Why is Cathay Biotech, Inc. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 8.99%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 8.99% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 13.42% and Operating profit at -4.13% over the last 5 years
3
The company has declared Positive results for the last 4 consecutive quarters
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 4.1%
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 1.75 times
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -15.64% (YoY)
4
With ROE of 3.01%, it has a attractive valuation with a 2.13 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 10.93%, its profits have risen by 35.4% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 2
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0.6
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 10.93% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (China Shanghai Composite) returns of 22.49%
How much should you sell?
- All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses
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When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Cathay Biotech, Inc. for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Cathay Biotech, Inc.
9.54%
0.42
33.70%
China Shanghai Composite
21.43%
1.58
14.20%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
16.48%
EBIT Growth (5y)
4.23%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
99.33
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.52
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.19
Tax Ratio
15.23%
Dividend Payout Ratio
54.88%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
8.99%
ROE (avg)
4.40%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
45
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.44
EV to EBIT
32.33
EV to EBITDA
22.36
EV to Capital Employed
1.82
EV to Sales
5.13
PEG Ratio
2.87
Dividend Yield
0.91%
ROCE (Latest)
5.61%
ROE (Latest)
3.19%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
4What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -14.06% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at CNY 18,657.54 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at CNY 195.82 MM
-8What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at CNY 309.27 MM
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 3.33%
INTEREST(Q)
At CNY 1.54 MM has Grown at 1,506.66%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 4.97 times
Here's what is working for Cathay Biotech, Inc.
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at CNY 195.82 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (CNY MM)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at CNY 18,657.54 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -14.06% (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 Cathay Biotech, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at CNY 309.27 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (CNY MM)
Interest
At CNY 1.54 MM has Grown at 1,506.66%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (CNY MM)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 4.97 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio






