Astal Laboratories Ltd () Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

Click here to find our call on this stock

Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

Buy

Strong Buy

Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

Astal Lab

Sakuma Exports

Agribio Spirits

Veritas (India)

Kothari Products

Vikas Lifecare

Balgopal Commer.

Vega Jewellers

HP Telecom

Encompass Design

Shreeji Global

Why is Astal Laboratories Ltd ?

Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 11.09

Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 287.90% and Operating profit at 55.70%

Flat results in Mar 26

PBT LESS OI(Q) At Rs 1.40 cr has Fallen at -63.25%
PAT(Q) At Rs 1.09 cr has Fallen at -60.2%
ROCE(HY) Lowest at 3.61%

With ROCE of 5.1, it has a Very Attractive valuation with a 1 Enterprise value to Capital Employed

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 -9.37%, its profits have risen by 65%

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Astal Lab should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Trading & Distributors should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Trading & Distributors)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Astal Lab for you?

High Risk, Medium Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Astal Lab

-9.37%

-0.18

52.56%

Sensex

-8.85%

-0.67

13.06%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

287.90%

EBIT Growth (5y)

55.70%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

11.09

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

2.40

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.15

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.65

Tax Ratio

17.03%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

5.11%

ROE (avg)

14.61%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

1.04

EV to EBIT

20.17

EV to EBITDA

18.98

EV to Capital Employed

1.03

EV to Sales

1.58

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

5.11%

ROE (Latest)

4.41%

Loading Valuation Snapshot...

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

RSI

Bearish

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bearish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

No Trend

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

11What is working for the Company

NET SALES(Q)

At Rs 40.92 cr has Grown at 74.35%

-15What is not working for the Company

PBT LESS OI(Q)

At Rs 1.40 cr has Fallen at -63.25%

PAT(Q)

At Rs 1.09 cr has Fallen at -60.2%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 3.61%

OPERATING PROFIT TO NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at 5.38%

PBDIT(Q)

Lowest at Rs 2.20 cr.

EPS(Q)

Lowest at Rs 0.26

Loading Valuation Snapshot...

Here's what is working for Astal Lab

Net Sales - Quarterly

At Rs 40.92 cr has Grown at 74.35%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is very positive

Net Sales (Rs Cr)

Here's what is not working for Astal Lab

Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly

At Rs 1.40 cr has Fallen at -63.25%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term PBT trend is very negative

PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)

Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly

At Rs 1.09 cr has Fallen at -60.2%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term PAT trend is very negative

PAT (Rs Cr)

Operating Profit Margin - Quarterly

Lowest at 5.38% and Fallen

each quarter in the last five quarters

MOJO Watch

Company's efficiency has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Operating Profit (PBDIT) - Quarterly

Lowest at Rs 2.20 cr.

in the last five quarters

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (Rs Cr)

Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly

Lowest at Rs 1.40 cr.

in the last five quarters

MOJO Watch

Near term PBT trend is negative

PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)

Earnings per Share (EPS) - Quarterly

Lowest at Rs 0.26

in the last five quarters

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (Rs)