Weis Markets, Inc. (WMK) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

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Hold

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Weis Markets, Inc. ?

Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 8.55%

Negative results in Jun 25

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 174.39 MM
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 60.26 times
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at -3.76 %

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -6.43% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

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 Retailing)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Weis Markets, Inc. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Weis Markets, Inc.

-14.96%

0.24

28.11%

S&P 500

20.12%

0.70

20.15%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

4.23%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-7.60%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

97.57

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.22

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

3.36

Tax Ratio

26.82%

Dividend Payout Ratio

33.27%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

43.76%

ROCE (avg)

14.00%

ROE (avg)

8.55%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

1.61

EV to EBIT

16.90

EV to EBITDA

8.35

EV to Capital Employed

1.70

EV to Sales

0.40

PEG Ratio

1.33

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

10.07%

ROE (Latest)

7.85%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

OBV

Mildly Bearish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

1What is working for the Company

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 46.15%

-11What is not working for the Company

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 10.51% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 429.37 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at -2.58 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 12.05 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 50.85 times

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 4.14 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 22.07 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 16.71 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at USD 0.74

Here's what is working for Weis Markets, Inc.

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 46.15%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Depreciation

Highest at USD 31.74 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for Weis Markets, Inc.

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at 4.14 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at USD 22.07 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

Fallen at -36.64%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

Lowest at USD 16.71 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

Fallen at -33.58%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS

Lowest at USD 0.74

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at USD 429.37 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at -2.58 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 12.05 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 50.85 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 10.51% (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