United-Guardian, Inc. (UG) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is United-Guardian, Inc. ?

With a fall in Net Sales of -20.22%, the company declared Very Negative results in Sep 25

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 1.9 MM
ROCE(HY) Lowest at 17.85%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 24.68% (YoY)

Underperformed the market in the last 1 year

Even though the market (S&P 500) has generated returns of 13.68% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -31.42% returns

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is United-Guardian, Inc. for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

United-Guardian, Inc.

-30.32%

-0.84

36.40%

S&P 500

13.68%

0.71

19.28%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

-4.16%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-15.33%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

3.83

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Negative Net Debt

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.75

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.01

Tax Ratio

20.93%

Dividend Payout Ratio

84.79%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

23.24%

ROCE (avg)

139.51%

ROE (avg)

29.76%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

2.84

EV to EBIT

10.46

EV to EBITDA

9.97

EV to Capital Employed

9.55

EV to Sales

2.16

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

7.65%

ROCE (Latest)

91.22%

ROE (Latest)

18.34%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

OBV

No Trend

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

2What is working for the Company

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 428.08%

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 7.58 times

-33What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 1.9 MM

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 17.85%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 24.68% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at USD 2.26 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 0.24 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 10.7 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 0.29 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 0.24 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at USD 0.06

Here's what is working for United-Guardian, Inc.

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Highest at 7.58 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 428.08%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Here's what is not working for United-Guardian, Inc.

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 0.29 MM has Fallen at -63.75%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 0.8 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD 0.24 MM has Fallen at -62.27%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 0.63 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Sales

At USD 2.26 MM has Fallen at -16.57%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 2.71 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is very negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at USD 1.9 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Net Sales

Lowest at USD 2.26 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit

Lowest at USD 0.24 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at 10.7 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at USD 0.29 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

Lowest at USD 0.24 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS

Lowest at USD 0.06

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 24.68% (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