Why is Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd ?
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Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with a -34.01% CAGR growth in Operating Profits over the last 5 years
- Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 7.66 times
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 3.27% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
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Positive results in Jun 26
- PAT(Q) At Rs 1.37 cr has Grown at 146.1% (vs previous 4Q average)
- PBDIT(Q) Highest at Rs 57.93 cr.
- NET SALES(Q) Highest at Rs 1,889.58 cr
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With ROCE of 2.9, it has a Attractive valuation with a 1 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 -28.91%, its profits have risen by 92.9%
4
High Institutional Holdings at 20.13%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
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Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- Even though the market (BSE500) generated negative returns of -3.53% in the last 1 year, its fall in the stock was much higher with a return of -28.91%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Popular Vehicles should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Automobiles should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Automobiles)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Popular Vehicles for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Popular Vehicles
-28.91%
-0.66
43.58%
Sensex
-10.5%
-0.78
13.50%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
10.49%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-34.01%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
0.90
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
6.00
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
2.12
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
3.36
Tax Ratio
100.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
20.13%
ROCE (avg)
5.42%
ROE (avg)
0
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
NA (Loss Making)
Industry P/E
27
Price to Book Value
1.12
EV to EBIT
29.90
EV to EBITDA
9.78
EV to Capital Employed
1.04
EV to Sales
0.29
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
2.86%
ROE (Latest)
-1.89%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
15What is working for the Company
PAT(Q)
At Rs 1.37 cr has Grown at 146.1% (vs previous 4Q average
PBDIT(Q)
Highest at Rs 57.93 cr.
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at Rs 1,889.58 cr
OPERATING PROFIT TO NET SALES(Q)
Highest at 3.07%
EPS(Q)
Highest at Rs 0.19
-9What is not working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO(HY)
Highest at 2.24 times
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at Rs 30.08 cr
NON-OPERATING INCOME(Q)
is 727.42 % of Profit Before Tax (PBT
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Here's what is working for Popular Vehicles
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
At Rs 1.37 cr has Grown at 146.1% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average PAT of the previous four quarters of Rs -2.97 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is very positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit (PBDIT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 57.93 cr. and Grown
each quarter in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is quite positive
Operating Profit (Rs Cr)
Net Sales - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 1,889.58 cr
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit Margin - Quarterly
Highest at 3.07%
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Company's efficiency has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Earnings per Share (EPS) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 0.19
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (Rs)
Here's what is not working for Popular Vehicles
Interest - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 30.08 cr
in the last five quarters and Increased by 10.51 % (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (Rs cr)
Non Operating Income - Quarterly
is 727.42 % of Profit Before Tax (PBT)
MOJO Watch
The company's income from non business activities is high; which is not a sustainable business model
Non Operating Income to PBT
Debt-Equity Ratio - Half Yearly
Highest at 2.24 times
in the last five half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
Non Operating Income - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 13.53 cr
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable
Non Operating Income






