Why is UPL Ltd. ?
1
Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 3.70 times
- Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 3.70 times
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 9.43% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 1.64% of over the last 5 years
3
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -4.09% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed BSE500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
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 Pesticides & Agrochemicals)
When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is UPL for you?
Medium Risk, Medium Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
UPL
-4.09%
-0.13
31.46%
Sensex
-2.38%
-0.19
12.70%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
5.79%
EBIT Growth (5y)
1.64%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.93
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
4.19
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.79
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.84
Tax Ratio
24.11%
Dividend Payout Ratio
53.18%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
57.89%
ROCE (avg)
10.42%
ROE (avg)
9.43%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
27
Industry P/E
28
Price to Book Value
1.64
EV to EBIT
13.22
EV to EBITDA
8.72
EV to Capital Employed
1.36
EV to Sales
1.58
PEG Ratio
0.05
Dividend Yield
0.97%
ROCE (Latest)
9.88%
ROE (Latest)
7.46%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
Bullish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
16What is working for the Company
PAT(9M)
At Rs 800.05 cr has Grown at 497.05%
PBT LESS OI(Q)
At Rs 635.00 cr has Grown at 144.23%
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 9.66%
-5What is not working for the Company
PAT(Q)
At Rs 436.89 cr has Fallen at -51.7%
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Here's what is working for UPL
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
At Rs 635.00 cr has Grown at 144.23%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is very positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Here's what is not working for UPL
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
At Rs 436.89 cr has Fallen at -51.7%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is very negative
PAT (Rs Cr)






