First Capital Holdings Plc (CFVF.N0000) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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First Capital Holdings Plc

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Colombo Investment Trust Plc

Why is First Capital Holdings Plc ?

With a fall in EPS of -231.6%, the company declared Very Negative results in Mar 26

The company has declared negative results for the last 2 consecutive quarters
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 68.95% (YoY)
NET SALES(Q) Lowest at LKR 1,662.84 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) Lowest at LKR -1,056.48 MM

With ROE of 26.84%, it has a expensive valuation with a 2.74 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 37.68%, its profits have fallen by -57.9%

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

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 Miscellaneous)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is First Capital Holdings Plc for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

First Capital Holdings Plc

37.68%

1.40

40.82%

Sri Lanka CSE All Share

11.95%

0.72

16.49%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

22.21%

EBIT Growth (5y)

9.67%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

100.00

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Negative Net Debt

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

2.35

Tax Ratio

40.67%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

45.09%

ROE (avg)

57.88%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

2.74

EV to EBIT

5.90

EV to EBITDA

5.90

EV to Capital Employed

2.87

EV to Sales

1.50

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

48.56%

ROE (Latest)

26.84%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Mildly Bearish

RSI

Bullish

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Mildly Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bearish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

0What is working for the Company

NO KEY POSITIVE TRIGGERS

-28What is not working for the Company

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 68.95% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at LKR 1,662.84 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at LKR -1,056.48 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at LKR -1,151.22 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at LKR -2.86

Here's what is not working for First Capital Holdings Plc

Net Sales

At LKR 1,662.84 MM has Fallen at -57.4%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of LKR 3,903.36 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is extremely negative

Net Sales (LKR MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At LKR -1,056.48 MM has Fallen at -176.64%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of LKR 1,378.48 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (LKR MM)

Net Profit

At LKR -1,151.22 MM has Fallen at -232.38%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of LKR 869.65 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (LKR MM)

Net Sales

Lowest at LKR 1,662.84 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (LKR MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at LKR -1,056.48 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (LKR MM)

Net Profit

Lowest at LKR -1,151.22 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (LKR MM)

EPS

Lowest at LKR -2.86

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (LKR)

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 68.95% (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