Why is Richard Pieris & Co. Plc ?
1
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 7.90% over the last 5 years
2
With ROE of 16.61%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 2.05 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 39.53%, its profits have risen by 120.3% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.1
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0.4
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 Miscellaneous)
When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Richard Pieris & Co. Plc for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Richard Pieris & Co. Plc
42.29%
1.78
44.43%
Sri Lanka CSE All Share
41.16%
2.63
15.67%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
7.90%
EBIT Growth (5y)
2.89%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.09
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.79
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.59
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.39
Tax Ratio
34.66%
Dividend Payout Ratio
69.84%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.25%
ROCE (avg)
17.85%
ROE (avg)
22.48%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
12
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.05
EV to EBIT
12.51
EV to EBITDA
12.51
EV to Capital Employed
1.67
EV to Sales
0.92
PEG Ratio
0.10
Dividend Yield
0.36%
ROCE (Latest)
13.39%
ROE (Latest)
16.61%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
2What is working for the Company
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at LKR 29,754.65 MM
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at LKR 20,442.11 MM
-7What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at LKR 4,248.87 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 75.33 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at LKR 1,556.45 MM
Here's what is working for Richard Pieris & Co. Plc
Net Sales
Highest at LKR 20,442.11 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (LKR MM)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at LKR 29,754.65 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Here's what is not working for Richard Pieris & Co. Plc
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at LKR 4,248.87 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 (LKR MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at LKR 1,556.45 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative
Pre-Tax Profit (LKR MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 75.33 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio






