Why is Northern Cement Co. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 7.81%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 7.81% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 6.97% and Operating profit at -18.01% over the last 5 years
3
With a fall in Net Sales of -8.59%, the company declared Very Negative results in Dec 25
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 0%
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 0 times
- DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Lowest at JOD 0
4
With ROE of 4.93%, it has a fair valuation with a 1.65 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 -16.75%, its profits have risen by 34.5% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1
5
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -16.75% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Jordan General Index in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you sell?
- 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 Building Products)
When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Northern Cement Co. for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Northern Cement Co.
-16.75%
-0.41
45.99%
Jordan General Index
41.27%
4.23
9.76%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
6.97%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-18.01%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
5.65
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.02
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
5.88
Tax Ratio
26.21%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
7.81%
ROE (avg)
7.03%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
34
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.65
EV to EBIT
30.04
EV to EBITDA
21.63
EV to Capital Employed
1.68
EV to Sales
2.31
PEG Ratio
0.97
Dividend Yield
2.00%
ROCE (Latest)
5.59%
ROE (Latest)
4.93%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
0What is working for the Company
NO KEY POSITIVE TRIGGERS
-20What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 0%
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 0 times
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Lowest at JOD 0
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Lowest at 0%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 50.91% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Lowest at JOD 1.6 MM
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 0 times
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at JOD 0.59 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 4.24 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At JOD 0.44 MM has Fallen at -45.95%
NET PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at JOD 0.34 MM
EPS(Q)
Lowest at JOD 0
Here's what is not working for Northern Cement Co.
Net Profit
At JOD 0.34 MM has Fallen at -55.19%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JOD 0.76 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (JOD MM)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 0 times and Fallen
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Dividend per share
Lowest at JOD 0 and Fallen
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower dividend than previous years
DPS (JOD)
Operating Profit
Lowest at JOD 0.59 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (JOD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 4.24 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
At JOD 0.44 MM has Fallen at -45.95%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JOD 0.82 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative
Pre-Tax Profit (JOD MM)
Net Profit
Lowest at JOD 0.34 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (JOD MM)
EPS
Lowest at JOD 0
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (JOD)
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at JOD 1.6 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 0 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 0%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 50.91% (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






