City Auto Corp. (CTF) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

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Comparison

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Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is City Auto Corp. ?

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

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 2.61% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At VND 19,410.14 MM has Fallen at -56.97%
NET PROFIT(Q) At VND 8,017.12 MM has Fallen at -77.98%
ROCE(HY) Lowest at 1.22%

With ROE of 4.61%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 1.85 Price to Book Value

The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -8.98%, its profits have risen by 18.5% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 3.7

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -8.98% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Vietnam VN Ho Chi Minh Index in each of the last 3 annual periods

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 Trading & Distributors)

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

Is City Auto Corp. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

City Auto Corp.

-22.05%

-1.37

24.11%

Vietnam VN Ho Chi Minh Index

16.45%

1.90

22.90%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

7.84%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-219.27%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

0.40

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

95.76

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

2.36

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

2.37

Tax Ratio

41.11%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

2.22%

ROE (avg)

5.66%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

100

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

1.67

EV to EBIT

-61.01

EV to EBITDA

-254.12

EV to Capital Employed

1.21

EV to Sales

0.47

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

2.67%

ROCE (Latest)

-1.98%

ROE (Latest)

1.67%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Dow Theory

No Trend

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bearish

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

4What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at VND 364,115.49 MM

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at VND 283,088.25 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At VND 4,724.54 MM has Grown at 62.26%

-12What is not working for the Company

NET PROFIT(HY)

At VND 10,961.78 MM has Grown at -71.64%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 1.29%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 10.17 times

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at VND 1,914,554.33 MM

Here's what is working for City Auto Corp.

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at VND 364,115.49 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (VND MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At VND 4,724.54 MM has Grown at 62.26%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (VND MM)

Cash and Eqv

Highest at VND 283,088.25 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Here's what is not working for City Auto Corp.

Net Profit

At VND 10,961.78 MM has Grown at -71.64%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (VND MM)

Net Sales

Lowest at VND 1,914,554.33 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (VND MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 10.17 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio