Why is Ceylon Tobacco Co. Plc ?
1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 189.43%
- Company has very low debt and has enough cash to service the debt requirements
2
With ROE of 281.37%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 30.24 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 29.85%, its profits have risen by 0.5% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 10.8
How much should you buy?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Ceylon Tobacco Co. Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to FMCG should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in FMCG)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Ceylon Tobacco Co. Plc for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Ceylon Tobacco Co. Plc
28.62%
1.68
21.26%
Sri Lanka CSE All Share
60.36%
3.56
17.37%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
13.24%
EBIT Growth (5y)
14.92%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-2.05
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
5.36
Tax Ratio
39.75%
Dividend Payout Ratio
100.00%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
0
ROE (avg)
189.43%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
11
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
30.24
EV to EBIT
5.89
EV to EBITDA
5.82
EV to Capital Employed
-19.16
EV to Sales
4.57
PEG Ratio
10.75
Dividend Yield
0.03%
ROCE (Latest)
Negative Capital Employed
ROE (Latest)
281.37%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Movement
8What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 104.28%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -3.23% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at LKR 51,592 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at -244.91 %
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at LKR 11.53
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at LKR 16,980 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at LKR 13,726 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at LKR 13,876 MM
0What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
Here's what is working for Ceylon Tobacco Co. Plc
Net Sales
Highest at LKR 16,980 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (LKR MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at LKR 13,726 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (LKR MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at LKR 13,876 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (LKR MM)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at LKR 51,592 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -244.91 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Dividend per share
Highest at LKR 11.53
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (LKR)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 104.28%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -3.23% (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






