Brown & Co. PLC

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Trading & Distributors
  • ISIN: LK0018N00008
LKR
180.00
1 (0.56%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
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  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
Financial
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Why is Brown & Co. PLC ?

1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 1.40%
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 1.40% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
  • 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 9.05% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at LKR -25,991.22 MM
  • PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At LKR -6,316.76 MM has Fallen at -126.09%
  • NET PROFIT(Q) At LKR -4,136.09 MM has Fallen at -492.74%
3
Risky -
  • The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 0.28%, its profits have risen by 224.3% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0
4
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • The stock has generated a return of 0.28% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Sri Lanka CSE All Share) returns of 41.16%
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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 Trading & Distributors)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Brown & Co. PLC for you?

High Risk, Medium Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Brown & Co. PLC
0.7%
1.08
40.42%
Sri Lanka CSE All Share
41.16%
2.63
15.67%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
42.38%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-204.55%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
0.04
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
18.65
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.78
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.56
Tax Ratio
Tax Ratio is Negative%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
1.40%
ROE (avg)
9.05%
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
1
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.44
EV to EBIT
-26.34
EV to EBITDA
18.24
EV to Capital Employed
0.70
EV to Sales
0.98
PEG Ratio
0.01
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
-2.65%
ROE (Latest)
33.58%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

11What is working for the Company
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 3.38 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 1.84 times

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

The company hardly has any interest cost

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -20.56% (YoY

NET SALES(9M)

Higher at LKR 113,516.58 MM

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at LKR 48,212.77 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at LKR 4,580.36 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 12.02 %

-24What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at LKR -25,991.22 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At LKR -6,316.76 MM has Fallen at -126.09%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At LKR -4,136.09 MM has Fallen at -492.74%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at -2.14%

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at LKR 13,538.02 MM

Here's what is working for Brown & Co. PLC

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 3.38 times and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 1.84 times and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Operating Profit
Highest at LKR 4,580.36 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (LKR MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 12.02 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Cash and Eqv
Highest at LKR 48,212.77 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Net Sales
Higher at LKR 113,516.58 MM
than preceding 12 month period ended Dec 2025
MOJO Watch
In the nine month period the company has already crossed sales of the previous twelve months

Net Sales (LKR MM)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -20.56% (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

Here's what is not working for Brown & Co. PLC

Pre-Tax Profit
At LKR -6,316.76 MM has Fallen at -126.09%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of LKR -2,793.94 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (LKR MM)

Net Profit
At LKR -4,136.09 MM has Fallen at -492.74%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of LKR 1,053.15 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (LKR MM)

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at LKR -25,991.22 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (LKR MM)

Interest
At LKR 13,538.02 MM has Grown at 36.7%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (LKR MM)

Interest
Highest at LKR 13,538.02 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 36.7% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (LKR MM)