Orient Finance Plc

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Finance
  • ISIN: LK0391N00009
LKR
37.20
1.1 (3.05%)
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  • Financials
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Commercial Credit & Finance PLC
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HNB Finance Plc
Singer Finance (Lanka) Plc
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Orient Finance Plc
Senkadagala Finance PLC
Hunter & Co. Plc

Why is Orient Finance Plc ?

1
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 7.85%
  • Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 12.54%
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 7.85% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 12.54%
3
Flat results in Dec 25
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 289.78 %
4
With ROE of 8.48%, it has a expensive valuation with a 2.56 Price to Book Value
  • 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 100.00%, its profits have fallen by -32%
5
Market Beating Performance
  • The stock has generated a return of 100.00% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (Sri Lanka CSE All Share) returns of 41.16%
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Orient Finance Plc should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Finance should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Finance)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Orient Finance Plc for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Orient Finance Plc
100.0%
4.75
63.18%
Sri Lanka CSE All Share
41.16%
2.63
15.67%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
12.54%
EBIT Growth (5y)
7.64%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0
Tax Ratio
13.13%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
19.62%
ROE (avg)
7.85%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
30
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.56
EV to EBIT
17.68
EV to EBITDA
13.50
EV to Capital Employed
2.80
EV to Sales
2.03
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
15.85%
ROE (Latest)
8.48%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

7What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at LKR 1,633.83 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -2.94% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at LKR 989.36 MM

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at LKR 1,587.97 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At LKR 147.76 MM has Grown at 81.96%

-2What is not working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 289.78 %

Here's what is working for Orient Finance Plc

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at LKR 1,633.83 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (LKR MM)

Net Sales
Highest at LKR 1,587.97 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (LKR MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At LKR 147.76 MM has Grown at 81.96%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (LKR MM)

Cash and Eqv
Highest at LKR 989.36 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -2.94% (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 LKR 56.79 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (LKR MM)

Here's what is not working for Orient Finance Plc

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 289.78 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio