UNITIL Corp. (UTL) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is UNITIL Corp. ?

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 3.49% and Operating profit at 6.22% over the last 5 years

Negative results in Jun 25

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At USD 5.4 MM has Fallen at -65.66%
NET PROFIT(Q) At USD 4.6 MM has Fallen at -62.13%
ROCE(HY) Lowest at 9.04%

With ROCE of 7.01%, it has a expensive valuation with a 1.24 Enterprise value to Capital Employed

The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -15.22%, its profits have risen by 0.5%

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -15.22% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods

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 Power)

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

Is UNITIL Corp. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

UNITIL Corp.

-17.86%

-0.03

21.77%

S&P 500

13.22%

0.64

20.20%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

3.49%

EBIT Growth (5y)

6.22%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

2.74

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

4.27

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

1.51

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.45

Tax Ratio

22.93%

Dividend Payout Ratio

58.14%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

81.44%

ROCE (avg)

7.62%

ROE (avg)

8.96%

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

1.61

EV to EBIT

17.74

EV to EBITDA

9.60

EV to Capital Employed

1.24

EV to Sales

3.43

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

7.01%

ROE (Latest)

9.09%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bearish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

OBV

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

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

8What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 143.7 MM

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 6.59

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 1.55% (YoY

NET PROFIT(9M)

Higher at USD 48.44 MM

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at USD 18.7 MM

-13What is not working for the Company

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD 5.4 MM has Fallen at -65.66%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD 4.6 MM has Fallen at -62.13%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 9.04%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 23.63 times

NET SALES(Q)

At USD 102.6 MM has Fallen at -15.71%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 151.97 %

Here's what is working for UNITIL Corp.

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at USD 143.7 MM and Grown

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Dividend per share

Highest at USD 6.59 and Grown

In each year in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Cash and Eqv

Highest at USD 18.7 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by 1.55% (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

Depreciation

Highest at USD 21.8 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for UNITIL Corp.

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 5.4 MM has Fallen at -65.66%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 15.72 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD 4.6 MM has Fallen at -62.13%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 12.14 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Sales

At USD 102.6 MM has Fallen at -15.71%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 121.73 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is very negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 23.63 times and Fallen

In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 151.97 %

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