Why is Umm Al-Qura Cement Co. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 6.69%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 6.69% 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 -3.95% and Operating profit at -17.50% 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 6.51% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -3.95% and Operating profit at -17.50% over the last 5 years
4
With ROE of 4.61%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 0.98 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -30.04%, its profits have risen by 73.4% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.3
How much should you sell?
- All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses
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When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Umm Al-Qura Cement Co. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Umm Al-Qura Cement Co.
-30.58%
-1.13
20.51%
Saudi Arabia All Share TASI
-12.63%
-0.89
14.47%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-3.95%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-17.50%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
4.49
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.45
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.28
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.20
Tax Ratio
14.48%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
6.69%
ROE (avg)
6.51%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
21
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.98
EV to EBIT
19.11
EV to EBITDA
9.63
EV to Capital Employed
0.98
EV to Sales
4.05
PEG Ratio
0.29
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
5.13%
ROE (Latest)
4.61%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
4What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at SAR 70.4 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 27.1 %
-2What is not working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 21.67% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Lowest at SAR 18.84 MM
Here's what is working for Umm Al-Qura Cement Co.
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 27.1 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at SAR 70.4 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (SAR MM)
Depreciation
Highest at SAR 13.67 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (SAR MM)
Here's what is not working for Umm Al-Qura Cement Co.
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at SAR 18.84 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 21.67% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales






