Pollard Banknote Ltd. (PBL) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Valuation

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Technical

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Why is Pollard Banknote Ltd. ?

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -18.50% of over the last 5 years

With a fall in PBT of -988.47%, the company declared Very Negative results in Jun 25

The company has declared negative results in Dec 24 after 2 consecutive negative quarters
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at CAD 39.84 MM
NET PROFIT(9M) At CAD 17.65 MM has Grown at -27.88%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 386.14

With ROE of 10.05%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 1.50 Price to Book Value

The stock is trading at a fair value compared to its peers' average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -24.68%, its profits have fallen by -7.5%

Below par performance in long term as well as near term

Along with generating -24.68% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P/TSX 60 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

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

Is Pollard Banknote Ltd. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Pollard Banknote Ltd.

-11.43%

-0.95

37.52%

S&P/TSX 60

21.87%

1.54

14.62%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

7.56%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-54.44%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

3.33

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

1.73

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.42

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.16

Tax Ratio

100.00%

Dividend Payout Ratio

15.62%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

5.71%

ROE (avg)

12.29%

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

1.34

EV to EBIT

594.75

EV to EBITDA

11.89

EV to Capital Employed

1.28

EV to Sales

1.00

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

0.16%

ROE (Latest)

9.36%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

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

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

4What is working for the Company

NET PROFIT(9M)

Higher at CAD 30.05 MM

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at CAD 100.76 MM

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at CAD 156.29 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At CAD -0.3 MM has Grown at 73.29%

-9What is not working for the Company

INTEREST(HY)

At CAD 6.06 MM has Grown at 16.23%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 8.11%

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 5.29 times

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 11.85% (YoY

Here's what is working for Pollard Banknote Ltd.

Net Sales

Highest at CAD 156.29 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (CAD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At CAD -0.3 MM has Grown at 73.29%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of CAD -1.13 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (CAD MM)

Cash and Eqv

Highest at CAD 100.76 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Net Profit

Higher at CAD 30.05 MM

than preceding 12 month period ended Sep 2025

MOJO Watch

In the nine month period the company has already crossed sales of the previous twelve months

Net Profit (CAD MM)

Depreciation

Highest at CAD 12.61 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (CAD MM)

Here's what is not working for Pollard Banknote Ltd.

Interest

At CAD 6.06 MM has Grown at 16.23%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (CAD MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 5.29 times and Fallen

In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 11.85% (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