Why is Northern Region Cement Co. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 4.00%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 4.00% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -0.58% and Operating profit at 0.31% 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 4.12% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -0.58% and Operating profit at 0.31% over the last 5 years
4
Negative results in Sep 25
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at SAR 80.21 MM
- NET PROFIT(9M) At SAR 37.05 MM has Grown at -54.55%
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 2.49%
5
With ROE of 2.51%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.55 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -21.83%, its profits have fallen by -23%
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 3.7
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 Northern Region Cement Co. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Northern Region Cement Co.
-100.0%
-1.41
17.94%
Saudi Arabia All Share TASI
0.01%
0.00
13.85%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-0.58%
EBIT Growth (5y)
0.31%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.88
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
4.38
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.42
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.21
Tax Ratio
28.53%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
4.00%
ROE (avg)
4.12%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
22
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.55
EV to EBIT
18.18
EV to EBITDA
12.58
EV to Capital Employed
0.68
EV to Sales
3.27
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
3.66%
ROCE (Latest)
3.77%
ROE (Latest)
2.51%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Sideways
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
0What is working for the Company
NO KEY POSITIVE TRIGGERS
-9What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at SAR 80.21 MM
NET PROFIT(9M)
At SAR 37.05 MM has Grown at -54.55%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 2.49%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 14.9% (YoY
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 43.7 %
Here's what is working for Northern Region Cement Co.
Depreciation
Highest at SAR 14.09 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (SAR MM)
Here's what is not working for Northern Region Cement Co.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at SAR 80.21 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (SAR MM)
Net Profit
At SAR 37.05 MM has Grown at -54.55%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (SAR MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 43.7 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 14.9% (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






