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
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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
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Star Cement should be less than 10%
- 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%
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%
Valuation Key Factors 
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
Technical Movement
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 periodMOJO 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 periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio






