Why is Aries Agro Ltd ?
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Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.88 times
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Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 13.45% and Operating profit at 10.90% over the last 5 years
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The company has declared Positive results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
- PBT LESS OI(Q) At Rs 23.84 cr has Grown at 82.3% (vs previous 4Q average)
- PAT(Q) At Rs 17.24 cr has Grown at 81.8% (vs previous 4Q average)
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 18.72%
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With ROE of 11.9, it has a Attractive valuation with a 1.4 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 32.70%, its profits have risen by 35.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.3
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Majority shareholders : Promoters
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Market Beating performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating 32.70% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed BSE500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Aries Agro should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Fertilizers should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Fertilizers)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Aries Agro for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Aries Agro
32.7%
0.73
44.90%
Sensex
-3.52%
-0.27
12.93%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
13.45%
EBIT Growth (5y)
10.90%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
2.74
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.41
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.02
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.50
Tax Ratio
29.66%
Dividend Payout Ratio
4.59%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
2.91%
ROCE (avg)
16.57%
ROE (avg)
8.33%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
10
Industry P/E
21
Price to Book Value
1.43
EV to EBIT
5.91
EV to EBITDA
5.19
EV to Capital Employed
1.42
EV to Sales
0.67
PEG Ratio
0.29
Dividend Yield
0.34%
ROCE (Latest)
22.15%
ROE (Latest)
11.87%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
18What is working for the Company
PBT LESS OI(Q)
At Rs 23.84 cr has Grown at 82.3% (vs previous 4Q average
PAT(Q)
At Rs 17.24 cr has Grown at 81.8% (vs previous 4Q average
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 18.72%
OPERATING PROFIT TO INTEREST(Q)
Highest at 14.58 times
NET SALES(Q)
At Rs 202.50 cr has Grown at 22.1% (vs previous 4Q average
-3What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(Latest six months)
At Rs 9.50 cr has Grown at 23.70%
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Here's what is working for Aries Agro
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
At Rs 23.84 cr has Grown at 82.3% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average PBT of the previous four quarters of Rs 13.08 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is very positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
At Rs 17.24 cr has Grown at 81.8% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average PAT of the previous four quarters of Rs 9.48 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is very positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit to Interest - Quarterly
Highest at 14.58 times
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Net Sales - Quarterly
At Rs 202.50 cr has Grown at 22.1% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average Net Sales of the previous four quarters of Rs 165.90 CrMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Here's what is not working for Aries Agro
Interest - Latest six months
At Rs 9.50 cr has Grown at 23.70%
over previous Half yearly periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (Rs cr)






