Astec Industries, Inc. (ASTE) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Astec Industries, Inc.

Why is Astec Industries, Inc. ?

With a fall in Net Sales of -1.07%, the company declared Very Negative results in Mar 26

The company has declared negative results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
The company has declared negative results in Sep 25 after 3 consecutive negative quarters
INTEREST(HY) At USD 14.5 MM has Grown at 237.21%
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At USD 9.5 MM has Fallen at -52.85%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 11.34% (YoY)

With ROE of 9.17%, it has a expensive valuation with a 1.75 Price to Book Value

The stock is trading at a fair value compared to its peers' average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 42.62%, its profits have fallen by -0.7%

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Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Astec Industries, Inc. for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Astec Industries, Inc.

42.62%

1.94

40.93%

S&P 500

25.41%

1.92

13.25%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

6.60%

EBIT Growth (5y)

12.91%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

19.27

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

0.24

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.02

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.65

Tax Ratio

47.75%

Dividend Payout Ratio

30.96%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

100.00%

ROCE (avg)

9.49%

ROE (avg)

7.03%

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

1.75

EV to EBIT

15.81

EV to EBITDA

11.38

EV to Capital Employed

1.53

EV to Sales

1.04

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

0.99%

ROCE (Latest)

9.70%

ROE (Latest)

9.17%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bullish

Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

No Trend

OBV

Mildly Bullish

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

4What is working for the Company

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 7.61 times

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 232.56%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 2.41 times

-26What is not working for the Company

INTEREST(HY)

At USD 14.5 MM has Grown at 237.21%

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD 9.5 MM has Fallen at -52.85%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 11.34% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 46.6 %

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 7.52 %

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 4.41 MM

Here's what is working for Astec Industries, Inc.

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Highest at 7.61 times and Grown

In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Highest at 2.41 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 232.56%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Depreciation

Highest at USD 14.2 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for Astec Industries, Inc.

Interest

At USD 14.5 MM has Grown at 237.21%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 9.5 MM has Fallen at -52.85%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 20.15 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD 4.41 MM has Fallen at -71.77%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 15.63 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at 7.52 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Net Profit

Lowest at USD 4.41 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 46.6 %

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

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 11.34% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales