Astral Ltd (ASTRAL) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

Shaily Engineer.

Prince Pipes

Kingfa Science

Astral

Garware Hi Tech

Time Technoplast

Finolex Inds.

Jai Corp

Apollo Pipes

Jain Irrigation

Supreme Inds.

Why is Astral Ltd ?

High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 16.50%

The company is Net-Debt Free

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 7.85% of over the last 5 years

Positive results in Mar 26

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS(HY) Highest at Rs 943.40 cr
NET SALES(Q) Highest at Rs 2,088.50 cr
PBDIT(Q) Highest at Rs 382.90 cr.

With ROE of 13.6, it has a Very Expensive valuation with a 10.2 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 NA, its profits have risen by 5.6% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 13.3

High Institutional Holdings at 35.79%

These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
Their stake has increased by 1.04% over the previous quarter.

With its market cap of Rs 41,332 cr, it is the second biggest company in the sector (behind Supreme Inds.)and constitutes 22.03% of the entire sector

Its annual Sales of Rs 6,568.60 are 9.74% of the industry

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

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, Medium Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Astral

0.08%

0.00

29.56%

Sensex

-6.36%

-0.48

13.28%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

15.64%

EBIT Growth (5y)

7.85%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

23.65

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

0.17

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.17

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.70

Tax Ratio

26.81%

Dividend Payout Ratio

19.26%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

35.79%

ROCE (avg)

27.42%

ROE (avg)

16.50%

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

10.19

EV to EBIT

52.76

EV to EBITDA

38.27

EV to Capital Employed

12.08

EV to Sales

6.19

PEG Ratio

13.28

Dividend Yield

0.24%

ROCE (Latest)

22.89%

ROE (Latest)

13.63%

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Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

No Trend

OBV

Mildly Bearish

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

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS(HY)

Highest at Rs 943.40 cr

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at Rs 2,088.50 cr

PBDIT(Q)

Highest at Rs 382.90 cr.

OPERATING PROFIT TO NET SALES(Q)

Highest at 18.33%

PBT LESS OI(Q)

At Rs 285.40 cr has Grown at 25.40%

PAT(Q)

At Rs 217.38 cr has Grown at 21.2%

EPS(Q)

Highest at Rs 7.92

-1What is not working for the Company

NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS

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Here's what is working for Astral

Net Sales - Quarterly

Highest at Rs 2,088.50 cr

in the last five quarters

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (Rs Cr)

Net Sales - Quarterly

At Rs 2,088.50 cr has Grown at 24.21%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (Rs Cr)

Operating Profit (PBDIT) - Quarterly

Highest at Rs 382.90 cr.

in the last five quarters

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (Rs Cr)

Operating Profit Margin - Quarterly

Highest at 18.33%

in the last five quarters

MOJO Watch

Company's efficiency has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly

Highest at Rs 285.40 cr.

in the last five quarters

MOJO Watch

Near term PBT trend is positive

PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)

Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly

At Rs 285.40 cr has Grown at 25.40%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term PBT trend is positive

PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)

Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly

Highest at Rs 217.38 cr.

in the last five quarters

MOJO Watch

Near term PAT trend is positive

PAT (Rs Cr)

Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly

At Rs 217.38 cr has Grown at 21.2%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term PAT trend is positive

PAT (Rs Cr)

Earnings per Share (EPS) - Quarterly

Highest at Rs 7.92

in the last five quarters

MOJO Watch

Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (Rs)

Cash and Cash Equivalents - Half Yearly

Highest at Rs 943.40 cr

in the last six half yearly periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Here's what is not working for Astral

Non Operating Income - Quarterly

Highest at Rs 17.30 cr

in the last five quarters

MOJO Watch

Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating Income