Great Elm Capital Corp. (GECC) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

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Strong Buy

Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Great Elm Capital Corp. ?

The company has declared Negative results for the last 4 consecutive quarters

NET PROFIT(HY) At USD 5.68 MM has Grown at -53.43%
NET SALES(9M) At USD 26.2 MM has Grown at -28.01%
ROCE(HY) Lowest at -30.59%

Risky -

The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -46.30%, its profits have fallen by -995.5%

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -46.30% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods

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 Capital Markets)

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

Is Great Elm Capital Corp. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Great Elm Capital Corp.

-46.3%

-0.92

45.91%

S&P 500

22.36%

1.70

13.18%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

29.85%

EBIT Growth (5y)

7.93%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

0.86

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Negative Net Debt

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

Tax Ratio

8.43%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

14.31%

ROCE (avg)

14.08%

ROE (avg)

3.95%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

NA (Loss Making)

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

0.60

EV to EBIT

-2.61

EV to EBITDA

-2.61

EV to Capital Employed

0.43

EV to Sales

0.75

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

23.93%

ROCE (Latest)

-16.35%

ROE (Latest)

-28.15%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bullish

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

No Trend

OBV

Mildly Bullish

No Trend

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

10What is working for the Company

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD 6.51 MM has Grown at 180.38%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD 6.42 MM has Grown at 177.91%

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 54.04%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -13.57% (YoY

-16What is not working for the Company

NET PROFIT(HY)

At USD 5.68 MM has Grown at -53.43%

NET SALES(9M)

At USD 26.2 MM has Grown at -28.01%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at -30.59%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 15.23 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 141.48 %

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Lowest at USD 9.79

Here's what is working for Great Elm Capital Corp.

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 6.51 MM has Grown at 180.38%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -8.1 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD 6.42 MM has Grown at 177.91%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -8.25 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 54.04%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -13.57% (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 Great Elm Capital Corp.

Net Sales

At USD 26.2 MM has Grown at -28.01%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is very negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at USD 15.23 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 141.48 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Dividend per share

Lowest at USD 9.79

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower dividend than previous years

DPS (USD)