Eastern Communications Co., Ltd. (600776) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Eastern Communications Co., Ltd.

Why is Eastern Communications Co., Ltd. ?

Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 0.21%

The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 0.21% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -1.28% and Operating profit at -225.86% over the last 5 years

The company has declared Negative results for the last 4 consecutive quarters

INTEREST(HY) At CNY 1.62 MM has Grown at 39.16%
NET PROFIT(9M) At CNY 58.19 MM has Grown at -37.7%
NET SALES(HY) At CNY 1,176.84 MM has Grown at -15.83%

With ROE of -2.95%, it has a expensive valuation with a 3.64 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 49.64%, its profits have fallen by -159.6%

Market Beating performance in long term as well as near term

Along with generating 49.64% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed China Shanghai Composite in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Eastern Communications Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Telecom - Equipment & Accessories should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Telecom - Equipment & Accessories)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Eastern Communications Co., Ltd. for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Eastern Communications Co., Ltd.

39.07%

1.47

48.62%

China Shanghai Composite

21.43%

1.58

14.20%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

-3.77%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-241.87%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

-42.49

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Negative Net Debt

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.34

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.77

Tax Ratio

50.44%

Dividend Payout Ratio

19.29%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

0.21%

ROE (avg)

3.53%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

NA (Loss Making)

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

4.26

EV to EBIT

-110.72

EV to EBITDA

-186.00

EV to Capital Employed

6.52

EV to Sales

5.71

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

0.36%

ROCE (Latest)

-5.89%

ROE (Latest)

-2.39%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Bullish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

OBV

No Trend

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

12What is working for the Company

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At CNY 12.04 MM has Grown at 578.41%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At CNY 9.58 MM has Grown at 242.19%

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 12.61%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -6.35% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at CNY 4,098.57 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at -38.8 %

NET SALES(Q)

At CNY 545.75 MM has Grown at 22.24%

-8What is not working for the Company

INTEREST(9M)

At CNY 1.89 MM has Grown at 228.91%

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at CNY -66.7 MM

NET PROFIT(HY)

At CNY -152.39 MM has Grown at -32.35%

Here's what is working for Eastern Communications Co., Ltd.

Pre-Tax Profit

At CNY 12.04 MM has Grown at 578.41%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (CNY MM)

Net Profit

At CNY 9.58 MM has Grown at 242.19%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (CNY MM)

Net Sales

At CNY 545.75 MM has Grown at 22.24%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (CNY MM)

Cash and Eqv

Highest at CNY 4,098.57 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at -38.8 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -6.35% (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

Here's what is not working for Eastern Communications Co., Ltd.

Interest

At CNY 1.89 MM has Grown at 228.91%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (CNY MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at CNY -66.7 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (CNY MM)