Why is Orion SA ?
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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
2
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%
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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%
4
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
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
-33.46%
-1.38
56.04%
S&P 500
22.36%
0.70
20.15%
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
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
13.46%
ROE (avg)
20.10%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
114
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.89
EV to EBIT
12.56
EV to EBITDA
5.47
EV to Capital Employed
0.97
EV to Sales
0.71
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
7.71%
ROE (Latest)
0.78%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
6What is working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 417.91
NET PROFIT(Q)
At USD 1.8 MM has Grown at 156.5%
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 65.92%
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 500.9 MM
-16What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)
At USD -8.1 MM has Grown at -144.75%
INTEREST(9M)
At USD 45.1 MM has Grown at 53.4%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at -22.74%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 12.59% (YoY
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 5.93 times
Here's what is working for Orion SA
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 417.91
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Net Profit
At USD 1.8 MM has Grown at 156.5%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -3.19 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Net Sales
Highest at USD 500.9 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 65.92%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Here's what is not working for Orion SA
Interest
At USD 45.1 MM has Grown at 53.4%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (USD MM)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 5.93 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 12.59% (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






