Investment AB Latour (LATO B) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Investment AB Latour ?

Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 6.28%

The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 6.28% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)

Negative results in Mar 25

ROCE(HY) Lowest at 11.53%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 192.83
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 38.18 %

With ROE of 14.87%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 3.31 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -17.10%, its profits have risen by 5% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 4.8

Below par performance in long term as well as near term

Along with generating -17.10% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed OMX Stockholm 30 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months

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 Finance)

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

Is Investment AB Latour for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Investment AB Latour

-17.1%

-0.83

25.02%

OMX Stockholm 30

8.01%

0.44

18.11%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

13.60%

EBIT Growth (5y)

15.22%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

20.08

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Negative Net Debt

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

Tax Ratio

26.02%

Dividend Payout Ratio

47.66%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

0.00%

ROCE (avg)

6.28%

ROE (avg)

14.73%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

3.31

EV to EBIT

44.26

EV to EBITDA

36.35

EV to Capital Employed

2.64

EV to Sales

5.95

PEG Ratio

4.75

Dividend Yield

18.89%

ROCE (Latest)

5.96%

ROE (Latest)

14.87%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bullish

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bearish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

Dow Theory

No Trend

OBV

No Trend

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

2What is working for the Company

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -1.48% (YoY

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 3.18%

-25What is not working for the Company

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 11.53%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 192.83

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 38.18 %

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at SEK 572 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at SEK 438 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at SEK 825.53 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at SEK 1.25

Here's what is working for Investment AB Latour

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Highest at 3.18%

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -1.48% (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 Investment AB Latour

Pre-Tax Profit

At SEK 438 MM has Fallen at -43.92%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of SEK 781 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (SEK MM)

Net Profit

At SEK 825.53 MM has Fallen at -46.7%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of SEK 1,548.81 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (SEK MM)

Interest

At SEK 572 MM has Grown at 466.34%

period on period (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (SEK MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 192.83

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Interest

Highest at SEK 572 MM

in the last five periods and Increased by 466.34% (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (SEK MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at SEK 438 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (SEK MM)

Net Profit

Lowest at SEK 825.53 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (SEK MM)

EPS

Lowest at SEK 1.25

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (SEK)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 38.18 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio