Why is FDC Ltd ?
1
The company is Net-Debt Free
2
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -1.62% of over the last 5 years
3
Positive results in Jun 26
- NET SALES(Q) Highest at Rs 667.69 cr
- PBDIT(Q) Highest at Rs 143.00 cr.
- PBT LESS OI(Q) Highest at Rs 127.04 cr.
4
With ROE of 12, it has a Fair valuation with a 2.4 Price to Book Value
- 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 -21.98%, its profits have risen by 14.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.3
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Falling Participation by Institutional Investors
- Institutional investors have decreased their stake by -0.98% over the previous quarter and collectively hold 7.71% of the company
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors
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Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -21.98% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed BSE500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to FDC should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is FDC for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
FDC
-22.02%
-0.76
28.85%
Sensex
-1.97%
-0.15
13.56%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
10.24%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-1.62%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
61.66
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Net Debt is too low
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.20
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.86
Tax Ratio
24.89%
Dividend Payout Ratio
30.51%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
7.71%
ROCE (avg)
16.60%
ROE (avg)
11.81%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
20
Industry P/E
37
Price to Book Value
2.42
EV to EBIT
19.99
EV to EBITDA
16.44
EV to Capital Employed
2.79
EV to Sales
2.52
PEG Ratio
1.33
Dividend Yield
1.35%
ROCE (Latest)
13.83%
ROE (Latest)
11.98%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Technical Movement
20What is working for the Company
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at Rs 667.69 cr
PBDIT(Q)
Highest at Rs 143.00 cr.
PBT LESS OI(Q)
Highest at Rs 127.04 cr.
PAT(Q)
Highest at Rs 132.49 cr.
EPS(Q)
Highest at Rs 8.14
-1What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
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Here's what is working for FDC
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
At Rs 127.04 cr has Grown at 89.2% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average PBT of the previous four quarters of Rs 67.15 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is very positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
At Rs 132.49 cr has Grown at 78.1% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average PAT of the previous four quarters of Rs 74.40 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is very positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Net Sales - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 667.69 cr
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Net Sales - Quarterly
At Rs 667.69 cr has Grown at 23.0% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average Net Sales of the previous four quarters of Rs 542.74 CrMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit (PBDIT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 143.00 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (Rs Cr)
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 127.04 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 132.49 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Earnings per Share (EPS) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 8.14
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (Rs)






