ScoreComparison
Why is John Keells Hotels Plc ?
1
Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 54.56%
2
Positive results in Mar 26
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at LKR 6,189.86 MM
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 5.83%
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 843.37
3
With ROE of 5.59%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.75 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 -20.74%, its profits have risen by 975.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you buy?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to John Keells Hotels Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Hotels & Resorts should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Hotels & Resorts)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is John Keells Hotels Plc for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
John Keells Hotels Plc
-20.74%
-0.27
29.70%
Sri Lanka CSE All Share
11.95%
0.72
16.49%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
54.56%
EBIT Growth (5y)
30.00%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.93
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.98
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.66
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.54
Tax Ratio
32.07%
Dividend Payout Ratio
26.35%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
8.92%
ROE (avg)
0
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
13
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.75
EV to EBIT
6.05
EV to EBITDA
3.66
EV to Capital Employed
0.83
EV to Sales
1.36
PEG Ratio
0.01
Dividend Yield
0.06%
ROCE (Latest)
13.75%
ROE (Latest)
5.59%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend23What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at LKR 6,189.86 MM
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 5.83%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 843.37
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 19.4%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -0.14% (YoY
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 93.43 %
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at LKR 7.08
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at LKR 10,518.63 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at LKR 4,816.03 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at LKR 3,418.36 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at LKR 2,627.64 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at LKR 1.8
-5What is not working for the Company
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 17.57 times
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 7.08 times
Here's what is working for John Keells Hotels Plc
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 843.37
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at LKR 6,189.86 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (LKR MM)
Net Sales
Highest at LKR 10,518.63 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (LKR MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at LKR 4,816.03 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (LKR MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at LKR 3,418.36 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 2,627.64 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (LKR MM)
EPS
Highest at LKR 1.8
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (LKR)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 93.43 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Dividend per share
Highest at LKR 7.08
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (LKR)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 19.4%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -0.14% (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
Depreciation
Highest at LKR 1,212.63 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (LKR MM)
Here's what is not working for John Keells Hotels Plc
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 17.57 times and Fallen
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 7.08 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio
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