Malwatte Valley Plantations Plc

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Other Agricultural Products
  • ISIN: LK0313N00003
LKR
58.70
-3.7 (-5.93%)
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  • Score
  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
Hold
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
Financial
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Why is Malwatte Valley Plantations Plc ?

1
The company has declared negative results in Dec'2024 after 2 consecutive positive quarters
  • NET PROFIT(HY) At LKR 240.03 MM has Grown at -55.11%
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 18.5% (YoY)
2
With ROE of 3.27%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 2.08 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 -1.84%, its profits have fallen by -49.3%
3
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating -1.84% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Sri Lanka CSE All Share in each of the last 3 annual periods
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. 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 Malwatte Valley Plantations Plc for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Malwatte Valley Plantations Plc
-100.0%
-0.06
35.00%
Sri Lanka CSE All Share
41.16%
2.63
15.67%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
11.57%
EBIT Growth (5y)
106.01%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.35
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.60
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.17
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.42
Tax Ratio
23.53%
Dividend Payout Ratio
8.37%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
10.47%
ROE (avg)
12.85%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
64
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.08
EV to EBIT
38.81
EV to EBITDA
24.24
EV to Capital Employed
2.28
EV to Sales
1.36
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
5.88%
ROE (Latest)
3.27%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

2What is working for the Company
CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at LKR 3,882.48 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At LKR 180.93 MM has Grown at 93.8%

-7What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)

At LKR 240.03 MM has Grown at -55.11%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 18.5% (YoY

Here's what is working for Malwatte Valley Plantations Plc

Pre-Tax Profit
At LKR 180.93 MM has Grown at 93.8%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of LKR 93.36 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (LKR MM)

Cash and Eqv
Highest at LKR 3,882.48 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Here's what is not working for Malwatte Valley Plantations Plc

Net Profit
At LKR 240.03 MM has Grown at -55.11%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (LKR MM)

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 18.5% (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