Why is Hikal Ltd ?
1
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with a -16.94% CAGR growth in Operating Profits over the last 5 years
- Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 3.00 times
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 8.00% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Flat results in Dec 25
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 4.44%
3
Falling Participation by Institutional Investors
- Institutional investors have decreased their stake by -0.73% over the previous quarter and collectively hold 8.63% of the company
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors
4
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- Even though the market (BSE500) has generated returns of 4.64% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -45.08% returns
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 Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology)
When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Hikal for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Hikal
-45.16%
-1.14
39.48%
Sensex
-3.59%
-0.27
13.48%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
2.18%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-16.94%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.61
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.55
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.56
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.02
Tax Ratio
28.96%
Dividend Payout Ratio
21.29%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
8.63%
ROCE (avg)
10.35%
ROE (avg)
8.00%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
105
Industry P/E
34
Price to Book Value
2.19
EV to EBIT
41.59
EV to EBITDA
13.76
EV to Capital Employed
1.77
EV to Sales
1.88
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.47%
ROCE (Latest)
4.11%
ROE (Latest)
0.85%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
9What is working for the Company
PBT LESS OI(Q)
At Rs 26.00 cr has Grown at 1250.6% (vs previous 4Q average
PAT(Q)
At Rs 32.10 cr has Grown at 1171.3% (vs previous 4Q average
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 0.57 times
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 5.94 times
-4What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 4.44%
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Here's what is working for Hikal
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
At Rs 26.00 cr has Grown at 1250.6% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average PBT of the previous four quarters of Rs 1.93 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is very positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
At Rs 32.10 cr has Grown at 1171.3% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average PAT of the previous four quarters of Rs 2.53 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is very positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Debt-Equity Ratio - Half Yearly
Lowest at 0.57 times
in the last five half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio- Half Yearly
Highest at 5.94 times
in the last five half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to settle its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio






