Comparison
Why is Citizens Development Business Finance Plc ?
1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 15.35%
- Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 8.02%
2
The company has declared Positive results for the last 5 consecutive quarters
- NET SALES(Q) Highest at LKR 7,061.26 MM
3
With ROE of 16.54%, it has a attractive valuation with a 1.12 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 50.10%, its profits have risen by 36%
How much should you buy?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Citizens Development Business Finance Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Finance should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Finance)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Citizens Development Business Finance Plc for you?
Medium Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Citizens Development Business Finance Plc
54.17%
2.41
33.39%
Sri Lanka CSE All Share
41.16%
2.63
15.67%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
8.02%
EBIT Growth (5y)
2.97%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0
Tax Ratio
30.35%
Dividend Payout Ratio
26.53%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
103.43%
ROE (avg)
15.35%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
7
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.12
EV to EBIT
4.46
EV to EBITDA
4.46
EV to Capital Employed
1.14
EV to Sales
1.00
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.30%
ROCE (Latest)
25.51%
ROE (Latest)
16.54%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
2What is working for the Company
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at LKR 7,061.26 MM
-2What is not working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 9.13% (YoY
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 307.29 %
Here's what is working for Citizens Development Business Finance Plc
Net Sales
Highest at LKR 7,061.26 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive
Net Sales (LKR MM)
Depreciation
Highest at LKR 123.62 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (LKR MM)
Here's what is not working for Citizens Development Business Finance Plc
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 307.29 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 9.13% (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






