ScoreWhy is EPL Ltd ?
1
Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.93 times
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 8.76% and Operating profit at 7.79% over the last 5 years
3
The company has declared Positive results for the last 5 consecutive quarters
- OPERATING CF(Y) Highest at Rs 795.10 Cr
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 17.21%
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO(HY) Lowest at 0.32 times
4
With ROCE of 16.9, it has a Very Attractive valuation with a 2.2 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 -26.58%, its profits have risen by 43.4% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.4
5
High Institutional Holdings at 27.39%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
6
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -26.58% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed BSE500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to EPL Ltd should be less than 10%
- 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?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
EPL Ltd
-26.69%
-0.75
35.63%
Sensex
4.83%
0.41
11.83%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
8.76%
EBIT Growth (5y)
7.79%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
5.60
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.24
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.24
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.31
Tax Ratio
13.37%
Dividend Payout Ratio
44.50%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
27.39%
ROCE (avg)
14.53%
ROE (avg)
13.01%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
16
Industry P/E
38
Price to Book Value
2.46
EV to EBIT
12.85
EV to EBITDA
7.79
EV to Capital Employed
2.18
EV to Sales
1.59
PEG Ratio
0.36
Dividend Yield
2.48%
ROCE (Latest)
16.95%
ROE (Latest)
15.84%
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TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend20What is working for the Company
OPERATING CF(Y)
Highest at Rs 795.10 Cr
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 17.21%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 0.32 times
OPERATING PROFIT TO INTEREST(Q)
Highest at 8.83 times
PAT(9M)
Higher at Rs 321.99 Cr
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at Rs 1,205.90 cr
PBDIT(Q)
Highest at Rs 251.60 cr.
OPERATING PROFIT TO NET SALES(Q)
Highest at 20.86%
PBT LESS OI(Q)
At Rs 129.00 cr has Grown at 23.56%
-3What is not working for the Company
DPR(Y)
Lowest at 44.50%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 5.39 times
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Here's what is working for EPL Ltd
Operating Profit to Interest - Quarterly
Highest at 8.83 times
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Latest six months
At Rs 204.30 cr has Grown at 35.12%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Debt-Equity Ratio - Half Yearly
Lowest at 0.32 times and Fallen
each half year in the last five half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Operating Cash Flow - Annually
Highest at Rs 795.10 Cr
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (Rs Cr)
Net Sales - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 1,205.90 cr
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit (PBDIT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 251.60 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit Margin - Quarterly
Highest at 20.86%
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 129.00 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
At Rs 129.00 cr has Grown at 23.56%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Here's what is not working for EPL Ltd
Debtors Turnover Ratio- Half Yearly
Lowest at 5.39 times
in the last five half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of settling its Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Dividend Payout Ratio (DPR) - Annually
Lowest at 44.50%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
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