Ceylon Tea Brokers Plc

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Retailing
  • ISIN: LK0362N00000
LKR
12.90
-0.3 (-2.27%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
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  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
Financial
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Why is Ceylon Tea Brokers Plc ?

1
High Debt company with Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength
  • Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 22.77% of 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 Capital Employed (avg) of 13.95% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
The company has declared Negative results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at LKR -574.56 MM
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 514.98 %
3
With ROE of 11.37%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 0.00 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 89.71%, its profits have risen by 1.1%
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. 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 Retailing)

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

Is Ceylon Tea Brokers Plc for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Ceylon Tea Brokers Plc
84.29%
2.47
59.86%
Sri Lanka CSE All Share
41.16%
2.63
15.67%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
18.00%
EBIT Growth (5y)
22.77%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.60
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
4.55
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
3.23
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.51
Tax Ratio
65.46%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
13.95%
ROE (avg)
10.67%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
NA
EV to EBIT
6.70
EV to EBITDA
5.28
EV to Capital Employed
0.78
EV to Sales
1.48
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
11.68%
ROE (Latest)
11.37%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
Bearish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

22What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(Q)

At LKR 27.06 MM has Grown at 7,411.16%

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 23.7%

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At LKR 41.17 MM has Grown at 190.8%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -25.67% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at LKR 1,988.98 MM

-3What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at LKR -574.56 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 514.98 %

Here's what is working for Ceylon Tea Brokers Plc

Net Profit
At LKR 27.06 MM has Grown at 7,411.16%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (LKR MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At LKR 41.17 MM has Grown at 190.8%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (LKR MM)

Cash and Eqv
Highest at LKR 1,988.98 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -25.67% (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 Tea Brokers Plc

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at LKR -574.56 MM
in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (LKR MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 514.98 %
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