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 25.72% and Operating profit at 26.60%
2
The company declared positive results in Dec'24 after very negative results in Sep'24
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -67.53% (YoY)
- NET SALES(Q) At LKR 5,411.7 MM has Grown at 28.36%
- PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At LKR 2,879.62 MM has Grown at 73.65%
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 74.18%, its profits have fallen by -16.3%
4
Market Beating Performance
- The stock has generated a return of 74.18% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (Sri Lanka CSE All Share) returns of 61.92%
How much should you buy?
- 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
64.43%
2.23
42.24%
Sri Lanka CSE All Share
60.36%
3.56
17.37%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
25.72%
EBIT Growth (5y)
26.60%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.50
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
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Bullish
Technical Movement
12What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -67.53% (YoY
NET SALES(Q)
At LKR 5,411.7 MM has Grown at 28.36%
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At LKR 2,879.62 MM has Grown at 73.65%
NET PROFIT(Q)
At LKR 1,984.92 MM has Grown at 69.72%
-4What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at LKR 23.75 MM
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 10.38%
Here's what is working for First Capital Holdings Plc
Net Sales
At LKR 5,411.7 MM has Grown at 28.36%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of LKR 4,216.1 MMMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (LKR MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At LKR 2,879.62 MM has Grown at 73.65%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of LKR 1,658.32 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (LKR MM)
Net Profit
At LKR 1,984.92 MM has Grown at 69.72%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of LKR 1,169.5 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (LKR MM)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -67.53% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Here's what is not working for First Capital Holdings Plc
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at LKR 23.75 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (LKR MM)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 10.38%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio






