Lake House Printers & Publishers Plc (LPRT.N0000) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

Lake House Printers & Publishers Plc

Printcare Plc

Ceylon Printers Plc

Why is Lake House Printers & Publishers Plc ?

Positive results in Mar 25

CASH AND EQV(HY) Highest at LKR 847.99 MM

With ROE of 4.78%, it has a fair valuation with a 0.00 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 99.35%, its profits have fallen by -58%

Market Beating performance in long term as well as near term

Along with generating 99.35% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed Sri Lanka CSE All Share in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Lake House Printers & Publishers Plc should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Media & Entertainment should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Media & Entertainment)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Lake House Printers & Publishers Plc for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Lake House Printers & Publishers Plc

100.0%

2.28

62.95%

Sri Lanka CSE All Share

60.36%

3.56

17.37%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

21.65%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-5.28%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

12.15

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.28

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.58

Tax Ratio

36.22%

Dividend Payout Ratio

28.48%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

14.02%

ROE (avg)

10.75%

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

EV to EBIT

-19.85

EV to EBITDA

-16.16

EV to Capital Employed

-0.66

EV to Sales

-0.33

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

Negative Capital Employed

ROE (Latest)

4.78%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bearish

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Mildly Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Dow Theory

No Trend

OBV

No Trend

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

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

3What is working for the Company

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at LKR 847.99 MM

-22What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at LKR -141.49 MM

NET SALES(HY)

At LKR 606.33 MM has Grown at -36.92%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 4.84%

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 0%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 27.33% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 5.98%

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Lowest at LKR 5.98

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at LKR 1.9 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

At LKR 13.58 MM has Fallen at -31.19%

EPS(Q)

Lowest at LKR 0

Here's what is working for Lake House Printers & Publishers Plc

Cash and Eqv

Highest at LKR 847.99 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Here's what is not working for Lake House Printers & Publishers Plc

Interest

At LKR 1.9 MM has Grown at 126.4%

period on period (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (LKR MM)

Net Sales

At LKR 606.33 MM has Grown at -36.92%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (LKR MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at LKR -141.49 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (LKR MM)

Interest

Highest at LKR 1.9 MM

in the last five periods and Increased by 126.4% (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (LKR MM)

Net Profit

At LKR 13.58 MM has Fallen at -31.19%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of LKR 19.73 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (LKR MM)

EPS

Lowest at LKR 0

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (LKR)

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 5.98%

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Dividend per share

Lowest at LKR 5.98

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower dividend than previous years

DPS (LKR)

Dividend Payout Ratio

Lowest at 0%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 27.33% (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