Why is Solvay SA ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 19.40%
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High Debt company with Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength
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The company has declared Negative results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
- OPERATING PROFIT TO INTEREST(Q) Lowest at 5.94 times
- PAT(Q) At EUR 119 MM has Fallen at -59.6 %
- INTEREST(9M) At EUR 93.00 MM has Grown at 43.08 %
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With ROE of 30.23%, it has a Fair valuation with a 2.59 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 -11.14%, its profits have fallen by -27.8%
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Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- Even though the market (Belgium BEL 20) has generated returns of 17.57% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -11.14% returns
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Solvay SA should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Specialty Chemicals should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Specialty Chemicals)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Solvay SA for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Solvay SA
-11.14%
-2.61
28.82%
Belgium BEL 20
17.57%
1.10
15.92%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-13.29%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-8.58%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
11.61
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.22
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
1.63
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.02
Tax Ratio
35.09%
Dividend Payout Ratio
80.09%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.17%
ROCE (avg)
19.40%
ROE (avg)
23.88%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
9
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.59
EV to EBIT
8.14
EV to EBITDA
5.12
EV to Capital Employed
1.60
EV to Sales
0.98
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
19.64%
ROE (Latest)
30.23%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
Bullish
Bollinger Bands
Sideways
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
Not enough Data to analyse Financial Trend
Not enough Data to analyse Financial Trend
Here's what is working for Solvay SA
Net Sales - Quarterly
At EUR 1,201 MM has Grown at -58.0 %
over average Net Sales of the previous four periods of EUR 2,859 MMMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (EUR MM)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
At EUR 119 MM has Grown at -59.6 %
over average PAT of the previous four periods of EUR 294 MMMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is positive
PAT (EUR MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio - Half Yearly
Lowest at 0.00 times
in the last five half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Inventory Turnover Ratio- Half Yearly
Highest at times
in the last five half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio- Half Yearly
Highest at times
in the last five half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to settle its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Here's what is not working for Solvay SA
Operating Profit to Interest - Quarterly
Lowest at 5.94 times and Fallen
in each of the last 5 periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest (EUR MM)
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
At EUR 0 MM has Fallen at -100.0 %
over average PBT of the previous four periods of EUR 434 MMMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is very negative
PBT less Other Income (EUR MM)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
At EUR 119 MM has Fallen at -59.6 %
over average PAT of the previous four periods of EUR 294 MMMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is very negative
PAT (EUR MM)
Net Sales - Quarterly
Lowest at EUR 1,201 MM and Fallen
in each of the last 5 periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very negative
Net Sales (EUR MM)
Operating Profit (PBDIT) - Quarterly
Lowest at EUR 184 MM. and Fallen
in each of the last 5 periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is quite negative
Operating Profit (EUR MM)
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
Lowest at EUR 0 MM. and Fallen
in each of the last 5 periodsMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is very negative
PBT less Other Income (EUR MM)
Interest - Nine Monthly
At EUR 93.00 MM has Grown at 43.08 %
over preceding nine months periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (EUR MM)
Operating Profit Margin - Quarterly
Lowest at 15.32%
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Company's efficiency has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales (EUR MM)
Earnings per Share (EPS) - Quarterly
Lowest at EUR 0.00
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (EUR)
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Half Yearly
Lowest at EUR 0.00 MM
in the last six half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents (EUR MM)






