Muller & Phipps (Ceylon) Plc (MULL.N0000) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Quality

Valuation

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Technical

Sunshine Holdings Plc

Muller & Phipps (Ceylon) Plc

Why is Muller & Phipps (Ceylon) Plc ?

With a Negative Book Value, the company has a Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -5.57% and Operating profit at -213.05% over the last 5 years
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 108.03% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds

Flat results in Dec 25

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 3.05 times
NET SALES(Q) Lowest at LKR 123.7 MM
NET PROFIT(Q) At LKR -35.87 MM has Fallen at -36.21%

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 91.67%, its profits have fallen by -187.4%

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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

Is Muller & Phipps (Ceylon) Plc for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Muller & Phipps (Ceylon) Plc

-100.0%

1.18

92.31%

Sri Lanka CSE All Share

41.16%

2.63

15.67%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

-5.57%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-213.05%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

-0.21

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

1.46

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-1.30

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

5.22

Tax Ratio

16.51%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

31.07%

ROE (avg)

108.03%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

EV to EBIT

-0.36

EV to EBITDA

-0.37

EV to Capital Employed

-0.92

EV to Sales

0.06

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

Negative Capital Employed

ROE (Latest)

123.98%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

RSI

Bearish

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

Dow Theory

No Trend

OBV

No Trend

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

5What is working for the Company

NET PROFIT(HY)

Higher at LKR -36.51 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -63.62% (YoY

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 4.31 times

-7What is not working for the Company

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 3.05 times

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at LKR 123.7 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

At LKR -35.87 MM has Fallen at -36.21%

Here's what is working for Muller & Phipps (Ceylon) Plc

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Highest at 4.31 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -63.62% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Here's what is not working for Muller & Phipps (Ceylon) Plc

Net Sales

At LKR 123.7 MM has Fallen at -22.17%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of LKR 158.94 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is very negative

Net Sales (LKR MM)

Net Sales

Lowest at LKR 123.7 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (LKR MM)

Net Profit

At LKR -35.87 MM has Fallen at -36.21%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of LKR -26.33 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (LKR MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 3.05 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio