Hatton Plantations PLC

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: FMCG
  • ISIN: LK0457N00008
LKR
26.00
-2 (-7.14%)
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  • Key factors
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  • Financials
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Comparison

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Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Hatton Plantations PLC

Why is Hatton Plantations PLC ?

1
Positive results in Dec 25
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 1,007.05
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -58.5% (YoY)
  • INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 9.28 times
2
With ROE of 9.33%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.00 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -10.65%, its profits have fallen by -56.6%
3
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating -10.65% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Sri Lanka CSE All Share in each of the last 3 annual periods
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Hatton Plantations PLC should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to FMCG should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in FMCG)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Hatton Plantations PLC for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Hatton Plantations PLC
-100.0%
0.11
37.04%
Sri Lanka CSE All Share
41.16%
2.63
15.67%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
9.21%
EBIT Growth (5y)
19.68%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
5.88
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.14
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.28
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.47
Tax Ratio
31.23%
Dividend Payout Ratio
33.02%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
22.70%
ROE (avg)
23.37%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
NA
EV to EBIT
-1.45
EV to EBITDA
-1.06
EV to Capital Employed
-0.19
EV to Sales
-0.11
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
Negative Capital Employed
ROE (Latest)
9.33%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

13What is working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 1,007.05

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -58.5% (YoY

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 9.28 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 20.79 times

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at LKR 392.91 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 19.68 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at LKR 368.78 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at LKR 218.74 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at LKR 0.92

-2What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at LKR 542.38 MM

Here's what is working for Hatton Plantations PLC

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 1,007.05
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Operating Profit
Highest at LKR 392.91 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (LKR MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 19.68 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at LKR 368.78 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (LKR MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At LKR 368.78 MM has Grown at 112.42%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of LKR 173.6 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (LKR MM)

Net Profit
Highest at LKR 218.74 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (LKR MM)

Net Profit
At LKR 218.74 MM has Grown at 71.69%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of LKR 127.4 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (LKR MM)

EPS
Highest at LKR 0.92
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (LKR)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 9.28 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 20.79 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -58.5% (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 Hatton Plantations PLC

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at LKR 542.38 MM
in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (LKR MM)