Why is Richelieu Hardware Ltd. ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 21.36%
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Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 32.88
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Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 12.96% and Operating profit at 7.33%
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Flat results in May 25
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 9%
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 9.96% (YoY)
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 30.65 %
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With ROE of 9.28%, it has a fair valuation with a 2.06 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a fair value compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -12.88%, its profits have fallen by -12.7%
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Majority shareholders : Mutual Funds
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Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -12.88% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P/TSX 60 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Richelieu Hardware Ltd. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Industrial Manufacturing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Industrial Manufacturing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Richelieu Hardware Ltd. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Richelieu Hardware Ltd.
-4.16%
-0.61
23.32%
S&P/TSX 60
19.1%
1.54
14.62%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
12.43%
EBIT Growth (5y)
4.77%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
32.88
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.33
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.11
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.79
Tax Ratio
26.07%
Dividend Payout Ratio
39.07%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.26%
ROCE (avg)
21.36%
ROE (avg)
15.79%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
23
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.13
EV to EBIT
15.46
EV to EBITDA
9.98
EV to Capital Employed
2.08
EV to Sales
1.08
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
13.47%
ROE (Latest)
9.33%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
5What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 37.66%
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 2.98%
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at CAD 512.2 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at CAD 55.22 MM
-11What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 9%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 9.96% (YoY
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 30.65 %
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at CAD 3.97 MM
Here's what is working for Richelieu Hardware Ltd.
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 37.66% and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Net Sales
Highest at CAD 512.2 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (CAD MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at CAD 55.22 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (CAD MM)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 2.98%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Depreciation
Highest at CAD 18.97 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (CAD MM)
Here's what is not working for Richelieu Hardware Ltd.
Interest
Highest at CAD 3.97 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 6.9% (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (CAD MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 30.65 %
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
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 9.96% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales






