Why is Basic Chemical Industries Co. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 9.07%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 9.07% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 7.07% and Operating profit at -0.52% over the last 5 years
- High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 8.41% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 7.07% and Operating profit at -0.52% over the last 5 years
4
With a growth in Operating Profit of 22.95%, the company declared Very Positive results in Jun 25
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at SAR 52.44 MM
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 517.82
- NET PROFIT(Q) At SAR 2.99 MM has Grown at 263.52%
5
With ROE of 5.25%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 1.36 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -14.89%, its profits have fallen by -37.4%
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 3.5
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Basic Chemical Industries Co. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Chemicals & Petrochemicals should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Chemicals & Petrochemicals)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Basic Chemical Industries Co. for you?
Low Risk, Medium Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Basic Chemical Industries Co.
-14.61%
-0.79
19.48%
Saudi Arabia All Share TASI
-12.63%
-0.89
14.47%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
7.07%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-0.52%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
30.95
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.91
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.42
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.80
Tax Ratio
34.04%
Dividend Payout Ratio
323.31%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
9.07%
ROE (avg)
8.41%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
26
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.36
EV to EBIT
19.55
EV to EBITDA
11.42
EV to Capital Employed
1.24
EV to Sales
1.45
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
3.52%
ROCE (Latest)
6.34%
ROE (Latest)
5.25%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
6What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at SAR 52.44 MM
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 517.82
NET PROFIT(Q)
At SAR 2.99 MM has Grown at 263.52%
-8What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)
At SAR 0.18 MM has Grown at -80.1%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 5.47% (YoY
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 3.77%
Here's what is working for Basic Chemical Industries Co.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 517.82
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Net Profit
At SAR 2.99 MM has Grown at 263.52%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of SAR 0.82 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (SAR MM)
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at SAR 52.44 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (SAR MM)
Here's what is not working for Basic Chemical Industries Co.
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 3.77%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 5.47% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales






