Highway Holdings Ltd. (HIHO) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Valuation

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Why is Highway Holdings Ltd. ?

Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 1.36%

The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 1.36% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -12.16% and Operating profit at -209.99% over the last 5 years

With a fall in Net Sales of -40.54%, the company declared Very Negative results in Dec 25

The company has declared negative results for the last 5 consecutive quarters
The company has declared negative results in Dec 24 after 3 consecutive negative quarters
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At USD -0.46 MM has Fallen at -557%
NET PROFIT(Q) At USD -0.12 MM has Fallen at -225%
ROCE(HY) Lowest at -12%

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 -53.49%, its profits have fallen by -86%

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -53.49% 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 Miscellaneous)

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

Is Highway Holdings Ltd. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Highway Holdings Ltd.

-53.49%

-0.80

78.57%

S&P 500

20.78%

1.56

13.28%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

-12.16%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-209.99%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

-0.37

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Negative Net Debt

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.85

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.95

Tax Ratio

3.80%

Dividend Payout Ratio

497.93%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

3.64%

ROE (avg)

1.36%

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

0.78

EV to EBITDA

0.78

EV to Capital Employed

-1.43

EV to Sales

-0.27

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

Negative Capital Employed

ROE (Latest)

-12.95%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

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

1What is working for the Company

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at -81.98 %

-31What is not working for the Company

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD -0.46 MM has Fallen at -557%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD -0.12 MM has Fallen at -225%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at -12%

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 0%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 27.48% (YoY

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Lowest at USD 3.49

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at USD 1.15 MM

Here's what is working for Highway Holdings Ltd.

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at -81.98 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Here's what is not working for Highway Holdings Ltd.

Net Sales

At USD 1.15 MM has Fallen at -40.54%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is extremely negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD -0.46 MM has Fallen at -557%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD -0.12 MM has Fallen at -225%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Sales

Lowest at USD 1.15 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Dividend per share

Lowest at USD 3.49

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower dividend than previous years

DPS (USD)

Dividend Payout Ratio

Lowest at 0%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 27.48% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales