Why is Prakash Industries Ltd ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 7.59%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 7.59% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 3.75% and Operating profit at 19.87% over the last 5 years
3
Flat results in Dec 25
- NET SALES(Q) At Rs 798.55 cr has Fallen at -9.5% (vs previous 4Q average)
4
Despite the size of the company, domestic mutual funds hold only 0.01% of the company
- Domestic mutual funds have capability to do in-depth on-the-ground research on companies- their small stake may signify either they are not comfortable at the price or the business
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- Even though the market (BSE500) has generated returns of 6.18% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -16.89% returns
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 Ferrous Metals)
When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Prakash Industri for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Prakash Industri
-16.89%
-0.39
43.55%
Sensex
2.56%
0.21
12.34%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
3.75%
EBIT Growth (5y)
19.87%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
5.54
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.26
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.05
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.03
Tax Ratio
Tax Ratio is Negative%
Dividend Payout Ratio
6.17%
Pledged Shares
8.65%
Institutional Holding
4.05%
ROCE (avg)
8.06%
ROE (avg)
7.59%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
6
Industry P/E
14
Price to Book Value
0.63
EV to EBIT
6.63
EV to EBITDA
4.49
EV to Capital Employed
0.65
EV to Sales
0.66
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
1.28%
ROCE (Latest)
10.86%
ROE (Latest)
9.96%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
2What is working for the Company
OPERATING PROFIT TO INTEREST(Q)
Highest at 13.36 times
-3What is not working for the Company
NET SALES(Q)
At Rs 798.55 cr has Fallen at -9.5% (vs previous 4Q average
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Here's what is working for Prakash Industri
Operating Profit to Interest - Quarterly
Highest at 13.36 times
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Here's what is not working for Prakash Industri
Net Sales - Quarterly
At Rs 798.55 cr has Fallen at -9.5% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average Net Sales of the previous four quarters of Rs 882.71 CrMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Non Operating Income - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 11.62 cr
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable
Non Operating Income






