Why is Happiest Minds Technologies Ltd ?
1
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 13.64% of over the last 5 years
2
With ROE of 13.4, it has a Expensive valuation with a 3.1 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -44.40%, its profits have risen by 17.4% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.4
3
Falling Participation by Institutional Investors
- Institutional investors have decreased their stake by -0.59% over the previous quarter and collectively hold 14.93% of the company
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -44.40% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed BSE500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
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 Happiest Minds for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Happiest Minds
-44.33%
-1.21
36.59%
Sensex
-10.02%
-0.79
13.06%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
24.52%
EBIT Growth (5y)
13.64%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
10.20
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.20
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.04
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.90
Tax Ratio
25.19%
Dividend Payout Ratio
48.75%
Pledged Shares
1.76%
Institutional Holding
14.93%
ROCE (avg)
29.22%
ROE (avg)
19.54%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
23
Industry P/E
20
Price to Book Value
3.14
EV to EBIT
17.05
EV to EBITDA
13.33
EV to Capital Employed
3.05
EV to Sales
2.32
PEG Ratio
1.35
Dividend Yield
1.79%
ROCE (Latest)
17.91%
ROE (Latest)
13.40%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
Bullish
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Movement
11What is working for the Company
OPERATING PROFIT TO INTEREST(Q)
Highest at 4.58 times
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at Rs 604.08 cr
PBT LESS OI(Q)
At Rs 59.43 cr has Grown at 21.9% (vs previous 4Q average
PAT(Q)
Highest at Rs 58.56 cr.
EPS(Q)
Highest at Rs 4.07
-3What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 12.60%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO(HY)
Highest at 0.88 times
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Here's what is working for Happiest Minds
Operating Profit to Interest - Quarterly
Highest at 4.58 times and Grown
each quarter in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Net Sales - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 604.08 cr and Grown
each quarter in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
At Rs 59.43 cr has Grown at 21.9% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average PBT of the previous four quarters of Rs 48.75 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 58.56 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Earnings per Share (EPS) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 4.07
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (Rs)
Here's what is not working for Happiest Minds
Debt-Equity Ratio - Half Yearly
Highest at 0.88 times
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






