ScoreComparison
Why is Northwest Pipe Co. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 9.47%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 9.47% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.23 times
3
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) of 9.47%
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 67.37 MM
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 9.78%
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 3,081.85
4
With ROCE of 11.25%, it has a expensive valuation with a 1.72 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 79.27%, its profits have risen by 24.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.8
5
High Institutional Holdings at 96.95%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
- Their stake has increased by 3.89% over the previous quarter.
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Northwest Pipe Co. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Building Products should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Building Products)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Northwest Pipe Co. for you?
Medium Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Northwest Pipe Co.
80.5%
3.66
36.48%
S&P 500
13.68%
0.71
19.28%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
12.48%
EBIT Growth (5y)
8.10%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
13.57
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.23
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.10
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.11
Tax Ratio
17.85%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
96.95%
ROCE (avg)
9.47%
ROE (avg)
7.64%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
19
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.79
EV to EBIT
15.26
EV to EBITDA
10.89
EV to Capital Employed
1.72
EV to Sales
1.41
PEG Ratio
0.77
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
11.25%
ROE (Latest)
9.43%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Bullish
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend18What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 67.37 MM
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 9.78%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 3,081.85
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -2.63% (YoY
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 5.27 times
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 151.07 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 24.29 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 16.08 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 18.25 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 13.51 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at USD 1.38
-1What is not working for the Company
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Lowest at USD 4.7 MM
Here's what is working for Northwest Pipe Co.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 3,081.85
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 18.25 MM has Grown at 79.03%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 10.19 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 67.37 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Net Sales
Highest at USD 151.07 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Net Sales
At USD 151.07 MM has Grown at 21.1%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 124.75 MMMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at USD 24.29 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 16.08 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 18.25 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
Highest at USD 13.51 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD 13.51 MM has Grown at 62.98%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 8.29 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
EPS
Highest at USD 1.38
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 5.27 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -2.63% (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
Depreciation
Highest at USD 5.25 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (USD MM)
Here's what is not working for Northwest Pipe Co.
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 4.7 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents
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