STO Express Co., Ltd.

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Building Products
  • ISIN: CNE100000T99
CNY
13.36
-0.64 (-4.57%)
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  • Financials
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Comparison

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Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
STO Express Co., Ltd.

Why is STO Express Co., Ltd. ?

1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 3.68%
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 3.68% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
  • Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 18.73% and Operating profit at 75.01% over the last 5 years
  • High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 3.73% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
3
The company has declared negative results in Mar'2025 after 4 consecutive positive quarters
  • INTEREST(HY) At CNY 138.62 MM has Grown at 102.92%
  • CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at CNY 5,685.53 MM
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 68.5 %
4
With ROE of 10.30%, it has a expensive valuation with a 2.77 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 6.24%, its profits have risen by 88.1% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.3
  • At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0.1
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How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to STO Express Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Building Products should be less than 30%

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

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

Is STO Express Co., Ltd. for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
STO Express Co., Ltd.
8.35%
0.93
44.59%
China Shanghai Composite
13.33%
0.90
14.74%
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
18.73%
EBIT Growth (5y)
75.01%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.65
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.28
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.40
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.89
Tax Ratio
20.82%
Dividend Payout Ratio
9.81%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
3.68%
ROE (avg)
3.73%
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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
27
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.77
EV to EBIT
21.35
EV to EBITDA
8.37
EV to Capital Employed
2.24
EV to Sales
0.63
PEG Ratio
0.30
Dividend Yield
0.06%
ROCE (Latest)
10.48%
ROE (Latest)
10.30%
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Technical key factors

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

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Financial Trend scale:

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

4What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)

Highest at 11.61%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -25.42% (YoY

-12What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)

At CNY 138.62 MM has Grown at 102.92%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at CNY 5,685.53 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 68.5 %

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at CNY 450.98 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 3.33 %

Here's what is working for STO Express Co., Ltd.

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -25.42% (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

Here's what is not working for STO Express Co., Ltd.

Interest
At CNY 138.62 MM has Grown at 102.92%
over previous Semi-Annual period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (CNY MM)

Operating Profit
Lowest at CNY 450.98 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (CNY MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 3.33 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at CNY 5,685.53 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 68.5 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio