Willdan Group, Inc. (WLDN) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Willdan Group, Inc. ?

Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 4.20%

The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 4.20% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)

The company is Net-Debt Free

Low Debt Company with Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength

The company has declared Positive results for the last 4 consecutive quarters

NET PROFIT(HY) At USD 27.24 MM has Grown at 115.43%
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 52.41 MM
ROCE(HY) Highest at 20.29%

With ROCE of 15.15%, it has a expensive valuation with a 3.99 Enterprise value to Capital Employed

The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 50.92%, its profits have risen by 134.1% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.2

High Institutional Holdings at 94.89%

These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
Their stake has increased by 2.78% over the previous quarter.

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Willdan Group, Inc. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Miscellaneous should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Willdan Group, Inc. for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Willdan Group, Inc.

50.92%

2.93

64.99%

S&P 500

25.41%

1.92

13.25%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

11.76%

EBIT Growth (5y)

36.65%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

0.39

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

7.46

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.23

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.77

Tax Ratio

12.99%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

94.89%

ROCE (avg)

4.20%

ROE (avg)

3.26%

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

3.87

EV to EBIT

26.30

EV to EBITDA

18.52

EV to Capital Employed

3.99

EV to Sales

1.72

PEG Ratio

0.18

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

15.15%

ROE (Latest)

17.33%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Mildly Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

No Trend

OBV

Mildly Bullish

No Trend

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

13What is working for the Company

NET PROFIT(HY)

At USD 27.24 MM has Grown at 115.43%

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 52.41 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 20.29%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -6.69% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 11.56 %

-4What is not working for the Company

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD 8.53 MM has Fallen at -35.41%

NET SALES(Q)

At USD 155.11 MM has Fallen at -8.96%

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD 7.25 MM has Fallen at -28.01%

Here's what is working for Willdan Group, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at USD 52.41 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at 11.56 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -6.69% (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 Willdan Group, Inc.

Net Profit

At USD 8.53 MM has Fallen at -35.41%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 13.21 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Sales

At USD 155.11 MM has Fallen at -8.96%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 170.39 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 7.25 MM has Fallen at -28.01%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 10.07 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)