Why is Hardcastle & Waud Mfg Co Ltd ?
1
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 4.83%
- Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 40.47% of over the last 5 years
- Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 2.52
2
With a growth in Net Profit of 45.39%, the company declared Very Positive results in Mar 26
- The company has declared positive results for the last 2 consecutive quarters
- NET SALES(Latest six months) At Rs 6.29 cr has Grown at 99.05%
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 10.67%
- PAT(Q) Highest at Rs 2.05 cr.
3
Stock is technically in a Bullish range
- The technical trend has improved from Mildly Bullish on 15-Jun-26 and has generated 10.73% returns since then
- Multiple factors for the stock are Bullish like MACD, Bollinger Band and KST
4
With ROE of 9.7, it has a Fair valuation with a 1.1 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a fair value compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 24.27%, its profits have risen by 282.2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Hardcast.& Waud should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Specialty Chemicals should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Specialty Chemicals)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Hardcast.& Waud for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Hardcast.& Waud
24.27%
0.50
48.32%
Sensex
-4.95%
-0.37
13.26%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
27.17%
EBIT Growth (5y)
40.47%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
2.52
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Net Debt is too low
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.03
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.12
Tax Ratio
8.69%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.08%
ROCE (avg)
5.36%
ROE (avg)
4.83%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
11
Industry P/E
53
Price to Book Value
1.06
EV to EBIT
10.69
EV to EBITDA
9.20
EV to Capital Employed
1.06
EV to Sales
4.94
PEG Ratio
0.04
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
9.92%
ROE (Latest)
9.72%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
Technical Movement
24What is working for the Company
NET SALES(Latest six months)
At Rs 6.29 cr has Grown at 99.05%
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 10.67%
PAT(Q)
Highest at Rs 2.05 cr.
EPS(Q)
Highest at Rs 30.15
0What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
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Here's what is working for Hardcast.& Waud
Net Sales - Latest six months
At Rs 6.29 cr has Grown at 99.05%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Sales trend is very positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 2.05 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Earnings per Share (EPS) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 30.15
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (Rs)