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
The company is Net-Debt Free
- 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
- The company is Net-Debt Free
- 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
Flat results in Mar 26
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at SAR 46.45 MM
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 48.32 %
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 20.96% (YoY)
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 -13.43%, 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.
-13.43%
-1.53
17.38%
Saudi Arabia All Share TASI
-0.13%
-0.01
13.67%
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)
0.20
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
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
1What is working for the Company
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 8.82 times
-6What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at SAR 46.45 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 48.32 %
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 20.96% (YoY
Here's what is working for Northern Region Cement Co.
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 8.82 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Depreciation
Highest at SAR 17.18 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (SAR MM)
Depreciation
At SAR 17.18 MM has Grown at 27.7%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company has gone into productive use which should positively reflect in the future sales
Depreciation (SAR MM)
Here's what is not working for Northern Region Cement Co.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at SAR 46.45 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)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 48.32 % and Grown
In each half year 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 20.96% (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






