Why is Gujarat Craft Industries Ltd ?
1
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) of 8.25%
- Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 8.69% and Operating profit at 4.53% over the last 5 years
- Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 3.96 times
2
Flat results in Sep 25
- INTEREST(9M) At Rs 4.34 cr has Grown at 22.95%
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO(HY) Highest at 1.06 times
- NET SALES(Q) Lowest at Rs 44.49 cr
3
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -2.54% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed BSE500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you sell?
- All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses
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When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Guj. Craft Inds for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Guj. Craft Inds
-2.54%
-0.05
55.84%
Sensex
4.74%
0.40
11.83%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
8.69%
EBIT Growth (5y)
4.53%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
2.60
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
4.05
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
1.02
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.79
Tax Ratio
26.80%
Dividend Payout Ratio
18.20%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.12%
ROCE (avg)
8.40%
ROE (avg)
6.98%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
22
Industry P/E
29
Price to Book Value
0.88
EV to EBIT
13.76
EV to EBITDA
8.69
EV to Capital Employed
0.94
EV to Sales
0.58
PEG Ratio
2.90
Dividend Yield
0.87%
ROCE (Latest)
6.83%
ROE (Latest)
3.97%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
4What is working for the Company
DPR(Y)
Highest at 18.20%
DPS(Y)
Highest at Rs 1.00
OPERATING PROFIT TO NET SALES(Q)
Highest at 7.69%
-7What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(9M)
At Rs 4.34 cr has Grown at 22.95%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO(HY)
Highest at 1.06 times
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at Rs 44.49 cr
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Here's what is working for Guj. Craft Inds
Dividend Payout Ratio (DPR) - Annually
Highest at 18.20% and Grown
each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Operating Profit Margin - Quarterly
Highest at 7.69%
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Company's efficiency has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Dividend per Share (DPS) - Annually
Highest at Rs 1.00
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (Rs)
Here's what is not working for Guj. Craft Inds
Net Sales - Quarterly
At Rs 44.49 cr has Fallen at -15.7% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average Net Sales of the previous four quarters of Rs 52.79 CrMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very negative
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Debt-Equity Ratio - Half Yearly
Highest at 1.06 times and Grown
each half year in the last five half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
Interest - Nine Monthly
At Rs 4.34 cr has Grown at 22.95%
over preceding nine months periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (Rs cr)
Net Sales - Quarterly
Lowest at Rs 44.49 cr
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (Rs Cr)






