Why is Melstacorp Plc ?
1
The company has declared Positive results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at LKR 33,787.24 MM
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at 29.19 %
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 764
2
With ROE of 16.34%, it has a fair valuation with a 1.54 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 60.28%, its profits have risen by 51.5% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.2
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 1.1
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Melstacorp Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Beverages should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Beverages)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Melstacorp Plc for you?
Low Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Melstacorp Plc
-100.0%
3.96
24.57%
Sri Lanka CSE All Share
60.36%
3.50
17.24%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
15.13%
EBIT Growth (5y)
31.63%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.02
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.19
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.20
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.81
Tax Ratio
47.31%
Dividend Payout Ratio
49.90%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
22.28%
ROE (avg)
15.25%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
9
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.54
EV to EBIT
5.65
EV to EBITDA
4.80
EV to Capital Employed
1.47
EV to Sales
1.42
PEG Ratio
0.18
Dividend Yield
1.09%
ROCE (Latest)
26.00%
ROE (Latest)
16.34%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
Bearish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Technical Movement
13What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at LKR 33,787.24 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 29.19 %
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 764
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at LKR 49,208.33 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at LKR 13,189.72 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
At LKR 4,487.55 MM has Grown at 72.08%
-1What is not working for the Company
EPS(Q)
Lowest at LKR 0
Here's what is working for Melstacorp Plc
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at LKR 33,787.24 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 (LKR MM)
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 764
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 29.19 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Net Sales
Highest at LKR 49,208.33 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (LKR MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at LKR 13,189.72 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (LKR MM)
Net Profit
At LKR 4,487.55 MM has Grown at 72.08%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (LKR MM)
Here's what is not working for Melstacorp Plc
EPS
Lowest at LKR 0
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (LKR)






