Why is Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. ?
1
High Debt company with Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength
- Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 20.00% and Operating profit at 28.13% over the last 5 years
- The company is Net-Debt Free
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 6.82% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
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 Pacific Airways Ltd. for you?
Medium Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.
36.54%
34.46
29.13%
Hang Seng Hong Kong
-4.77%
-0.26
18.70%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
20.00%
EBIT Growth (5y)
28.13%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
2.97
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.39
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.65
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.85
Tax Ratio
10.64%
Dividend Payout Ratio
50.76%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.08%
ROCE (avg)
11.65%
ROE (avg)
6.82%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
8
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.31
EV to EBIT
7.58
EV to EBITDA
4.01
EV to Capital Employed
1.22
EV to Sales
0.88
PEG Ratio
2.78
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
16.15%
ROE (Latest)
17.39%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
Technical Movement
12What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at HKD 52,445 MM
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 24.47%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 18.16 times
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at HKD 14.38
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at HKD 68,061 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at HKD 6,939 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
At HKD 6,243 MM has Grown at 70.99%
-3What is not working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 18.15% (YoY
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 19.01 %
Here's what is working for Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at HKD 52,445 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (HKD MM)
Net Sales
Highest at HKD 68,061 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (HKD MM)
Net Sales
At HKD 68,061 MM has Grown at 25.32%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (HKD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at HKD 6,939 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (HKD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At HKD 6,939 MM has Grown at 55.97%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (HKD MM)
Net Profit
At HKD 6,243 MM has Grown at 70.99%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (HKD MM)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 18.16 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Dividend per share
Highest at HKD 14.38
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (HKD)
Here's what is not working for Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 19.01 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 18.15% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Non Operating Income
Highest at HKD 0.19 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable
Non Operating income
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