Why is Quest Laboratories Ltd ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 34.54%
2
Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at 0.09 times
3
Healthy long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 36.74%
4
Flat results in Sep 25
- NET SALES(Q) At Rs 25.62 cr has Fallen at -8.7% (vs previous 4Q average)
- NON-OPERATING INCOME(Q) is 35.32 % of Profit Before Tax (PBT)
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With ROE of 15.1, it has a Very Attractive valuation with a 2 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -100.00%, its profits have risen by 34%
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Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -100.00% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed BSE500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Quest Laborato. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Quest Laborato. for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Quest Laborato.
-1.14%
-0.02
53.53%
Sensex
7.21%
0.61
11.73%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
20.40%
EBIT Growth (5y)
36.74%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
9.10
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.42
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.19
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.41
Tax Ratio
27.41%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
2.32%
ROCE (avg)
30.07%
ROE (avg)
25.90%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
13
Industry P/E
0
Price to Book Value
1.98
EV to EBIT
10.49
EV to EBITDA
10.07
EV to Capital Employed
2.22
EV to Sales
1.55
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
21.12%
ROE (Latest)
15.09%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
RSI
Bearish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Sideways
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Bullish
Technical Movement
0What is working for the Company
NO KEY POSITIVE TRIGGERS
-2What is not working for the Company
NET SALES(Q)
At Rs 25.62 cr has Fallen at -8.7% (vs previous 4Q average
NON-OPERATING INCOME(Q)
is 35.32 % of Profit Before Tax (PBT
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Here's what is not working for Quest Laborato.
Net Sales - Quarterly
At Rs 25.62 cr has Fallen at -8.7% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average Net Sales of the previous four quarters of Rs 28.06 CrMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Non Operating Income - Quarterly
is 35.32 % 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






