Why is Lancaster Colony Corp. ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 16.38%
2
Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
3
With a growth in Net Profit of 25.22%, the company declared Very Positive results in Dec 25
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 292.12 MM
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 17.84%
- DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 19.17
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With ROE of 18.21%, it has a fair 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 -15.43%, its profits have risen by 7.2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 3.7
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High Institutional Holdings at 63.51%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
How much should you buy?
- 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.
-14.82%
-0.43
29.42%
S&P 500
17.78%
0.90
19.38%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
7.31%
EBIT Growth (5y)
5.92%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.13
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.97
Tax Ratio
21.74%
Dividend Payout Ratio
61.77%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
63.51%
ROCE (avg)
24.57%
ROE (avg)
16.38%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
26
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
4.65
EV to EBIT
19.93
EV to EBITDA
15.62
EV to Capital Employed
5.29
EV to Sales
2.35
PEG Ratio
3.66
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
26.56%
ROE (Latest)
18.21%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
14What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 292.12 MM
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 17.84%
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 19.17
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -1.72% (YoY
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 517.95 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 94.39 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 18.22 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 78.01 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 60.25 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at USD 2.15
-1What is not working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Lowest at 46.5%
Here's what is working for Lancaster Colony Corp.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 292.12 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)
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 19.17 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Net Sales
Highest at USD 517.95 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at USD 94.39 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 18.22 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 78.01 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
Highest at USD 60.25 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
EPS
Highest at USD 2.15
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.72% (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 17.54 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.
Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 46.5%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)






