Lesaka Technologies, Inc. (UEPS) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

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Strong Buy

Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Lesaka Technologies, Inc. ?

Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 0.56%

The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 0.56% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)

Risky -

The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 10.97%, its profits have risen by 203.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.4

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Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Lesaka Technologies, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Medium Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Lesaka Technologies, Inc.

10.97%

0.32

41.35%

S&P 500

14.9%

0.77

19.29%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

38.82%

EBIT Growth (5y)

17.26%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

-4.94

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Negative Net Debt

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.55

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.33

Tax Ratio

10.87%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

21.34%

ROCE (avg)

0.56%

ROE (avg)

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

2.08

EV to EBIT

92.65

EV to EBITDA

13.68

EV to Capital Employed

1.65

EV to Sales

1.08

PEG Ratio

0.43

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

1.79%

ROE (Latest)

2.47%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

OBV

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

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

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

15What is working for the Company

NET PROFIT(HY)

Higher at USD 5.5 MM

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 26.89 times

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -28.15% (YoY

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD -0.05

-13What is not working for the Company

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD -4.47 MM has Fallen at -57.45%

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 4 MM

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at -32.28%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 61.16 %

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 6.69 times

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD -4.09 MM

Here's what is working for Lesaka Technologies, Inc.

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Highest at 26.89 times and Grown

In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

EPS

Highest at USD -0.05

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -28.15% (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 12.89 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for Lesaka Technologies, Inc.

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD -4.47 MM has Fallen at -57.45%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -2.84 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD -4.09 MM has Fallen at -263.99%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 2.49 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at USD 4 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Net Profit

Lowest at USD -4.09 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 61.16 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 6.69 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio