Castor Maritime, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Transport Services
  • ISIN: MHY1146L1258
USD
1.95
-0.14 (-6.7%)
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  • Score
  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
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Comparison

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Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
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Why is Castor Maritime, Inc. ?

1
Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
2
Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 47.12% and Operating profit at -236.01%
3
The company declared very negative results in Dec'24 after negative results in Sep'24
  • INTEREST(HY) At USD 1.27 MM has Grown at 956.71%
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 7.93 MM
  • NET PROFIT(9M) At USD 26.02 MM has Grown at -27.49%
4
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 -23.67%, its profits have fallen by -68.1%
5
Falling Participation by Institutional Investors
  • Institutional investors have decreased their stake by -0.57% over the previous quarter and collectively hold 5.55% of the company
  • These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors
6
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • Even though the market (S&P 500) has generated returns of 14.90% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -23.67% returns
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Castor Maritime, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Transport Services should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Transport Services)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Castor Maritime, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Castor Maritime, Inc.
-23.67%
-1.21
47.55%
S&P 500
14.9%
0.77
19.29%
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)
47.12%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-236.01%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
7.36
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.16
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.19
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.16
Tax Ratio
0.87%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
5.55%
ROCE (avg)
8.85%
ROE (avg)
9.30%
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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
2
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.04
EV to EBIT
1.86
EV to EBITDA
-2.21
EV to Capital Employed
-0.03
EV to Sales
-0.19
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
Negative Capital Employed
ROE (Latest)
2.63%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
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

17What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -22.49% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 20.96 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 16.93 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 15.4 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 0.2

-10What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)

At USD 1.27 MM has Grown at 956.71%

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 7.93 MM

NET PROFIT(9M)

At USD 26.02 MM has Grown at -27.49%

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 8.64 times

Here's what is working for Castor Maritime, Inc.

Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 16.93 MM has Grown at 14,322.66%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -0.12 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD 15.4 MM has Grown at 4,137.08%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 0.36 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Sales
Highest at USD 20.96 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Net Sales
At USD 20.96 MM has Grown at 23.57%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 16.96 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 16.93 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Highest at USD 15.4 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 0.2
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -22.49% (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 Castor Maritime, Inc.

Interest
At USD 1.27 MM has Grown at 956.71%
over previous Semi-Annual period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 7.93 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 (USD MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 8.64 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio