Why is Saudi Paper Manufacturing Co. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 8.89%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 8.89% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 8.57% and Operating profit at 12.93% over the last 5 years
- High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 14.16% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
3
The company has declared Negative results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
- NET PROFIT(9M) At SAR 34.97 MM has Grown at -57.9%
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 10.43%
- DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 3.52%
4
With ROE of 10.26%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 3.89 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -15.43%, its profits have fallen by -47.1%
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0
How much should you sell?
- All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses
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When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Saudi Paper Manufacturing Co. for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Saudi Paper Manufacturing Co.
-14.62%
-0.87
35.52%
Saudi Arabia All Share TASI
-12.63%
-0.89
14.47%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
8.57%
EBIT Growth (5y)
12.93%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
2.21
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.65
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.86
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.84
Tax Ratio
3.22%
Dividend Payout Ratio
33.30%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
8.89%
ROE (avg)
14.16%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
38
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.89
EV to EBIT
27.83
EV to EBITDA
16.85
EV to Capital Employed
2.56
EV to Sales
3.08
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
9.20%
ROE (Latest)
10.26%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
6What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at SAR 101.29 MM
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 533.37
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -1.76% (YoY
-5What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(9M)
At SAR 34.97 MM has Grown at -57.9%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 10.43%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 3.52%
Here's what is working for Saudi Paper Manufacturing Co.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at SAR 101.29 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (SAR MM)
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 533.37
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.76% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Here's what is not working for Saudi Paper Manufacturing Co.
Net Profit
At SAR 34.97 MM has Grown at -57.9%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (SAR MM)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 3.52%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio






