Why is Universal Starch Chem Allied Ltd ?
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Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with a -1.13% CAGR growth in Operating Profits over the last 5 years
- Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 1.81
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Positive results in Dec 25
- PBT LESS OI(Q) At Rs 6.17 cr has Grown at 214.0% (vs previous 4Q average)
- PAT(Q) At Rs 5.24 cr has Grown at 155.3% (vs previous 4Q average)
- OPERATING PROFIT TO INTEREST(Q) Highest at 5.59 times
3
With ROCE of 9.4, it has a Attractive valuation with a 1 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 -7.41%, its profits have risen by 35.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.3
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Majority shareholders : Promoters
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Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -7.41% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed BSE500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Universal Starch should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Other Agricultural Products should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Other Agricultural Products)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Universal Starch for you?
High Risk, Medium Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Universal Starch
-7.41%
-0.12
61.22%
Sensex
-7.5%
-0.58
13.00%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
11.39%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-1.13%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.81
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.22
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.84
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
3.97
Tax Ratio
25.98%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
13.78%
ROE (avg)
12.22%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
10
Industry P/E
43
Price to Book Value
0.96
EV to EBIT
7.70
EV to EBITDA
5.33
EV to Capital Employed
0.98
EV to Sales
0.26
PEG Ratio
0.29
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
9.40%
ROE (Latest)
9.21%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
19What is working for the Company
PBT LESS OI(Q)
At Rs 6.17 cr has Grown at 214.0% (vs previous 4Q average
PAT(Q)
At Rs 5.24 cr has Grown at 155.3% (vs previous 4Q average
OPERATING PROFIT TO INTEREST(Q)
Highest at 5.59 times
0What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
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Here's what is working for Universal Starch
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
At Rs 6.17 cr has Grown at 214.0% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average PBT of the previous four quarters of Rs 1.97 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is very positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
At Rs 5.24 cr has Grown at 155.3% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average PAT of the previous four quarters of Rs 2.05 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is very positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit to Interest - Quarterly
Highest at 5.59 times
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest






