Why is Hortico SA ?
1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with a 12.45% CAGR growth in Operating Profits
- Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 12.40
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 26.27% signifying high profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
Negative results in Jun 25
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at PLN 0.53 MM
- INTEREST(HY) At PLN 0.6 MM has Grown at 50.87%
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 16.01%
3
With ROE of 15.26%, it has a fair valuation with a 1.09 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 -2.19%, its profits have fallen by -1.3%
4
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -2.19% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Poland WIG in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Hortico SA should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Trading & Distributors should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Trading & Distributors)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Hortico SA for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Hortico SA
-2.19%
-0.16
37.48%
Poland WIG
39.24%
1.93
20.32%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
10.37%
EBIT Growth (5y)
12.45%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
12.40
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.29
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.07
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.40
Tax Ratio
21.76%
Dividend Payout Ratio
33.07%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
26.27%
ROE (avg)
21.89%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
7
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.09
EV to EBIT
5.03
EV to EBITDA
4.28
EV to Capital Employed
1.09
EV to Sales
0.42
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
5.38%
ROCE (Latest)
21.73%
ROE (Latest)
15.26%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
2What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(9M)
Higher at PLN 15.5 MM
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 5.69%
-8What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at PLN 0.53 MM
INTEREST(HY)
At PLN 0.6 MM has Grown at 50.87%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 16.01%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 5.63% (YoY
Here's what is working for Hortico SA
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 5.69%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Net Profit
Higher at PLN 15.5 MM
than preceding 12 month period ended Jun 2025MOJO Watch
In the nine month period the company has already crossed sales of the previous twelve months
Net Profit (PLN MM)
Here's what is not working for Hortico SA
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at PLN 0.53 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (PLN MM)
Interest
At PLN 0.6 MM has Grown at 50.87%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (PLN MM)
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 5.63% (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






