Why is First Capital Holdings Plc ?
1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 57.88%
- Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 23.49% and Operating profit at 21.49%
2
With a fall in Net Sales of -34.47%, the company declared Very Negative results in Dec 25
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 34.49%
- DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 7.62 times
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 61.93% (YoY)
3
With ROE of 61.21%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 2.43 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a fair value compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 36.77%, its profits have fallen by -16.3%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to First Capital Holdings Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Miscellaneous should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Miscellaneous)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is First Capital Holdings Plc for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
First Capital Holdings Plc
-100.0%
2.55
40.00%
Sri Lanka CSE All Share
41.16%
2.63
15.67%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
23.49%
EBIT Growth (5y)
21.49%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.40
Tax Ratio
24.96%
Dividend Payout Ratio
64.74%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
48.34%
ROE (avg)
57.88%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
4
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.43
EV to EBIT
2.94
EV to EBITDA
2.94
EV to Capital Employed
2.50
EV to Sales
1.33
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
85.19%
ROE (Latest)
61.21%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Sideways
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
1What is working for the Company
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at LKR 2,251.78 MM
-23What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 34.49%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 7.62 times
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 61.93% (YoY
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at LKR 2,744.5 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at LKR 324.51 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at LKR -171.82 MM
EPS(Q)
Lowest at LKR -0.43
Here's what is working for First Capital Holdings Plc
Cash and Eqv
Highest at LKR 2,251.78 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Here's what is not working for First Capital Holdings Plc
Net Sales
At LKR 2,744.5 MM has Fallen at -47.29%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of LKR 5,206.57 MMMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is extremely negative
Net Sales (LKR MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At LKR 324.51 MM has Fallen at -86.65%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of LKR 2,429.94 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative
Pre-Tax Profit (LKR MM)
Net Profit
At LKR -171.82 MM has Fallen at -109.64%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of LKR 1,782.73 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (LKR MM)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 7.62 times and Fallen
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Net Sales
Lowest at LKR 2,744.5 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (LKR MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at LKR 324.51 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative
Pre-Tax Profit (LKR MM)
Net Profit
Lowest at LKR -171.82 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (LKR MM)
EPS
Lowest at LKR -0.43
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (LKR)
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 61.93% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales






