ScoreWhy is Lotus Chocolate Company Ltd ?
1
With a Operating Losses, the company has a Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength
- Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 9.85 times
2
With a fall in Net Sales of -27.47%, the company declared Very Negative results in Jun 26
- The company has declared negative results for the last 5 consecutive quarters
- The company has declared negative results in Jun 25 after 5 consecutive negative quarters
- OPERATING PROFIT TO INTEREST(Q) Lowest at -7.52 times
- NET SALES(Latest six months) At Rs 218.73 cr has Grown at -30.82%
- PAT(Latest six months) At Rs -4.45 cr has Grown at -30.82%
3
Risky - Negative EBITDA
- The company has recorded a negative EBITDA of Rs. -36.08 cr
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -46.93%, its profits have fallen by -121.5%
- The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
4
29.23% of Promoter Shares are Pledged
- In falling markets, high promoter pledged shares puts additional downward pressure on the stock prices
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- Even though the market (BSE500) has generated returns of 0.07% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -46.93% returns
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Is Lotus Chocolate for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Lotus Chocolate
-46.94%
-0.76
61.98%
Sensex
-5.7%
-0.43
13.54%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
53.64%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-268.94%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.45
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.32
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
3.06
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
3.97
Tax Ratio
3.25%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
29.23%
Institutional Holding
0.06%
ROCE (avg)
1.57%
ROE (avg)
35.32%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
79
Industry P/E
46
Price to Book Value
13.18
EV to EBIT
-25.69
EV to EBITDA
-28.81
EV to Capital Employed
4.00
EV to Sales
2.03
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
6.50%
ROE (Latest)
-4.48%
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TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend0What is working for the Company
NO KEY POSITIVE TRIGGERS
-28What is not working for the Company
OPERATING PROFIT TO INTEREST(Q)
Lowest at -7.52 times
NET SALES(Latest six months)
At Rs 218.73 cr has Grown at -30.82%
PAT(Latest six months)
At Rs -4.45 cr has Grown at -30.82%
PBDIT(Q)
Lowest at Rs -16.47 cr.
OPERATING PROFIT TO NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at -17.91%
PBT LESS OI(Q)
Lowest at Rs -19.63 cr.
NON-OPERATING INCOME(Q)
is 65,533.33 % of Profit Before Tax (PBT
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Here's what is not working for Lotus Chocolate
Net Sales - Quarterly
At Rs 91.95 cr has Fallen at -36.5% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average Net Sales of the previous four quarters of Rs 144.89 CrMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very negative
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit to Interest - Quarterly
Lowest at -7.52 times and Fallen
each quarter in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
At Rs -19.63 cr has Fallen at -125.1% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average PBT of the previous four quarters of Rs -8.72 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is very negative
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
At Rs 0.02 cr has Fallen at -20.0% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average PAT of the previous four quarters of Rs 0.02 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is very negative
PAT (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit (PBDIT) - Quarterly
Lowest at Rs -16.47 cr. and Fallen
each quarter in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is quite negative
Operating Profit (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit Margin - Quarterly
Lowest at -17.91% and Fallen
each quarter in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Company's efficiency has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
Lowest at Rs -19.63 cr. and Fallen
each quarter in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is very negative
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Net Sales - Quarterly
Lowest at Rs 91.95 cr
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Non Operating Income - Quarterly
is 65,533.33 % of Profit Before Tax (PBT)
MOJO Watch
The company's income from non business activities is high; which is not a sustainable business model
Non Operating Income to PBT
Non Operating Income - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 19.66 cr
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable
Non Operating Income
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