Why is Ester Industries Ltd ?
1
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with a -22.48% CAGR growth in Operating Profits over the last 5 years
- Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 6.07 times
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 8.80% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Negative results in Sep 25
- PAT(Q) At Rs -15.78 cr has Fallen at -378.8% (vs previous 4Q average)
- OPERATING PROFIT TO INTEREST (Q) Lowest at 0.87 times
- PBDIT(Q) Lowest at Rs 15.02 cr.
3
Despite the size of the company, domestic mutual funds hold only 0.03% of the company
- Domestic mutual funds have capability to do in-depth on-the-ground research on companies- their small stake may signify either they are not comfortable at the price or the business
4
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -29.93% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed BSE500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you sell?
- All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Packaging)
When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Ester Industries for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Ester Industries
-29.95%
-0.61
49.31%
Sensex
4.83%
0.41
11.83%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
4.68%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-22.48%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
2.53
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.71
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.90
Tax Ratio
77.04%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.08%
ROCE (avg)
7.03%
ROE (avg)
8.80%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
268
Industry P/E
38
Price to Book Value
1.30
EV to EBIT
25.36
EV to EBITDA
12.10
EV to Capital Employed
1.18
EV to Sales
1.17
PEG Ratio
2.56
Dividend Yield
0.57%
ROCE (Latest)
4.63%
ROE (Latest)
0.48%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Sideways
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Technical Movement
1What is working for the Company
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at Rs 354.19 cr
-12What is not working for the Company
PAT(Q)
At Rs -15.78 cr has Fallen at -378.8% (vs previous 4Q average
OPERATING PROFIT TO INTEREST (Q)
Lowest at 0.87 times
PBDIT(Q)
Lowest at Rs 15.02 cr.
OPERATING PROFIT TO NET SALES (Q)
Lowest at 4.24%
PBT LESS OI(Q)
Lowest at Rs -20.28 cr.
EPS(Q)
Lowest at Rs -1.62
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Here's what is working for Ester Industries
Net Sales - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 354.19 cr
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Here's what is not working for Ester Industries
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
At Rs -20.28 cr has Fallen at -480.7% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average PBT of the previous four quarters of Rs 5.33 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is very negative
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
At Rs -15.78 cr has Fallen at -378.8% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average PAT of the previous four quarters of Rs 5.66 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is very negative
PAT (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit to Interest - Quarterly
Lowest at 0.87 times
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest
Operating Profit (PBDIT) - Quarterly
Lowest at Rs 15.02 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit Margin - Quarterly
Lowest at 4.24%
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Company's efficiency has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
Lowest at Rs -20.28 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is negative
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Earnings per Share (EPS) - Quarterly
Lowest at Rs -1.62
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (Rs)






