EBIT
28.06
EV to EBITDA
15.29
EV to Capital Employed
1.35
EV to Sales
9.46
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
4.82%
ROE (Latest)
-2.48%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
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

3What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at SAR 1,428.79 MM

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 1.75 times

-35What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)

At SAR 372.99 MM has Grown at 274.28%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at -21.17%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 106.96

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 66.58% (YoY

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 18.3 times

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 46.92 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at SAR -220.05 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at SAR -218.92 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at SAR -3.97

Here's what is working for Arabian Contracting Services Co.

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at SAR 1,428.79 MM
in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (SAR MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 1.75 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Depreciation
Highest at SAR 232.68 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (SAR MM)

Here's what is not working for Arabian Contracting Services Co.

Interest
At SAR 372.99 MM has Grown at 274.28%
over previous Semi-Annual period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (SAR MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At SAR -220.05 MM has Fallen at -676.81%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (SAR MM)

Net Profit
At SAR -218.92 MM has Fallen at -862.46%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (SAR MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 106.96
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 46.92 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at SAR -220.05 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (SAR MM)

Net Profit
Lowest at SAR -218.92 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (SAR MM)

EPS
Lowest at SAR -3.97
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (SAR)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 18.3 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 66.58% (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