Why is Lancaster Colony Corp. ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 16.38%
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Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
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Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 4.94% of over the last 5 years
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Positive results in Jun 25
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 261.5 MM
- DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 19.95 times
- DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 19.95
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With ROE of 18.29%, it has a attractive valuation with a 4.65 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 -10.24%, its profits have risen by 13.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.9
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High Institutional Holdings at 64.07%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
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Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -10.24% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Lancaster Colony Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to FMCG should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in FMCG)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Lancaster Colony Corp. for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Lancaster Colony Corp.
-11.78%
-0.29
30.37%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.61
20.17%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
7.43%
EBIT Growth (5y)
4.94%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.13
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.01
Tax Ratio
21.74%
Dividend Payout Ratio
61.62%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
64.07%
ROCE (avg)
24.57%
ROE (avg)
16.38%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
25
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
4.65
EV to EBIT
19.95
EV to EBITDA
15.81
EV to Capital Employed
5.17
EV to Sales
2.39
PEG Ratio
1.89
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
25.91%
ROE (Latest)
18.29%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
8What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 261.5 MM
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 19.95 times
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 19.95
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -3.7% (YoY
-6What is not working for the Company
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 8.49 times
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 12.86 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 45.61 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 36.53 MM
EPS(Q)
Lowest at USD 1.18
Here's what is working for Lancaster Colony Corp.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 261.5 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 19.95 times and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 19.95 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -3.7% (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 USD 17.11 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (USD MM)
Here's what is not working for Lancaster Colony Corp.
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 12.86 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at USD 45.61 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 45.61 MM has Fallen at -21.86%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 58.37 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
Lowest at USD 36.53 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (USD MM)
EPS
Lowest at USD 1.18
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 8.49 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio






