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Itafos, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Chemicals & Petrochemicals
  • ISIN: US4652701065
  • TSX: IFOS
CAD
2.37
0.00 (0.00%)

Sep 22

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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
Hold
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Comparison

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Why is Itafos, Inc. ?

1
With a fall in Net Sales of -1.9%, the company declared Very Negative results in Mar 26
  • The company has declared negative results for the last 2 consecutive quarters
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at CAD 71.79 MM
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 1,595.75
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 68.67% (YoY)
2
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating -19.26% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P/TSX 60 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. 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 Chemicals & Petrochemicals)

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

Is Itafos, Inc. for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Itafos, Inc.
-13.82%
1.74
45.78%
S&P/TSX 60
20.36%
2.23
12.57%
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)
16.62%
EBIT Growth (5y)
98.75%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
7.97
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.26
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.01
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.11
Tax Ratio
18.91%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.15%
ROCE (avg)
30.67%
ROE (avg)
27.97%
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
4
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.77
EV to EBIT
4.76
EV to EBITDA
2.84
EV to Capital Employed
0.79
EV to Sales
0.67
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
16.51%
ROE (Latest)
18.63%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

0What is working for the Company
NO KEY POSITIVE TRIGGERS
-25What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at CAD 66.84 MM

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 849.5

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 100.9% (YoY

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at CAD 2.93 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at CAD -10.87 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at CAD -7.78 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at CAD -0.04

Here's what is working for Itafos, Inc.

Depreciation
Highest at CAD 32.25 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (CAD MM)

Depreciation
At CAD 32.25 MM has Grown at 69.15%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company has gone into productive use which should positively reflect in the future sales

Depreciation (CAD MM)

Here's what is not working for Itafos, Inc.

Pre-Tax Profit
At CAD -10.87 MM has Fallen at -132.07%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of CAD 33.88 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (CAD MM)

Net Profit
At CAD -7.78 MM has Fallen at -127.19%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of CAD 28.62 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (CAD MM)

Interest
At CAD 2.93 MM has Grown at 127.03%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (CAD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 849.5
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at CAD 66.84 MM
in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (CAD MM)

Interest
Highest at CAD 2.93 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 127.03% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (CAD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at CAD -10.87 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (CAD MM)

Net Profit
Lowest at CAD -7.78 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (CAD MM)

EPS
Lowest at CAD -0.04
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (CAD)

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 100.9% (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

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