Why is Valhi, Inc. ?
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- INTEREST(9M) At USD 40.3 MM has Grown at 33.89%
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 125.36
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 34.93% (YoY)
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Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -48.99% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 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 Specialty Chemicals)
When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Valhi, Inc. for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Valhi, Inc.
-12.82%
-0.75
49.15%
S&P 500
25.41%
0.70
20.15%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
2.35%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-161.39%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
4.31
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.05
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.36
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.29
Tax Ratio
33.66%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
4.67%
ROCE (avg)
15.43%
ROE (avg)
11.90%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
NA (Loss Making)
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.40
EV to EBIT
-70.01
EV to EBITDA
14.20
EV to Capital Employed
0.56
EV to Sales
0.38
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
2.19%
ROCE (Latest)
-0.80%
ROE (Latest)
-7.72%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
6What is working for the Company
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At USD 9.4 MM has Grown at 150.27%
NET PROFIT(Q)
At USD -0.6 MM has Grown at 97.06%
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 113.96%
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 560.1 MM
-13What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)
At USD -52 MM has Grown at -220.11%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at -6.94%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 20.01% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Lowest at USD 436.8 MM
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 5.22 times
Here's what is working for Valhi, Inc.
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 9.4 MM has Grown at 150.27%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -18.7 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD -0.6 MM has Grown at 97.06%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -20.42 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Net Sales
Highest at USD 560.1 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 113.96%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Here's what is not working for Valhi, Inc.
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 436.8 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 5.22 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 20.01% (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






