Why is Astral Ltd ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 16.50%
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The company is Net-Debt Free
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Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 6.23% of over the last 5 years
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Positive results in Jun 26
- NET SALES(Latest six months) At Rs 3,666.50 cr has Grown at 20.51%
- PAT(Latest six months) At Rs 337.58 cr has Grown at 29.64%
- PBT LESS OI(Q) At Rs 150.00 cr has Grown at 48.96%
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With ROE of 13.6, 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 5.87%, its profits have risen by 22.3% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 3.1
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High Institutional Holdings at 35.2%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
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With its market cap of Rs 39,844 cr, it is the second biggest company in the sector (behind Supreme Inds.)and constitutes 20.89% of the entire sector
- Its annual Sales of Rs 6,785.40 are 9.80% 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, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Astral
5.04%
0.17
30.18%
Sensex
-5.21%
-0.39
13.39%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
14.34%
EBIT Growth (5y)
6.23%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
20.49
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.17
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.17
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.70
Tax Ratio
26.53%
Dividend Payout Ratio
19.26%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
35.20%
ROCE (avg)
27.42%
ROE (avg)
16.50%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
68
Industry P/E
33
Price to Book Value
9.96
EV to EBIT
48.87
EV to EBITDA
35.85
EV to Capital Employed
11.81
EV to Sales
5.86
PEG Ratio
3.07
Dividend Yield
0.27%
ROCE (Latest)
22.89%
ROE (Latest)
13.63%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Sideways
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
Technical Movement
12What is working for the Company
NET SALES(Latest six months)
At Rs 3,666.50 cr has Grown at 20.51%
PBT LESS OI(Q)
At Rs 150.00 cr has Grown at 48.96%
PAT(Q)
At Rs 120.20 cr has Grown at 48.2%
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS(HY)
Highest at Rs 943.40 cr
-1What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
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Here's what is working for Astral
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
At Rs 150.00 cr has Grown at 48.96%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is very positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
At Rs 120.20 cr has Grown at 48.2%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is very positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Net Sales - Latest six months
At Rs 3,666.50 cr has Grown at 20.51%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Half Yearly
Highest at Rs 943.40 cr
in the last six half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents






