Why is Central Industries Ltd. ?
1
The company has declared Negative results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 13.54%
- DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 4.1%
2
With ROE of 13.10%, it has a fair valuation with a 0.00 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 102.18%, its profits have fallen by -9.9%
3
Consistent Returns over the last 3 years
- Along with generating 102.18% 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 hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Central Industries Ltd. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Miscellaneous should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Miscellaneous)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Central Industries Ltd. for you?
Medium Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Central Industries Ltd.
95.22%
3.09
33.04%
Sri Lanka CSE All Share
60.36%
3.56
17.37%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
12.08%
EBIT Growth (5y)
19.73%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
25.29
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Net Debt is too low
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.20
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.16
Tax Ratio
28.85%
Dividend Payout Ratio
26.50%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
28.18%
ROE (avg)
17.22%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
NA
EV to EBIT
-1.45
EV to EBITDA
-1.28
EV to Capital Employed
-0.30
EV to Sales
-0.18
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
Negative Capital Employed
ROE (Latest)
13.10%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Bullish
Bullish
Technical Movement
4What is working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
The company hardly has any interest cost
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -10.17% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at LKR 1,889.57 MM
-5What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 13.54%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 4.1%
Here's what is working for Central Industries Ltd.
Cash and Eqv
Highest at LKR 1,889.57 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -10.17% (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
At LKR 22.21 MM has Grown at 66.81%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company has gone into productive use which should positively reflect in the future sales
Depreciation (LKR MM)
Here's what is not working for Central Industries Ltd.
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 4.1%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio






