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 123.14% 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.
258.28%
4.66
70.04%
S&P 500
25.41%
0.70
20.15%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
19.22%
EBIT Growth (5y)
42.37%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
55.17
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-1.49
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.21
Tax Ratio
22.79%
Dividend Payout Ratio
17.97%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
0
ROE (avg)
15.19%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
57
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
17.09
EV to EBIT
52.04
EV to EBITDA
50.38
EV to Capital Employed
-16.29
EV to Sales
7.42
PEG Ratio
1.08
Dividend Yield
0.30%
ROCE (Latest)
Negative Capital Employed
ROE (Latest)
29.80%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Bullish
Bullish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
19What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 492.8 MM
NET PROFIT(HY)
At USD 95.28 MM has Grown at 74.6%
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 38.52%
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 290.95 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -11.17% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at USD 1,868.54 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at -203.58 %
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 6.74
-3What is not working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Lowest at 15.41%
Here's what is working for Argan, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 492.8 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Net Sales
Highest at USD 290.95 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD 95.28 MM has Grown at 74.6%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Net Sales
At USD 290.95 MM has Grown at 23.21%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 236.15 MMMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at USD 1,868.54 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -203.58 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 6.74
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -11.17% (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.
Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 15.41%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)






