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 1.06% of over the last 5 years
3
The company has declared Positive results for the last 2 consecutive quarters
- PAT(Latest six months) At Rs 879.05 cr has Grown at 87.43%
- PBT LESS OI(Q) At Rs 635.00 cr has Grown at 144.23%
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 9.66%
4
With ROCE of 9.9, it has a Very Attractive valuation with a 1.5 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 15.89%, its profits have risen by 230.3% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.1
5
High Institutional Holdings at 57.72%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
- Their stake has increased by 0.67% over the previous quarter.
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to UPL should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Pesticides & Agrochemicals should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Pesticides & Agrochemicals)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is UPL for you?
Medium Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
UPL
15.65%
0.58
26.94%
Sensex
5.37%
0.47
11.36%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
5.33%
EBIT Growth (5y)
1.06%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.97
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
4.19
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.79
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.84
Tax Ratio
Tax Ratio is Negative%
Dividend Payout Ratio
53.18%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
57.72%
ROCE (avg)
10.42%
ROE (avg)
9.43%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
25
Industry P/E
28
Price to Book Value
1.85
EV to EBIT
14.93
EV to EBITDA
9.87
EV to Capital Employed
1.48
EV to Sales
1.77
PEG Ratio
0.12
Dividend Yield
0.86%
ROCE (Latest)
9.88%
ROE (Latest)
7.46%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
Bullish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
Technical Movement
14What is working for the Company
PAT(Latest six months)
At Rs 879.05 cr has Grown at 87.43%
PBT LESS OI(Q)
At Rs 635.00 cr has Grown at 144.23%
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 9.66%
-3What 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)






