Universal Technical Institute, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Miscellaneous
  • ISIN: US9139151040
USD
38.04
2.7 (7.64%)
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  • Financials
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Comparison

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Why is Universal Technical Institute, Inc. ?

1
Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
2
Healthy long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 58.68%
3
The company has declared Positive results for the last 6 consecutive quarters
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 107.75 MM
  • ROCE(HY) Highest at 23.11%
  • PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At USD 14.35 MM has Grown at 112.4%
4
With ROCE of 29.18%, it has a fair valuation with a 7.12 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 -4.25%, its profits have risen by 185.2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.2
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • Even though the market (S&P 500) has generated returns of 14.11% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -4.25% returns
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Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. 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 Miscellaneous)

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

Is Universal Technical Institute, Inc. for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Universal Technical Institute, Inc.
43.71%
1.44
51.50%
S&P 500
16.12%
0.70
20.15%
stock-recommendationQuality
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stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
24.17%
EBIT Growth (5y)
38.36%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
5.48
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.29
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.09
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.81
Tax Ratio
24.93%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
13.66%
ROE (avg)
9.46%
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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
37
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
5.92
EV to EBIT
27.08
EV to EBITDA
14.91
EV to Capital Employed
6.74
EV to Sales
2.27
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
24.88%
ROE (Latest)
15.98%
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Technical key factors

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

2What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0.55% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 36.57 %

-6What is not working for the Company
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD 16.21 MM has Fallen at -41.2%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD 12.83 MM has Fallen at -42.19%

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 19.92 times

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 14.02 %

Here's what is working for Universal Technical Institute, Inc.

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 36.57 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0.55% (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 15.27 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 Universal Technical Institute, Inc.

Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 16.21 MM has Fallen at -41.2%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD 12.83 MM has Fallen at -42.19%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 14.02 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 19.92 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio