Star Cement

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Cement & Cement Products
  • ISIN: INE460H01021
  • NSEID: STARCEMENT
  • BSEID: 540575
INR
236.50
-2.05 (-0.86%)
BSENSE

May 08

BSE+NSE Vol: 1.89 lacs

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Strong Sell
Sell
Hold
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Star Cement
JK Lakshmi Cem.
Birla Corpn.
Orient Cement
Nuvoco Vistas
Heidelberg Cem.
ACC
India Cements
The Ramco Cement
Prism Johnson
JSW Cement

Why is Star Cement Ltd. ?

1
Company has a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) of 0.06 times
2
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 14.86% of over the last 5 years
3
Positive results in Dec 25
  • PBT LESS OI(Q) At Rs 99.16 cr has Grown at 1848.13%
  • PAT(Q) At Rs 79.08 cr has Grown at 772.8%
  • NET SALES(Q) At Rs 880.00 cr has Grown at 22.43%
4
With ROCE of 12.4, it has a Expensive valuation with a 2.9 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
  • 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 12.35%, its profits have risen by 179.1% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.1
5
Rising Promoter Confidence
  • Promoters have increased their stake in the company by 0.5% over the previous quarter and currently hold 58.12% of the company
  • Promoters increasing their stake is a sign of high confidence in the future of the business
6
Market Beating performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating 12.35% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed BSE500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Star Cement should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Cement & Cement Products should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Cement & Cement Products)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Star Cement for you?

Medium Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Star Cement
12.35%
0.46
27.08%
Sensex
-3.74%
-0.28
13.48%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
17.02%
EBIT Growth (5y)
14.86%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
21.18
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.28
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.16
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.96
Tax Ratio
26.24%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
4.91%
ROCE (avg)
13.45%
ROE (avg)
9.62%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
26
Industry P/E
36
Price to Book Value
3.17
EV to EBIT
18.93
EV to EBITDA
11.35
EV to Capital Employed
2.87
EV to Sales
2.74
PEG Ratio
0.14
Dividend Yield
0.85%
ROCE (Latest)
12.39%
ROE (Latest)
10.06%
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Bullish
Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

20What is working for the Company
PBT LESS OI(Q)

At Rs 99.16 cr has Grown at 1848.13%

PAT(Q)

At Rs 79.08 cr has Grown at 772.8%

NET SALES(Q)

At Rs 880.00 cr has Grown at 22.43%

-8What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(Latest six months)

At Rs 23.21 cr has Grown at 22.35%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO(HY)

Highest at 0.21 times

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Here's what is working for Star Cement

Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
At Rs 99.16 cr has Grown at 1848.13%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is very positive

PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)

Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
At Rs 79.08 cr has Grown at 772.8%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is very positive

PAT (Rs Cr)

Net Sales - Quarterly
At Rs 880.00 cr has Grown at 22.43%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (Rs Cr)

Here's what is not working for Star Cement

Interest - Latest six months
At Rs 23.21 cr has Grown at 22.35%
over previous Half yearly period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (Rs cr)

Debt-Equity Ratio - Half Yearly
Highest at 0.21 times and Grown
each half year in the last five half yearly periods
MOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio