Why is Sagar Cements Ltd ?
1
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with a -30.37% CAGR growth in Operating Profits over the last 5 years
- Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 5.85 times
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 1.22% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
81.2% of Promoter Shares are Pledged
- In falling markets, high promoter pledged shares puts additional downward pressure on the stock prices
3
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -21.15% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed BSE500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
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 Cement & Cement Products)
When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Sagar Cements for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Sagar Cements
-20.85%
-0.57
37.42%
Sensex
-7.94%
-0.61
12.97%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
14.08%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-30.37%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
0.39
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
7.01
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
1.00
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.70
Tax Ratio
99.41%
Dividend Payout Ratio
-21.10%
Pledged Shares
81.20%
Institutional Holding
20.15%
ROCE (avg)
2.30%
ROE (avg)
1.22%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
NA (Loss Making)
Industry P/E
34
Price to Book Value
1.39
EV to EBIT
77.26
EV to EBITDA
13.85
EV to Capital Employed
1.20
EV to Sales
1.53
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
1.55%
ROE (Latest)
-0.65%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
14What is working for the Company
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at Rs 786.96 cr
PAT(Q)
Highest at Rs 87.60 cr.
EPS(Q)
Highest at Rs 6.70
-4What is not working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO(HY)
Highest at 1.01 times
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS(HY)
Lowest at Rs 18.69 cr
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Here's what is working for Sagar Cements
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
At Rs 87.60 cr has Grown at 346.3% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average PAT of the previous four quarters of Rs -35.57 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is very positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Net Sales - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 786.96 cr
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Net Sales - Quarterly
At Rs 786.96 cr has Grown at 24.9% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average Net Sales of the previous four quarters of Rs 630.28 CrMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 87.60 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Earnings per Share (EPS) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 6.70
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (Rs)
Here's what is not working for Sagar Cements
Debt-Equity Ratio - Half Yearly
Highest at 1.01 times and Grown
each half year in the last five half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Half Yearly
Lowest at Rs 18.69 cr
in the last six half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Non Operating Income - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 11.19 cr
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable
Non Operating Income






