EPL Ltd

INR
238.75
4.45 (1.9%)
BSENSE

May 08

BSE+NSE Vol: 21.16 lacs

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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
EPL Ltd
AGI Greenpac
TCPL Packaging
Huhtamaki India
XPRO India
Cosmo First
Mold-Tek Pack.
Jindal Poly Film
Oricon Enterpris
Polyplex Corpn
Uflex

Why is EPL Ltd ?

1
Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.94 times
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 8.98% and Operating profit at 8.52% over the last 5 years
3
Flat results in Dec 25
  • DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 5.39 times
  • EPS(Q) Lowest at Rs 2.55
4
With ROCE of 16.9, it has a Attractive valuation with a 2.5 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 20.28%, its profits have risen by 39% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.5
5
High Institutional Holdings at 27.42%
  • These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
6
Market Beating Performance
  • The stock has generated a return of 20.28% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (BSE500) returns of 5.38%
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How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to EPL Ltd should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Packaging should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Packaging)

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

Is EPL Ltd for you?

Medium Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
EPL Ltd
20.28%
0.65
31.28%
Sensex
-3.74%
-0.28
13.48%
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
8.98%
EBIT Growth (5y)
8.52%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
5.24
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.24
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.24
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.31
Tax Ratio
16.74%
Dividend Payout Ratio
44.50%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
27.42%
ROCE (avg)
14.53%
ROE (avg)
13.01%
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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
18
Industry P/E
38
Price to Book Value
2.89
EV to EBIT
14.43
EV to EBITDA
8.76
EV to Capital Employed
2.53
EV to Sales
1.80
PEG Ratio
0.48
Dividend Yield
2.11%
ROCE (Latest)
16.95%
ROE (Latest)
15.84%
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Technical key factors

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

7What is working for the Company
PAT(9M)

At Rs 295.34 cr has Grown at 20.69%

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 17.21%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 0.32 times

-3What is not working for the Company
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 5.39 times

EPS(Q)

Lowest at Rs 2.55

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Here's what is working for EPL Ltd

Debt-Equity Ratio - Half Yearly
Lowest at 0.32 times and Fallen
each half year in the last five half yearly periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Profit After Tax (PAT) - Nine Monthly
At Rs 295.34 cr has Grown at 20.69%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is positive

PAT (Rs Cr)

Here's what is not working for EPL Ltd

Earnings per Share (EPS) - Quarterly
Lowest at Rs 2.55
in the last five quarters
MOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (Rs)

Debtors Turnover Ratio- Half Yearly
Lowest at 5.39 times
in the last five half yearly periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of settling its Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Non Operating Income - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 14.50 cr
in the last five quarters
MOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating Income