Why is Cargills (Ceylon) Plc ?
1
The company has declared Positive results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at LKR 19,585.66 MM
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 27.62%
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at 100.33 %
2
With ROE of 21.94%, it has a fair valuation with a 5.96 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 68.93%, its profits have risen by 41.2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.7
3
Market Beating Performance
- The stock has generated a return of 68.93% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (Sri Lanka CSE All Share) returns of 41.16%
How much should you buy?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Cargills (Ceylon) Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Retailing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Retailing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Cargills (Ceylon) Plc for you?
Medium Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Cargills (Ceylon) Plc
68.93%
3.21
30.92%
Sri Lanka CSE All Share
41.16%
2.63
15.67%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
18.85%
EBIT Growth (5y)
20.66%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
2.14
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.40
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.60
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
3.56
Tax Ratio
39.31%
Dividend Payout Ratio
58.87%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
19.24%
ROE (avg)
17.52%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
27
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
5.96
EV to EBIT
17.67
EV to EBITDA
11.60
EV to Capital Employed
4.01
EV to Sales
0.92
PEG Ratio
0.66
Dividend Yield
0.03%
ROCE (Latest)
22.69%
ROE (Latest)
21.94%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
15What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at LKR 19,585.66 MM
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 27.62%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 100.33 %
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 584.94
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -16.09% (YoY
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at LKR 70,804.96 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at LKR 6,082.63 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at LKR 4,672.05 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at LKR 2,926.75 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at LKR 11.36
-1What is not working for the Company
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 8.08 times
Here's what is working for Cargills (Ceylon) Plc
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 584.94
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 100.33 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at LKR 19,585.66 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (LKR MM)
Net Sales
Highest at LKR 70,804.96 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (LKR MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at LKR 6,082.63 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (LKR MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at LKR 4,672.05 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (LKR MM)
Net Profit
Highest at LKR 2,926.75 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (LKR MM)
EPS
Highest at LKR 11.36
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (LKR)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -16.09% (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 Cargills (Ceylon) Plc
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 8.08 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio






