Comparison
Why is Central Finance Co. Plc ?
1
Positive results in Jun 25
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at LKR 40,287.52 MM
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 13.72%
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -9.91% (YoY)
2
With ROE of 13.30%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.87 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 101.07%, its profits have risen by 24.3% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.3
3
Consistent Returns over the last 3 years
- Along with generating 101.07% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed Sri Lanka CSE All Share in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you buy?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Central Finance Co. Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Finance should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Finance)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Central Finance Co. Plc for you?
Medium Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Central Finance Co. Plc
101.79%
3.90
33.31%
Sri Lanka CSE All Share
60.36%
3.56
17.37%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-2.16%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-1.76%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.30
Tax Ratio
35.80%
Dividend Payout Ratio
14.89%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
14.77%
ROE (avg)
12.51%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
7
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.87
EV to EBIT
7.86
EV to EBITDA
7.24
EV to Capital Employed
0.87
EV to Sales
3.31
PEG Ratio
0.27
Dividend Yield
0.03%
ROCE (Latest)
11.02%
ROE (Latest)
13.30%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Technical Movement
6What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at LKR 40,287.52 MM
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 13.72%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -9.91% (YoY
-1What is not working for the Company
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 15.88%
Here's what is working for Central Finance Co. Plc
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at LKR 40,287.52 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 (LKR MM)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -9.91% (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
Depreciation
Highest at LKR 190.05 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (LKR MM)
Here's what is not working for Central Finance Co. Plc
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 15.88%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio






