Limoneira Co. (LMNR) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

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Strong Buy

Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Limoneira Co. ?

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -21.86% of over the last 5 years

The company has declared negative results for the last 5 consecutive quarters

INTEREST(HY) At USD 1.34 MM has Grown at 174.39%
NET SALES(Q) At USD 23.93 MM has Fallen at -31.87%
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD -17.83 MM

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 -14.59%, its profits have fallen by -382.2%

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -14.59% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods

Real-Time Research Report

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 Other Agricultural Products)

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

Is Limoneira Co. for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Limoneira Co.

-14.17%

-1.15

30.93%

S&P 500

20.78%

1.67

13.28%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

-2.28%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-21.86%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

-8.29

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Negative Net Debt

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.30

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.72

Tax Ratio

100.00%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

63.59%

ROCE (avg)

ROE (avg)

1.61%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

NA (Loss Making)

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

1.55

EV to EBIT

-12.27

EV to EBITDA

-18.07

EV to Capital Employed

1.35

EV to Sales

2.36

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

21571.76%

ROCE (Latest)

-11.04%

ROE (Latest)

-14.05%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

No Trend

Mildly Bearish

OBV

Mildly Bearish

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

0What is working for the Company

NO KEY POSITIVE TRIGGERS

-42What is not working for the Company

INTEREST(HY)

At USD 1.34 MM has Grown at 174.39%

NET SALES(Q)

At USD 23.93 MM has Fallen at -31.87%

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD -17.83 MM

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at -24.71%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 158.33% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 68.06 %

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Lowest at USD 7.66

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD -18.28 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD -12.22 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at USD -1.2

Here's what is not working for Limoneira Co.

Interest

At USD 1.34 MM has Grown at 174.39%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Net Sales

At USD 23.93 MM has Fallen at -31.87%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is extremely negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD -18.28 MM has Fallen at -496.64%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD -12.22 MM has Fallen at -261.78%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at USD -17.83 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at USD -18.28 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

Lowest at USD -12.22 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS

Lowest at USD -1.2

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 68.06 %

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

Dividend per share

Lowest at USD 7.66

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower dividend than previous years

DPS (USD)

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 158.33% (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