Why is Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd ?
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Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at 0.08 times
2
Healthy long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 42.93%
3
The company has declared Negative results for the last 4 consecutive quarters
- INTEREST(9M) At Rs 25.10 cr has Grown at 37.38%
- PAT(Latest six months) At Rs 189.77 cr has Grown at -20.29%
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 7.17%
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With ROE of 13.2, it has a Very Expensive valuation with a 2.9 Price to Book Value
- 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 56.00%, its profits have fallen by -13.5%
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Despite the size of the company, domestic mutual funds hold only 0.25% of the company
- Domestic mutual funds have capability to do in-depth on-the-ground research on companies- their small stake may signify either they are not comfortable at the price or the business
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Consistent Returns over the last 3 years
- Along with generating 56.00% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed BSE500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Indian Metals should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Ferrous Metals should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Ferrous Metals)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Indian Metals for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Indian Metals
101.01%
1.24
45.14%
Sensex
-4.95%
0.43
11.83%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
8.91%
EBIT Growth (5y)
17.76%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
12.75
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.79
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.20
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.06
Tax Ratio
23.34%
Dividend Payout Ratio
28.50%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
4.69%
ROCE (avg)
25.07%
ROE (avg)
18.04%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
18
Industry P/E
13
Price to Book Value
2.87
EV to EBIT
15.93
EV to EBITDA
14.22
EV to Capital Employed
2.56
EV to Sales
2.95
PEG Ratio
1.53
Dividend Yield
0.69%
ROCE (Latest)
16.09%
ROE (Latest)
15.61%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Technical Movement
9What is working for the Company
PAT(Latest six months)
At Rs 234.51 cr has Grown at 66.74%
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at Rs 763.29 cr
PBT LESS OI(Q)
At Rs 130.10 cr has Grown at 28.5% (vs previous 4Q average
-11What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 16.05%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO(HY)
Highest at 0.35 times
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 11.82 times
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at Rs 11.29 cr
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Here's what is working for Indian Metals
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Latest six months
At Rs 234.51 cr has Grown at 66.74%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is very positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Net Sales - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 763.29 cr
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
At Rs 130.10 cr has Grown at 28.5% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average PBT of the previous four quarters of Rs 101.28 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Here's what is not working for Indian Metals
Debt-Equity Ratio - Half Yearly
Highest at 0.35 times and Grown
each half year in the last five half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
Interest - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 11.29 cr
in the last five quarters and Increased by 21.79 % (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (Rs cr)
Debtors Turnover Ratio- Half Yearly
Lowest at 11.82 times
in the last five half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of settling its Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio