Avista Corp. (AVA) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

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Strong Buy

Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Avista Corp. ?

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 8.55% of over the last 5 years

The company has declared Positive results for the last 7 consecutive quarters

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 9.83
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Highest at 282.75%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -4.18% (YoY)

With ROCE of 5.91%, it has a expensive valuation with a 1.06 Enterprise value to Capital Employed

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 5.70%, its profits have fallen by -0.2%

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Avista Corp. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Power should be less than 30%

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

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Avista Corp. for you?

Low Risk, Medium Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Avista Corp.

-0.88%

0.55

19.25%

S&P 500

13.68%

0.70

20.15%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

8.50%

EBIT Growth (5y)

9.45%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

2.06

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

5.28

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

1.11

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.34

Tax Ratio

6.34%

Dividend Payout Ratio

83.20%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

92.90%

ROCE (avg)

5.02%

ROE (avg)

6.86%

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

1.24

EV to EBIT

18.42

EV to EBITDA

10.05

EV to Capital Employed

1.11

EV to Sales

3.22

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

6.04%

ROE (Latest)

7.15%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Dow Theory

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

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

6What is working for the Company

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 11.36

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -11.06% (YoY

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 33 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD 31 MM has Grown at 72.22%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD 29 MM has Grown at 61.11%

-4What is not working for the Company

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 7.26 times

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at USD 38 MM

Here's what is working for Avista Corp.

Dividend per share

Highest at USD 11.36 and Grown

In each year in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Operating Profit Margin

Highest at 33 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 31 MM has Grown at 72.22%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD 29 MM has Grown at 61.11%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -11.06% (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

Depreciation

Highest at USD 73 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for Avista Corp.

Interest

Highest at USD 38 MM

in the last five periods and Increased by 5.56% (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 7.26 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio