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Astro Century Education & Technology Co., Ltd.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Media & Entertainment
  • ISIN: CNE100003407
  • SHE: 300654
CNY
9.60
-0.27 (-2.74%)

Sep 23

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stock-recommendationScore
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Astro Century Education & Technology Co., Ltd.

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

1
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)
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 6.01% and Operating profit at -3.82% over the last 5 years
3
With ROE of 2.81%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 4.04 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -8.07%, its profits have fallen by -41.5%
  • At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0.5
4
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating -8.07% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed China Shanghai Composite in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. 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.
-2.04%
0.29
45.62%
China Shanghai Composite
3.0%
1.20
14.07%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
6.01%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-3.82%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
35.80
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.64
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.61
Tax Ratio
30.68%
Dividend Payout Ratio
73.31%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
19.26%
ROE (avg)
5.39%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
147
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
4.13
EV to EBIT
132.10
EV to EBITDA
103.87
EV to Capital Employed
11.62
EV to Sales
5.82
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.51%
ROCE (Latest)
8.80%
ROE (Latest)
2.81%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
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stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

7What is working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at -74.15 %

NET PROFIT(9M)

Higher at CNY 125.98 MM

-19What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at CNY 35.58 MM

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 2.65%

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at CNY -7.97 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at -14.44 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at CNY -8.11 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at CNY -6.46 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at CNY -0.02

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

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -74.15 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Here's what is not working for Astro Century Education & Technology Co., Ltd.

Pre-Tax Profit
At CNY -8.11 MM has Fallen at -241.61%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (CNY MM)

Net Profit
At CNY -6.46 MM has Fallen at -256.38%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (CNY MM)

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at CNY 35.58 MM
in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (CNY MM)

Operating Profit
Lowest at CNY -7.97 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (CNY MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at -14.44 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at CNY -8.11 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (CNY MM)

Net Profit
Lowest at CNY -6.46 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (CNY MM)

EPS
Lowest at CNY -0.02
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (CNY)

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