Velan, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Industrial Manufacturing
  • ISIN: CA9229321083
CAD
15.90
-0.2 (-1.24%)
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  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
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  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
Hold
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
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Why is Velan, Inc. ?

1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 7.10%
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 7.10% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Risky -
  • The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 75.14%, its profits have risen by 523.1%
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Velan, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Industrial Manufacturing should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Industrial Manufacturing)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Velan, Inc. for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Velan, Inc.
6.71%
2.89
56.29%
S&P/TSX 60
23.72%
1.54
14.62%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-1.38%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-5.54%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
0.69
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.21
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.63
Tax Ratio
44.25%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
4.59%
ROE (avg)
7.10%
stock-recommendationValuation

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
9
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.34
EV to EBIT
19.19
EV to EBITDA
11.14
EV to Capital Employed
1.34
EV to Sales
0.84
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.09%
ROCE (Latest)
7.00%
ROE (Latest)
15.34%
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Technical key factors

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

8What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)

Highest at 1.52%

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 51.65%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 1.7% (YoY

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 1.37 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 3.8 times

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at CAD 3.8

EPS(Q)

Highest at CAD 0.19

-14What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(Q)

At CAD 5.14 MM has Fallen at -85.97%

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at CAD -247.55 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At CAD 9.62 MM has Fallen at -39.89%

Here's what is working for Velan, Inc.

EPS
Highest at CAD 0.19
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (CAD)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 1.37 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 3.8 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Dividend per share
Highest at CAD 3.8
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (CAD)

Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 51.65%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 1.7% (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

Here's what is not working for Velan, Inc.

Net Profit
At CAD 5.14 MM has Fallen at -85.97%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (CAD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At CAD 9.62 MM has Fallen at -39.89%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (CAD MM)

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at CAD -247.55 MM
in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (CAD MM)