Why is Prime Focus Ltd ?
1
High Debt company with Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength
- Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 9.63% over the last 5 years
- High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at 10.12 times
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 2.22% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
With a growth in Operating Profit of 117.76%, the company declared Very Positive results in Dec 25
- The company has declared positive results for the last 5 consecutive quarters
- PAT(Q) At Rs 86.45 cr has Grown at 243.7%
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 10.23%
- NET SALES(Q) Highest at Rs 1,207.24 cr
3
With ROCE of 8.2, it has a Very Expensive valuation with a 3.5 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 113.54%, its profits have risen by 245.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.4
4
Despite the size of the company, domestic mutual funds hold only 0.16% 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
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Prime Focus should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Media & Entertainment should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Media & Entertainment)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Prime Focus for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Prime Focus
113.7%
1.94
58.74%
Sensex
7.88%
0.70
11.23%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
9.63%
EBIT Growth (5y)
30.15%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
0.65
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
8.35
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
2.61
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.75
Tax Ratio
100.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
4.49%
ROCE (avg)
4.80%
ROE (avg)
2.22%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
58
Industry P/E
53
Price to Book Value
10.12
EV to EBIT
36.81
EV to EBITDA
18.97
EV to Capital Employed
3.53
EV to Sales
5.18
PEG Ratio
0.37
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
8.20%
ROE (Latest)
8.89%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Bullish
Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Technical Movement
30What is working for the Company
PAT(Q)
At Rs 86.45 cr has Grown at 243.7%
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 10.23%
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at Rs 1,207.24 cr
OPERATING PROFIT TO INTEREST(Q)
Highest at 2.97 times
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 3.02 times
PBDIT(Q)
Highest at Rs 394.49 cr.
OPERATING PROFIT TO NET SALES(Q)
Highest at 32.68%
PBT LESS OI(Q)
Highest at Rs 94.44 cr.
-2What is not working for the Company
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS(HY)
Lowest at Rs 141.42 cr
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Here's what is working for Prime Focus
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
At Rs 94.44 cr has Grown at 1049.15%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is very positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
At Rs 86.45 cr has Grown at 243.7%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is very positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Net Sales - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 1,207.24 cr and Grown
each quarter in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit to Interest - Quarterly
Highest at 2.97 times
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Net Sales - Quarterly
At Rs 1,207.24 cr has Grown at 32.74%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit (PBDIT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 394.49 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit Margin - Quarterly
Highest at 32.68%
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Company's efficiency has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 94.44 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Debt-Equity Ratio - Half Yearly
Lowest at 3.02 times
in the last five half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Here's what is not working for Prime Focus
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Half Yearly
Lowest at Rs 141.42 cr
in the last six half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents






