Why is Astron Paper & Board Mill Ltd ?
1
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with a -184.12% CAGR growth in Operating Profits over the last 5 years
- Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of -0.49
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 1.44% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Flat results in Dec 25
- CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS(HY) Lowest at Rs 0.16 cr
- DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 0.16 times
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Risky - Negative EBITDA
- The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -67.86%, its profits have risen by 48.8%
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -67.86% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed BSE500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
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 Paper, Forest & Jute Products)
When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Astron Paper for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Astron Paper
-67.86%
-1.26
53.99%
Sensex
-1.65%
-0.13
12.27%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-60.83%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-184.12%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
-0.49
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.33
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.94
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.39
Tax Ratio
32.41%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
-3.97%
ROE (avg)
1.44%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
NA (Loss Making)
Industry P/E
18
Price to Book Value
0.23
EV to EBIT
-9.97
EV to EBITDA
-40.52
EV to Capital Employed
0.60
EV to Sales
26.26
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
-16.17%
ROE (Latest)
-64.52%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
Bullish
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Bearish
Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Bearish
Technical Movement
1What is working for the Company
PBDIT(Q)
Highest at Rs 0.82 cr.
-4What is not working for the Company
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS(HY)
Lowest at Rs 0.16 cr
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 0.16 times
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Here's what is working for Astron Paper
Operating Profit (PBDIT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 0.82 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (Rs Cr)
Here's what is not working for Astron Paper
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Half Yearly
Lowest at Rs 0.16 cr
in the last six half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debtors Turnover Ratio- Half Yearly
Lowest at 0.16 times
in the last five half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of settling its Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio






