Why is SOL SpA ?
1
High Debt company with Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength
- Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 3.99% of over the last 5 years
- The company is Net-Debt Free
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 10.49% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
With ROE of 0.50%, it has a Very Expensive valuation with a 4.79 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 17.56%, its profits have fallen by -29.6%
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 SOL SpA for you?
Medium Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
SOL SpA
-100.0%
13.88
29.30%
Italy FTSE MIB
27.29%
1.54
16.37%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
7.66%
EBIT Growth (5y)
3.99%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
21.02
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.41
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.35
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.42
Tax Ratio
41.63%
Dividend Payout Ratio
24.44%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
10.49%
ROE (avg)
1.94%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
950
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
4.79
EV to EBIT
117.91
EV to EBITDA
49.53
EV to Capital Employed
3.80
EV to Sales
10.04
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.75%
ROCE (Latest)
3.22%
ROE (Latest)
0.50%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Bullish
Bullish
Technical Movement
14What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at EUR 555.95 MM
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at EUR 3.06
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at EUR 902 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at EUR 124.66 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at EUR 84.07 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -10.08% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at EUR 357.99 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at EUR 206.14 MM
0What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
Here's what is working for SOL SpA
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at EUR 555.95 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 (EUR MM)
Net Sales
Highest at EUR 902 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive
Net Sales (EUR MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at EUR 124.66 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive
Pre-Tax Profit (EUR MM)
Net Profit
Highest at EUR 84.07 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (EUR MM)
Dividend per share
Highest at EUR 3.06 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (EUR)
Operating Profit
Highest at EUR 206.14 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (EUR MM)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at EUR 357.99 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -10.08% (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
Depreciation
Highest at EUR 87.97 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (EUR MM)
Depreciation
At EUR 87.97 MM has Grown at 7.49%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company has gone into productive use which should positively reflect in the future sales
Depreciation (EUR MM)






