Century Paper & Board Mills Ltd. (CEPB) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

Security Papers Ltd.

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Century Paper & Board Mills Ltd.

Why is Century Paper & Board Mills Ltd. ?

High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at 0 times

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -16.96% of over the last 5 years
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at 0 times

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -16.96% of over the last 5 years

With a fall in Net Sales of -15.07%, the company declared Very Negative results in Mar 25

The company has declared negative results for the last 4 consecutive quarters
NET PROFIT(Q) At PKR -130.82 MM has Fallen at -141.62%
ROCE(HY) Lowest at -0.54%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 6.35%

Risky -

The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 0%, its profits have fallen by -109%

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Paper, Forest & Jute Products)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Century Paper & Board Mills Ltd. for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Century Paper & Board Mills Ltd.

-14.84%

-0.06

42.71%

Pakistan KSE 100 Share

60.28%

2.81

22.77%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

8.25%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-40.18%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

4.31

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

2.33

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.82

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.76

Tax Ratio

77.91%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

17.52%

ROE (avg)

13.00%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

NA (Loss Making)

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

0.76

EV to EBIT

23.65

EV to EBITDA

9.93

EV to Capital Employed

0.86

EV to Sales

0.54

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

3.65%

ROE (Latest)

-2.57%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Mildly Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

No Trend

OBV

Mildly Bullish

No Trend

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

1What is working for the Company

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at PKR 2,072.59 MM

-26What is not working for the Company

NET PROFIT(Q)

At PKR -130.82 MM has Fallen at -141.62%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at -0.54%

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 6.35%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 27.65

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 69.81% (YoY

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at PKR 99.99 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 1.09 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at PKR -468.09 MM

Here's what is working for Century Paper & Board Mills Ltd.

Cash and Eqv

Highest at PKR 2,072.59 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Depreciation

Highest at PKR 293.55 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (PKR MM)

Here's what is not working for Century Paper & Board Mills Ltd.

Pre-Tax Profit

At PKR -468.09 MM has Fallen at -190.85%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (PKR MM)

Net Profit

At PKR -130.82 MM has Fallen at -141.62%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (PKR MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 27.65

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 6.35% and Fallen

In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Operating Profit

Lowest at PKR 99.99 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (PKR MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at 1.09 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at PKR -468.09 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (PKR MM)

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 69.81% (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