Melstacorp Plc

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Beverages
  • ISIN: LK0450N00003
LKR
182.00
36.5 (25.09%)
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  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Melstacorp Plc

Why is Melstacorp Plc ?

1
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 33.82%, 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
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 Beverages)

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

Is Melstacorp Plc for you?

Low Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Melstacorp Plc
-100.0%
5.14
21.26%
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)
16.91%
EBIT Growth (5y)
33.63%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.02
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.19
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.20
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.80
Tax Ratio
47.31%
Dividend Payout Ratio
49.90%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
22.28%
ROE (avg)
15.25%
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
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%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
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

7What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at LKR 40,603.17 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 19.39 %

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 778.63

-4What is not working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 0%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 11.77% (YoY

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 5.95 times

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Lowest at LKR 4.07

Here's what is working for Melstacorp Plc

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at LKR 40,603.17 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (LKR MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 778.63
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 19.39 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Here's what is not working for Melstacorp Plc

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 5.95 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Dividend per share
Lowest at LKR 4.07
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower dividend than previous years

DPS (LKR)

Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 0%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 11.77% (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