Union Bank of Colombo Plc

  • Market Cap: Mid Cap
  • Industry: Major Banks
  • ISIN: LK0306N00007
LKR
14.60
3.8 (35.19%)
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  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
Financial
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Why is Union Bank of Colombo Plc ?

1
The company has declared positive results in Dec'2024 after 4 consecutive negative quarters
  • NET PROFIT(HY) At LKR 291.13 MM has Grown at 377.67%
  • NII(Q) Highest at LKR 1,729.13 MM
  • NET SALES(Q) Highest at LKR 4,447.23 MM
2
With ROA of 0.14%, it has a fair valuation with a 0.93 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 28.95%, its profits have fallen by -35%
3
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • The stock has generated a return of 28.95% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Sri Lanka CSE All Share) returns of 41.16%
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Union Bank of Colombo Plc should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Major Banks should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Union Bank of Colombo Plc for you?

High Risk, Medium Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Union Bank of Colombo Plc
-100.0%
1.18
38.67%
Sri Lanka CSE All Share
41.16%
2.63
15.67%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
1.40%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-178.28%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
0
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0
Tax Ratio
0
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
0
ROE (avg)
0
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
63
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.93
EV to EBIT
-308.28
EV to EBITDA
59.74
EV to Capital Employed
0.97
EV to Sales
2.81
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
-0.31%
ROE (Latest)
1.47%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
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

15What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)

At LKR 291.13 MM has Grown at 377.67%

NII(Q)

Highest at LKR 1,729.13 MM

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at LKR 4,447.23 MM

CREDIT DEPOSIT RATIO(Q)

Highest at 0%

0What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS

Here's what is working for Union Bank of Colombo Plc

Net Profit
At LKR 291.13 MM has Grown at 377.67%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (LKR MM)

NII
Highest at LKR 1,729.13 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The bank's income from core business is increasing

Net NPA

Net Sales
Highest at LKR 4,447.23 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive

Net Sales (LKR MM)

Credit Deposit Ratio
Highest at 0% and Grown
In each half year in the last four Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Bank has been creating proportionately higher loans against its deposits, thereby creating higher revenue generating assets

Credit Deposit Ratio (%)

Depreciation
Highest at LKR 284.49 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (LKR MM)

Here's what is not working for Union Bank of Colombo Plc

Capital Adequacy Ratio
Lowest at 13.3%
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The Bank's capital base vs its risk assets is deteriorating.

CAR (%)