Why is Bihar Sponge Iron Ltd ?
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With a Negative Book Value, the company has a Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength
- Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 133.41% and Operating profit at 0% over the last 5 years
- High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at 0 times
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Negative results in Sep 25
- PAT(Latest six months) At Rs 3.87 cr has Grown at -24.85%
- NET SALES(Q) At Rs 63.76 cr has Fallen at -13.0% (vs previous 4Q average)
- NON-OPERATING INCOME(Q) is 414.29 % of Profit Before Tax (PBT)
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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 -25.14%, its profits have fallen by -15.3%
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52.05% of Promoter Shares are Pledged
- In falling markets, high promoter pledged shares puts additional downward pressure on the stock prices
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Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -25.14% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed BSE500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
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 Ferrous Metals)
When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Bihar Sponge for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Bihar Sponge
-27.13%
-0.52
48.59%
Sensex
4.67%
0.40
11.83%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
133.41%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-213.86%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
0
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
6.09
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.59
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0
Tax Ratio
Tax Ratio is Negative%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
52.05%
Institutional Holding
0.08%
ROCE (avg)
29.49%
ROE (avg)
0
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
12
Industry P/E
28
Price to Book Value
-2.61
EV to EBIT
-7.12
EV to EBITDA
-9.03
EV to Capital Employed
-7.83
EV to Sales
0.45
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
Negative Capital Employed
ROE (Latest)
Negative BV
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
1What is working for the Company
NO KEY POSITIVE TRIGGERS
-7What is not working for the Company
PAT(Latest six months)
At Rs 3.87 cr has Grown at -24.85%
NET SALES(Q)
At Rs 63.76 cr has Fallen at -13.0% (vs previous 4Q average
NON-OPERATING INCOME(Q)
is 414.29 % of Profit Before Tax (PBT
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Here's what is not working for Bihar Sponge
Net Sales - Quarterly
At Rs 63.76 cr has Fallen at -13.0% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average Net Sales of the previous four quarters of Rs 73.26 CrMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very negative
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Latest six months
At Rs 3.87 cr has Grown at -24.85%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is negative
PAT (Rs Cr)
Non Operating Income - Quarterly
is 414.29 % of Profit Before Tax (PBT)
MOJO Watch
The company's income from non business activities is high; which is not a sustainable business model
Non Operating Income to PBT






