Why is PriceSmart, Inc. ?
1
Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
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Low Debt Company with Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength
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Flat results in May 25
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 221.01 MM
- DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 114.46 times
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With ROE of 12.00%, it has a fair valuation with a 2.91 Price to Book Value
- 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 38.22%, its profits have risen by 13.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.8
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Market Beating performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating 38.22% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to PriceSmart, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Retailing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Retailing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is PriceSmart, Inc. for you?
Low Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
PriceSmart, Inc.
40.48%
1.88
28.22%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.61
20.17%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
9.24%
EBIT Growth (5y)
12.63%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
18.90
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.11
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
3.72
Tax Ratio
27.99%
Dividend Payout Ratio
25.41%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
87.68%
ROCE (avg)
20.56%
ROE (avg)
11.01%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
24
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.91
EV to EBIT
14.55
EV to EBITDA
10.56
EV to Capital Employed
3.12
EV to Sales
0.65
PEG Ratio
1.83
Dividend Yield
1.10%
ROCE (Latest)
21.48%
ROE (Latest)
12.00%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Bullish
Technical Movement
3What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 12.34%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -2.3% (YoY
-4What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD 221.01 MM
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 114.46 times
Here's what is working for PriceSmart, Inc.
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -2.3% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Depreciation
Highest at USD 22.76 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (USD MM)
Here's what is not working for PriceSmart, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 221.01 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 114.46 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio






