ASTARTA Holding Plc (AST) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is ASTARTA Holding Plc ?

Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 5.74%

The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 5.74% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds

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 4.29% 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 5.74% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds

Healthy long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 50.57%

The company has declared Positive results for the last 5 consecutive quarters

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At PLN 45.61 MM has Grown at 193.66%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -25.85% (YoY)

With ROE of 9.51%, it has a attractive valuation with a 0.50 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 -18.96%, its profits have fallen by -13.1%

Real-Time Research Report

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How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to ASTARTA Holding Plc should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Miscellaneous should be less than 30%

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

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

Is ASTARTA Holding Plc for you?

Medium Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

ASTARTA Holding Plc

-18.96%

1.80

35.36%

Poland WIG

27.62%

1.38

19.95%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

4.29%

EBIT Growth (5y)

50.57%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

2.50

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

0.33

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.02

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.01

Tax Ratio

6.00%

Dividend Payout Ratio

14.47%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

12.68%

ROE (avg)

5.74%

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

0.50

EV to EBIT

3.81

EV to EBITDA

2.38

EV to Capital Employed

0.54

EV to Sales

0.60

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

0.28%

ROCE (Latest)

14.26%

ROE (Latest)

9.51%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

Mildly Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Mildly Bearish

Dow Theory

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

OBV

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

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

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

3What is working for the Company

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At PLN 45.61 MM has Grown at 193.66%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -25.85% (YoY

-15What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at PLN 290.61 MM

NET SALES(HY)

At PLN 929.31 MM has Grown at -21.48%

NET PROFIT(HY)

At PLN 69.46 MM has Grown at -46.05%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 9.79%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 36.6 %

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 18.01 times

EPS(Q)

Lowest at PLN 0.25

Here's what is working for ASTARTA Holding Plc

Pre-Tax Profit

At PLN 45.61 MM has Grown at 193.66%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (PLN MM)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -25.85% (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 ASTARTA Holding Plc

Net Sales

At PLN 929.31 MM has Grown at -21.48%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (PLN MM)

Net Profit

At PLN 69.46 MM has Grown at -46.05%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (PLN MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at PLN 290.61 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (PLN MM)

EPS

Lowest at PLN 0.25

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (PLN)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 36.6 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 18.01 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio