Universal Technical Institute, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Miscellaneous
  • ISIN: US9139151040
USD
40.35
1.6 (4.13%)
  • Price Points
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  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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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.
21.65%
1.44
51.50%
S&P 500
25.41%
0.70
20.15%
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)
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
38
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
6.10
EV to EBIT
27.92
EV to EBITDA
15.38
EV to Capital Employed
6.95
EV to Sales
2.34
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
Bearish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
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

1What is working for the Company
CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at USD 335.07 MM

-21What is not working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 1,434.95

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 7.32% (YoY

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 15.97 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 7.21 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 0.38 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 0.43 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at USD 0.01

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

Cash and Eqv
Highest at USD 335.07 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Depreciation
Highest at USD 15.63 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 0.38 MM has Fallen at -97.72%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD 0.43 MM has Fallen at -96.22%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 1,434.95
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Operating Profit
Lowest at USD 15.97 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 7.21 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at USD 0.38 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 0.43 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Lowest at USD 0.01
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 7.32% (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

Non Operating Income
Highest at USD 3.02 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income