Why is Astral Ltd ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 17.96%
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Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at 0 times
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Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 19.74% and Operating profit at 17.01%
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Flat results in Sep 25
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 18.16%
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With ROE of 13.5, it has a Very Expensive valuation with a 10 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 -21.86%, its profits have fallen by -3.1%
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High Institutional Holdings at 34.4%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
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Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -21.86% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed BSE500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
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With its market cap of Rs 38,355 cr, it is the second biggest company in the sector (behind Supreme Inds.)and constitutes 21.88% of the entire sector
- Its annual Sales of Rs 6,017.00 are 8.98% of the industry
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Astral should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Plastic Products - Industrial should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Plastic Products - Industrial)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Astral for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Astral
-21.86%
-0.76
28.82%
Sensex
5.36%
0.46
11.75%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
19.74%
EBIT Growth (5y)
17.01%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
28.59
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.16
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.08
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.71
Tax Ratio
25.81%
Dividend Payout Ratio
18.47%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
34.40%
ROCE (avg)
28.66%
ROE (avg)
17.96%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
74
Industry P/E
37
Price to Book Value
10.04
EV to EBIT
54.44
EV to EBITDA
39.06
EV to Capital Employed
10.82
EV to Sales
6.25
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.27%
ROCE (Latest)
19.88%
ROE (Latest)
13.49%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Movement
3What is working for the Company
PBT LESS OI(Q)
At Rs 168.50 cr has Grown at 20.36%
PAT(Q)
At Rs 134.80 cr has Grown at 22.5%
-2What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 18.16%
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Here's what is working for Astral
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
At Rs 168.50 cr has Grown at 20.36%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
At Rs 134.80 cr has Grown at 22.5%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is positive
PAT (Rs Cr)






