Cargills (Ceylon) Plc

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Retailing
  • ISIN: LK0020N00004
LKR
747.50
2.5 (0.34%)
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  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
Hold
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
John Keells Holdings Plc
Ceylon Beverage Holdings PLC
Cargills (Ceylon) Plc
C. W. Mackie Plc
Richard Pieris & Co. Plc

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%
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Cargills (Ceylon) Plc should be less than 10%
  2. 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%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

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%
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
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%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

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
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

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 periods
MOJO 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 periods
MOJO 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 years
MOJO 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 periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (LKR MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at LKR 6,082.63 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO 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 periods
MOJO 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 periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (LKR MM)

EPS
Highest at LKR 11.36
in the last five periods
MOJO 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 periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio