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 6.11% and Operating profit at 38.08% over the last 5 years
- High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- 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?
Low Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.
23.24%
32.84
25.22%
Hang Seng Hong Kong
27.36%
1.03
25.88%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
6.11%
EBIT Growth (5y)
38.08%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
0.56
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.38
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.65
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.66
Tax Ratio
12.10%
Dividend Payout Ratio
46.24%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.08%
ROCE (avg)
5.93%
ROE (avg)
6.82%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
7
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.34
EV to EBIT
7.71
EV to EBITDA
3.98
EV to Capital Employed
1.21
EV to Sales
0.93
PEG Ratio
0.59
Dividend Yield
0.02%
ROCE (Latest)
15.65%
ROE (Latest)
18.99%
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 Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
Technical Movement
2What is working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 703.84
-6What is not working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 29.47% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Lowest at HKD 8,912 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at HKD 11,916 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 21.94 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at HKD 4,449 MM
Here's what is working for Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 703.84
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Here's what is not working for Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.
Operating Profit
Lowest at HKD 11,916 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (HKD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 21.94 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at HKD 4,449 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative
Pre-Tax Profit (HKD MM)
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at HKD 8,912 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 29.47% (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






