Why is Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation Ltd. ?
1
Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.57 times
2
Healthy long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 38.81%
3
The company has declared Positive results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
- PAT(Latest six months) At Rs 115.29 cr has Grown at 56.50%
- DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 335.36 times
- OPERATING PROFIT TO INTEREST(Q) Highest at 18.12 times
4
With ROE of 14.3, it has a Very Attractive valuation with a 1.1 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -8.09%, its profits have risen by 25.5% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.3
5
Despite the size of the company, domestic mutual funds hold only 0.01% of the company
- Domestic mutual funds have capability to do in-depth on-the-ground research on companies- their small stake may signify either they are not comfortable at the price or the business
6
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -8.09% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed BSE500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to SPIC should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Fertilizers should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Fertilizers)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is SPIC for you?
High Risk, Medium Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
SPIC
-8.09%
-0.18
45.08%
Sensex
-3.74%
-0.28
13.48%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
13.07%
EBIT Growth (5y)
38.81%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
7.98
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.60
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.06
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.85
Tax Ratio
33.94%
Dividend Payout Ratio
26.17%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
5.22%
ROCE (avg)
16.55%
ROE (avg)
20.32%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
7
Industry P/E
23
Price to Book Value
1.11
EV to EBIT
6.13
EV to EBITDA
5.22
EV to Capital Employed
1.10
EV to Sales
0.49
PEG Ratio
0.28
Dividend Yield
2.82%
ROCE (Latest)
17.67%
ROE (Latest)
14.30%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Movement
15What is working for the Company
PAT(Latest six months)
At Rs 115.29 cr has Grown at 56.50%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 335.36 times
OPERATING PROFIT TO INTEREST(Q)
Highest at 18.12 times
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS(HY)
Highest at Rs 325.14 cr
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 0.35 times
PBT LESS OI(Q)
At Rs 77.40 cr has Grown at 34.0% (vs previous 4Q average
-2What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
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Here's what is working for SPIC
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Latest six months
At Rs 115.29 cr has Grown at 56.50%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is very positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit to Interest - Quarterly
Highest at 18.12 times
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Debtors Turnover Ratio- Half Yearly
Highest at 335.36 times and Grown
each half year in the last five half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to settle its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
At Rs 77.40 cr has Grown at 34.0% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average PBT of the previous four quarters of Rs 57.78 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Half Yearly
Highest at Rs 325.14 cr
in the last six half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debt-Equity Ratio - Half Yearly
Lowest at 0.35 times
in the last five half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio






