Why is A-1 Ltd ?
1
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -6.23% and Operating profit at -1.70% over the last 5 years
2
Negative results in Sep 25
- OPERATING CF(Y) Lowest at Rs -10.53 Cr
- PAT(9M) At Rs 1.51 cr has Grown at -41.02%
- NET SALES(Q) At Rs 63.14 cr has Fallen at -22.6% (vs previous 4Q average)
3
With ROCE of 8.1, it has a Very Expensive valuation with a 42.8 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 502.15%, its profits have fallen by -9.4%
4
Increasing Participation by Institutional Investors
- Institutional investors have increased their stake by 2.86% over the previous quarter and collectively hold 5.8% of the company
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors
5
Market Beating performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating 502.15% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed BSE500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to A-1 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 A-1 for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
A-1
3974.95%
9.47
53.01%
Sensex
-5.12%
0.44
11.83%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
2.53%
EBIT Growth (5y)
19.18%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
2.67
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.18
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.77
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
4.44
Tax Ratio
25.90%
Dividend Payout Ratio
47.25%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
6.79%
ROCE (avg)
4.74%
ROE (avg)
7.05%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
75
Industry P/E
23
Price to Book Value
8.35
EV to EBIT
53.26
EV to EBITDA
40.69
EV to Capital Employed
5.16
EV to Sales
1.44
PEG Ratio
0.01
Dividend Yield
0.38%
ROCE (Latest)
9.69%
ROE (Latest)
11.08%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
27What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 10.15%
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at Rs 145.27 cr
PBDIT(Q)
Highest at Rs 7.01 cr.
OPERATING PROFIT TO NET SALES(Q)
Highest at 4.83%
PBT LESS OI(Q)
Highest at Rs 5.69 cr.
PAT(Q)
Highest at Rs 4.36 cr.
-4What is not working for the Company
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS(HY)
Lowest at Rs 0.10 cr
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 4.40 times
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Here's what is working for A-1
Net Sales - Quarterly
At Rs 145.27 cr has Grown at 89.1% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average Net Sales of the previous four quarters of Rs 76.82 CrMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
At Rs 5.69 cr has Grown at 643.8% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average PBT of the previous four quarters of Rs 0.77 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is very positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
At Rs 4.36 cr has Grown at 606.1% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average PAT of the previous four quarters of Rs 0.62 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is very positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Net Sales - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 145.27 cr
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit (PBDIT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 7.01 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit Margin - Quarterly
Highest at 4.83%
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Company's efficiency has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 5.69 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 4.36 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Here's what is not working for A-1
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Half Yearly
Lowest at Rs 0.10 cr
in the last six half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debtors Turnover Ratio- Half Yearly
Lowest at 4.40 times
in the last five half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of settling its Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio