Why is Deccan Cements Ltd. ?
1
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -1.84% and Operating profit at -13.89% over the last 5 years
2
Positive results in Sep 25
- PBT LESS OI(Q) At Rs 10.14 cr has Grown at 221.58%
- PAT(Q) At Rs 9.07 cr has Grown at 324.0%
3
With ROCE of 3.1, it has a Attractive valuation with a 1.2 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- 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 22.30%, its profits have risen by 19.9% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.6
4
Despite the size of the company, domestic mutual funds hold only 0.14% of the company
- Domestic mutual funds have capability to do in-depth on-the-ground research on companies- their small stake may signify either they are not comfortable at the price or the business
5
Market Beating Performance
- The stock has generated a return of 22.30% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (BSE500) returns of 1.56%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Deccan Cements should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Cement & Cement Products should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Cement & Cement Products)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Deccan Cements for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Deccan Cements
22.57%
0.44
51.00%
Sensex
4.8%
0.41
11.82%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-1.84%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-13.89%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
7.17
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
5.73
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.85
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.75
Tax Ratio
25.94%
Dividend Payout Ratio
11.28%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
10.83%
ROCE (avg)
14.06%
ROE (avg)
8.77%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
32
Industry P/E
36
Price to Book Value
1.44
EV to EBIT
40.12
EV to EBITDA
24.41
EV to Capital Employed
1.24
EV to Sales
3.25
PEG Ratio
1.63
Dividend Yield
0.08%
ROCE (Latest)
3.09%
ROE (Latest)
4.45%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
17What is working for the Company
PBT LESS OI(Q)
At Rs 10.14 cr has Grown at 221.58%
PAT(Q)
At Rs 9.07 cr has Grown at 324.0%
-6What is not working for the Company
NET SALES(9M)
At Rs 409.79 cr has Grown at -20.56%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO(HY)
Highest at 1.02 times
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS(HY)
Lowest at Rs 128.37 cr
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 8.05 times
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Here's what is working for Deccan Cements
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
At Rs 10.14 cr has Grown at 221.58%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is very positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
At Rs 9.07 cr has Grown at 324.0%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is very positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Here's what is not working for Deccan Cements
Debt-Equity Ratio - Half Yearly
Highest at 1.02 times and Grown
each half year in the last five half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
Net Sales - Nine Monthly
At Rs 409.79 cr has Grown at -20.56%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Half Yearly
Lowest at Rs 128.37 cr
in the last six half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debtors Turnover Ratio- Half Yearly
Lowest at 8.05 times
in the last five half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of settling its Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio






