Why is Veritas (India) Ltd ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 4.90%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 4.90% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -6.48% of over the last 5 years
3
The company has declared negative results for the last 5 consecutive quarters
- The company has declared negative results in Sep 24 after 6 consecutive negative quarters
- OPERATING CF(Y) Lowest at Rs -10.54 Cr
- PAT(Q) At Rs 0.60 cr has Fallen at -97.3% (vs previous 4Q average)
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 2.72%
4
Despite the size of the company, domestic mutual funds hold only 0% of the company
- Domestic mutual funds have capability to do in-depth on-the-ground research on companies- their small stake may signify either they are not comfortable at the price or the business
5
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -79.66% 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 Trading & Distributors)
When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Veritas (India) for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Veritas (India)
-79.66%
-3.14
25.35%
Sensex
4.83%
0.41
11.83%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
13.72%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-6.48%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
5.20
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.90
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.08
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.13
Tax Ratio
0.37%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0.12%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
9.84%
ROCE (avg)
5.37%
ROE (avg)
4.90%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
10
Industry P/E
29
Price to Book Value
0.19
EV to EBIT
8.55
EV to EBITDA
5.87
EV to Capital Employed
0.25
EV to Sales
0.19
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.03%
ROCE (Latest)
2.95%
ROE (Latest)
1.95%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
Bullish
Bullish
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
0What is working for the Company
NO KEY POSITIVE TRIGGERS
-22What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CF(Y)
Lowest at Rs -10.54 Cr
PAT(Q)
At Rs 0.60 cr has Fallen at -97.3% (vs previous 4Q average
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 2.72%
PBDIT(Q)
Lowest at Rs 15.63 cr.
OPERATING PROFIT TO NET SALES (Q)
Lowest at 1.55%
PBT LESS OI(Q)
Lowest at Rs 0.93 cr.
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Here's what is not working for Veritas (India)
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
At Rs 0.93 cr has Fallen at -95.5% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average PBT of the previous four quarters of Rs 20.77 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is very negative
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
At Rs 0.60 cr has Fallen at -97.3% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average PAT of the previous four quarters of Rs 22.41 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is very negative
PAT (Rs Cr)
Operating Cash Flow - Annually
Lowest at Rs -10.54 Cr and Fallen
each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit (PBDIT) - Quarterly
Lowest at Rs 15.63 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit Margin - Quarterly
Lowest at 1.55%
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Company's efficiency has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
Lowest at Rs 0.93 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is negative
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)






