ScoreWhy is John Keells Holdings Plc ?
1
With a growth in Operating Profit of 27.26%, the company declared Outstanding results in Mar 26
- The company has declared positive results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 3.35%
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 354.5
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 8.68 times
2
With ROE of 3.37%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.93 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -4.27%, its profits have risen by 20% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 2.3
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you buy?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to John Keells Holdings Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Retailing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Retailing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is John Keells Holdings Plc for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
John Keells Holdings Plc
-4.27%
-0.07
24.61%
Sri Lanka CSE All Share
32.72%
1.90
17.20%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
30.16%
EBIT Growth (5y)
103.98%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.20
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
4.12
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.27
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.55
Tax Ratio
100.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio
47.11%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.82%
ROCE (avg)
3.31%
ROE (avg)
3.80%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
28
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.93
EV to EBIT
13.05
EV to EBITDA
8.48
EV to Capital Employed
0.95
EV to Sales
1.07
PEG Ratio
2.29
Dividend Yield
0.11%
ROCE (Latest)
7.26%
ROE (Latest)
3.37%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
Bullish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend27What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 3.35%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 354.5
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 8.68 times
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at LKR 12.34
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at LKR 144,889.13 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at LKR 19,864.03 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at LKR 11,598.18 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at LKR 6,759.21 MM
-4What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at LKR 25,856.62 MM
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Lowest at 0%
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Lowest at LKR 12.34
Here's what is working for John Keells Holdings Plc
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 354.5
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Pre-Tax Profit
At LKR 11,598.18 MM has Grown at 224.29%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of LKR 3,576.52 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive
Pre-Tax Profit (LKR MM)
Net Profit
At LKR 6,759.21 MM has Grown at 162.43%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of LKR 2,575.6 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (LKR MM)
Net Sales
Highest at LKR 144,889.13 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (LKR MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at LKR 19,864.03 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (LKR MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at LKR 11,598.18 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (LKR MM)
Net Profit
Highest at LKR 6,759.21 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (LKR MM)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 8.68 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Dividend per share
Highest at LKR 12.34
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (LKR)
Here's what is not working for John Keells Holdings Plc
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at LKR 25,856.62 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (LKR MM)
Dividend per share
Lowest at LKR 12.34
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower dividend than previous years
DPS (LKR)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 0%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
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