Orion SA (OEC) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

Buy

Strong Buy

Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Orion SA ?

High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 3.98% of over the last 5 years
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times

With a fall in Operating Profit of -2.22%, the company declared Very Negative results in Jun 25

The company has declared negative results for the last 2 consecutive quarters
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 118.3 MM
ROCE(HY) Lowest at 3.11%
INTEREST(Q) At USD 17.2 MM has Grown at 50.88%

Risky -

The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -70.06%, its profits have fallen by -2.3%

Below par performance in long term as well as near term

Along with generating -70.06% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

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 Specialty Chemicals)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Orion SA for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Orion SA

-57.23%

-1.38

56.04%

S&P 500

13.68%

0.70

20.15%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

9.72%

EBIT Growth (5y)

1.14%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

3.74

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

2.99

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

2.00

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.36

Tax Ratio

16.61%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

100.00%

ROCE (avg)

13.46%

ROE (avg)

20.10%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

0.68

EV to EBIT

11.77

EV to EBITDA

5.12

EV to Capital Employed

0.91

EV to Sales

0.66

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

7.71%

ROE (Latest)

0.78%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

OBV

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

0What is working for the Company

NO KEY POSITIVE TRIGGERS

-32What is not working for the Company

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 322.97

INTEREST(HY)

At USD 30.1 MM has Grown at 51.26%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at -16.31%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 8.69% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 273.35 %

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at USD 411.7 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 47.8 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 11.61 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 2.4 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD -18.24 MM

Here's what is not working for Orion SA

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 322.97 and Fallen

In each period in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 2.4 MM has Fallen at -80.61%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 12.38 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD -18.24 MM has Fallen at -281.07%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 10.08 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Interest

At USD 30.1 MM has Grown at 51.26%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Net Sales

Lowest at USD 411.7 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Net Sales

At USD 411.7 MM has Fallen at -9.97%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 457.3 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit

Lowest at USD 47.8 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at 11.61 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at USD 2.4 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

Lowest at USD -18.24 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 273.35 %

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

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 8.69% (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