Elpitiya Plantations Plc (ELPL.N0000) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Elpitiya Plantations Plc ?

Positive results in Mar 26

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at LKR 2,223.65 MM
NET PROFIT(HY) At LKR 619.99 MM has Grown at 117.67%
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Highest at 152.62%

With ROE of 14.97%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.00 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 36.99%, its profits have risen by 46.9%

Market Beating performance in long term as well as near term

Along with generating 36.99% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed Sri Lanka CSE All Share in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Elpitiya Plantations Plc should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Paper, Forest & Jute Products should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Paper, Forest & Jute Products)

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

Is Elpitiya Plantations Plc for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Elpitiya Plantations Plc

36.99%

1.72

36.63%

Sri Lanka CSE All Share

11.95%

0.72

16.49%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

17.45%

EBIT Growth (5y)

28.08%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

20.93

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.34

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.84

Tax Ratio

31.99%

Dividend Payout Ratio

30.21%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

24.14%

ROE (avg)

17.24%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

EV to EBIT

-2.27

EV to EBITDA

-1.72

EV to Capital Employed

-0.58

EV to Sales

-0.43

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

Negative Capital Employed

ROE (Latest)

14.97%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Dow Theory

No Trend

Mildly Bearish

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

12What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at LKR 2,223.65 MM

NET PROFIT(HY)

At LKR 619.99 MM has Grown at 117.67%

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 152.62%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -38.11% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at LKR 7,503.9 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at -30.79 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 8.92 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 11.01 times

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at LKR 11.01

-1What is not working for the Company

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At LKR 304.34 MM has Fallen at -32.19%

Here's what is working for Elpitiya Plantations Plc

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at LKR 2,223.65 MM and Grown

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (LKR MM)

Net Profit

At LKR 619.99 MM has Grown at 117.67%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (LKR MM)

Cash and Eqv

Highest at LKR 7,503.9 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at -30.79 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

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

Debt-Equity Ratio

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Highest at 8.92 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Highest at 11.01 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Dividend per share

Highest at LKR 11.01

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (LKR)

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 152.62%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -38.11% (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 145.1 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (LKR MM)

Here's what is not working for Elpitiya Plantations Plc

Pre-Tax Profit

At LKR 304.34 MM has Fallen at -32.19%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of LKR 448.84 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (LKR MM)

Non Operating Income

Highest at LKR 0.27 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income