Ceylon Hotels Corp. Plc (CHOT.N0000) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Sell

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Ceylon Hotels Corp. Plc ?

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 21.38% and Operating profit at 35.30% over the last 5 years

Positive results in Mar 25

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at LKR 337.64 MM
ROCE(HY) Highest at 1.96%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -3.75% (YoY)

With ROE of 2.57%, it has a fair valuation with a 1.13 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 69.83%, its profits have risen by 3228.1% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Ceylon Hotels Corp. Plc should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Hotels & Resorts should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Hotels & Resorts)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Ceylon Hotels Corp. Plc for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Ceylon Hotels Corp. Plc

68.38%

2.03

49.21%

Sri Lanka CSE All Share

60.36%

3.56

17.37%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

21.38%

EBIT Growth (5y)

35.30%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

-0.40

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

8.74

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.03

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.16

Tax Ratio

Tax Ratio is Negative%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

0.26%

ROE (avg)

0.49%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

1.13

EV to EBIT

68.66

EV to EBITDA

30.32

EV to Capital Employed

1.13

EV to Sales

5.11

PEG Ratio

0.01

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

1.65%

ROE (Latest)

2.57%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

RSI

Bearish

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

Dow Theory

No Trend

Mildly Bearish

OBV

Mildly Bearish

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

27What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at LKR 337.64 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 1.96%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -3.75% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at LKR 621.64 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at LKR 199.01 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 32.01 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at LKR 208.03 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at LKR 177.22 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at LKR 0.78

-3What is not working for the Company

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 4.7 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 3.27%

Here's what is working for Ceylon Hotels Corp. Plc

Net Profit

At LKR 177.22 MM has Grown at 355.99%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (LKR MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at LKR 337.64 MM and Grown

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (LKR MM)

Net Sales

Highest at LKR 621.64 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (LKR MM)

Operating Profit

Highest at LKR 199.01 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (LKR MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Highest at 32.01 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Highest at LKR 208.03 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (LKR MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At LKR 208.03 MM has Grown at 151.97%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (LKR MM)

Net Profit

Highest at LKR 177.22 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (LKR MM)

EPS

Highest at LKR 0.78

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (LKR)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -3.75% (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

Here's what is not working for Ceylon Hotels Corp. Plc

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 4.7 % and Grown

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

MOJO Watch

The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 3.27%

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio