Why is Dr Lal Pathlabs Ltd ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 20.98%
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Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at 0 times
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Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 14.39% and Operating profit at 19.92% over the last 5 years
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The company has declared Positive results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
- PAT(Latest six months) At Rs 282.80 cr has Grown at 20.03%
- NET SALES(Q) Highest at Rs 730.60 cr
- PBDIT(Q) Highest at Rs 224.10 cr.
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With ROE of 22.4, it has a Very Expensive valuation with a 10.6 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a fair value compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 0.52%, its profits have risen by 33.1% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.5
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Reducing Promoter Confidence
- Promoters have decreased their stake in the company by -0.58% over the previous quarter and currently hold 53.21% of the company
- Promoters decreasing their stake may signify reduced confidence in the future of the business
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Dr Lal Pathlabs should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Healthcare Services should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Healthcare Services)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Dr Lal Pathlabs for you?
Medium Risk, Medium Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Dr Lal Pathlabs
0.42%
0.02
27.44%
Sensex
4.73%
0.39
11.83%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
14.39%
EBIT Growth (5y)
19.92%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
19.95
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.42
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.48
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.10
Tax Ratio
20.20%
Dividend Payout Ratio
42.00%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
40.35%
ROCE (avg)
60.59%
ROE (avg)
20.98%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
48
Industry P/E
63
Price to Book Value
10.63
EV to EBIT
40.93
EV to EBITDA
32.79
EV to Capital Employed
19.52
EV to Sales
9.33
PEG Ratio
1.45
Dividend Yield
0.82%
ROCE (Latest)
47.69%
ROE (Latest)
22.38%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
Technical Movement
9What is working for the Company
PAT(Latest six months)
At Rs 282.80 cr has Grown at 20.03%
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at Rs 730.60 cr
PBDIT(Q)
Highest at Rs 224.10 cr.
OPERATING PROFIT TO NET SALES(Q)
Highest at 30.67%
PBT LESS OI(Q)
Highest at Rs 178.80 cr.
0What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
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Here's what is working for Dr Lal Pathlabs
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Latest six months
At Rs 282.80 cr has Grown at 20.03%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Net Sales - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 730.60 cr
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit (PBDIT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 224.10 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit Margin - Quarterly
Highest at 30.67%
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Company's efficiency has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 178.80 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)






