Why is Argan, Inc. ?
1
Low Debt Company with Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength
- Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
2
The company has declared Positive results for the last 8 consecutive quarters
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 33.43%
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -38.28% (YoY)
- CASH AND EQV(HY) Highest at USD 1,118.65 MM
3
High Institutional Holdings at 98.05%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
- Their stake has increased by 2.04% over the previous quarter.
4
Consistent Returns over the last 3 years
- Along with generating 139.22% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you buy?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Argan, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Construction should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Construction)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Argan, Inc. for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Argan, Inc.
139.22%
5.21
69.00%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.65
20.20%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
27.43%
EBIT Growth (5y)
61.66%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
55.17
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-1.49
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.12
Tax Ratio
22.79%
Dividend Payout Ratio
21.97%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
98.05%
ROCE (avg)
0
ROE (avg)
15.19%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
33
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
9.11
EV to EBIT
25.95
EV to EBITDA
25.15
EV to Capital Employed
-15.41
EV to Sales
3.05
PEG Ratio
0.22
Dividend Yield
0.58%
ROCE (Latest)
Negative Capital Employed
ROE (Latest)
27.69%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Bullish
Technical Movement
16What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 33.43%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -38.28% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at USD 1,118.65 MM
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 158.2 times
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 5.28
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 35.27 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at USD 2.5
-2What is not working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Lowest at 15.02%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 5.28 times
Here's what is working for Argan, Inc.
Net Profit
Highest at USD 35.27 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD 35.27 MM has Grown at 40.01%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 25.19 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
EPS
Highest at USD 2.5
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at USD 1,118.65 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 158.2 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 5.28
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -38.28% (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 Argan, Inc.
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 5.28 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 15.02%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)






