Dolphin Hotels Plc

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Hotels & Resorts
  • ISIN: LK0158N00002
LKR
50.60
6.8 (15.53%)
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  • Score
  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
Hold
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Tal Lanka Hotels Plc
Galadari Hotels (Lanka) Plc

Why is Dolphin Hotels Plc ?

1
The company has declared negative results in Dec'2024 after 6 consecutive positive quarters
  • NET PROFIT(Q) At LKR 22.16 MM has Fallen at -52.74%
  • OPERATING PROFIT(Q) Lowest at LKR 13.15 MM
  • OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q) Lowest at 3.06 %
2
With ROE of 6.02%, it has a fair valuation with a 0.91 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 0.40%, its profits have fallen by -10.2%
3
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • The stock has generated a return of 0.40% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Sri Lanka CSE All Share) returns of 41.16%
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 Hotels & Resorts)

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

Is Dolphin Hotels Plc for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Dolphin Hotels Plc
-100.0%
0.63
42.36%
Sri Lanka CSE All Share
41.16%
2.63
15.67%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
25.50%
EBIT Growth (5y)
98.26%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
39.47
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
19.97
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.12
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.33
Tax Ratio
27.25%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
4.33%
ROE (avg)
2.64%
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
15
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.91
EV to EBIT
10.01
EV to EBITDA
7.72
EV to Capital Employed
0.90
EV to Sales
2.50
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
8.99%
ROE (Latest)
6.02%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
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

1What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 1.16% (YoY

-9What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(Q)

At LKR 22.16 MM has Fallen at -52.74%

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at LKR 13.15 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 3.06 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at LKR 31.66 MM

Here's what is working for Dolphin Hotels Plc

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 1.16% (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

Depreciation
Highest at LKR 31.35 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (LKR MM)

Depreciation
At LKR 31.35 MM has Grown at 31.94%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company has gone into productive use which should positively reflect in the future sales

Depreciation (LKR MM)

Here's what is not working for Dolphin Hotels Plc

Net Profit
At LKR 22.16 MM has Fallen at -52.74%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (LKR MM)

Operating Profit
Lowest at LKR 13.15 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (LKR MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 3.06 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at LKR 31.66 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (LKR MM)