Astro Century Education & Technology Co., Ltd. (300654) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Valuation

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Technical

Astro Century Education & Technology Co., Ltd.

Why is Astro Century Education & Technology Co., Ltd. ?

Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 20.68%

The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 20.68% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 7.77% and Operating profit at 11.72% over the last 5 years

Flat results in Sep 25

ROCE(HY) Lowest at 4.4%
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 4.69 times
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 1.7 times

With ROE of 4.76%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 4.35 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -6.87%, its profits have fallen by -6.6%
At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0.6

Underperformed the market in the last 1 year

Even though the market (China Shanghai Composite) has generated returns of 15.17% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -6.87% returns

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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

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

Is Astro Century Education & Technology Co., Ltd. for you?

High Risk, Medium Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Astro Century Education & Technology Co., Ltd.

-0.55%

0.55

45.03%

China Shanghai Composite

15.17%

1.02

14.86%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

7.77%

EBIT Growth (5y)

11.72%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

36.76

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.64

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.61

Tax Ratio

27.05%

Dividend Payout Ratio

46.89%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

20.68%

ROE (avg)

5.39%

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

4.35

EV to EBIT

74.74

EV to EBITDA

60.73

EV to Capital Employed

12.50

EV to Sales

5.81

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

0.55%

ROCE (Latest)

16.73%

ROE (Latest)

4.76%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Sideways

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

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

4What is working for the Company

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -3.24% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at CNY 226.05 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at CNY 30.83 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at CNY 22.65 MM

-4What is not working for the Company

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 4.4%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 4.69 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 1.7 times

Here's what is working for Astro Century Education & Technology Co., Ltd.

Net Sales

Highest at CNY 226.05 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (CNY MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

Highest at CNY 30.83 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (CNY MM)

Net Profit

Highest at CNY 22.65 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (CNY MM)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -3.24% (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 Astro Century Education & Technology Co., Ltd.

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 4.69 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 1.7 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio