Western Metal Materials Co., Ltd. (002149) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Western Metal Materials Co., Ltd.

Why is Western Metal Materials Co., Ltd. ?

High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 8.69% and Operating profit at -36.01% over the last 5 years
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 7.50% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 8.69% and Operating profit at -36.01% over the last 5 years

The company has declared negative results for the last 3 consecutive quarters

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at CNY 237.23 MM
ROCE(HY) Lowest at 3.04%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 20.16% (YoY)

With ROE of 3.45%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 2.85 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 87.21%, its profits have fallen by -61.1%
At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 1.7

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How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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

Is Western Metal Materials Co., Ltd. for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Western Metal Materials Co., Ltd.

88.76%

2.86

58.98%

China Shanghai Composite

15.17%

1.02

14.86%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

8.69%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-36.01%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

3.83

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

3.84

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.40

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.61

Tax Ratio

2.36%

Dividend Payout Ratio

92.82%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

4.68%

ROE (avg)

7.50%

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

2.85

EV to EBIT

385.97

EV to EBITDA

49.03

EV to Capital Employed

2.24

EV to Sales

3.39

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

1.74%

ROCE (Latest)

0.58%

ROE (Latest)

3.45%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bullish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

OBV

Bullish

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

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

0What is working for the Company

NO KEY POSITIVE TRIGGERS

-24What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at CNY 237.23 MM

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 3.04%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 20.16% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 52.56 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 1.47 times

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at CNY -9.74 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at -1.32 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at CNY -3.42 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at CNY 8.09 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at CNY 0.02

Here's what is not working for Western Metal Materials Co., Ltd.

Pre-Tax Profit

At CNY -3.42 MM has Fallen at -143.69%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (CNY MM)

Net Profit

At CNY 8.09 MM has Fallen at -43.85%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (CNY MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at CNY 237.23 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (CNY MM)

Operating Profit

Lowest at CNY -9.74 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (CNY MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at -1.32 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at CNY -3.42 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (CNY MM)

Net Profit

Lowest at CNY 8.09 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (CNY MM)

EPS

Lowest at CNY 0.02

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (CNY)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 52.56 %

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 1.47 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 20.16% (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