Why is PriceSmart, Inc. ?
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The company is Net-Debt Free
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Low Debt Company with Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength
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Flat results in May 26
- INTEREST(HY) At USD 7.81 MM has Grown at 47.34%
- DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 103.45 times
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With ROE of 11.30%, it has a fair valuation with a 3.57 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 75.73%, its profits have risen by 8.2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 4.1
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High Institutional Holdings at 100%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
- Their stake has increased by 2.35% over the previous quarter.
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Market Beating performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating 75.73% 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?
Medium Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
PriceSmart, Inc.
79.68%
4.49
28.78%
S&P 500
16.26%
1.25
12.97%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
9.71%
EBIT Growth (5y)
11.78%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
18.90
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.11
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
3.75
Tax Ratio
27.99%
Dividend Payout Ratio
26.14%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
97.65%
ROCE (avg)
20.56%
ROE (avg)
11.01%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
32
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.57
EV to EBIT
18.78
EV to EBITDA
13.62
EV to Capital Employed
3.86
EV to Sales
0.84
PEG Ratio
4.07
Dividend Yield
0.89%
ROCE (Latest)
20.56%
ROE (Latest)
11.30%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Bullish
Technical Movement
3What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 274.35 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -1.64% (YoY
-7What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At USD 7.81 MM has Grown at 47.34%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 103.45 times
Here's what is working for PriceSmart, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 274.35 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.64% (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 24.78 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.
Interest
At USD 7.81 MM has Grown at 47.34%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (USD MM)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 103.45 times and Fallen
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio






