Why is Universal Cables Ltd. ?
1
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) of 6.00%
- Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 18.38% of over the last 5 years
- Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 1.55
2
With a growth in Net Profit of 81.66%, the company declared Very Positive results in Sep 25
- The company has declared positive results for the last 2 consecutive quarters
- PBT LESS OI(Q) At Rs 51.82 cr has Grown at 261.87%
- PAT(Q) At Rs 47.68 cr has Grown at 160.8%
- OPERATING CF(Y) Highest at Rs 175.62 Cr
3
With ROCE of 7, it has a Attractive valuation with a 1.5 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 49.04%, its profits have risen by 51.6% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.4
4
Majority shareholders : Promoters
5
Market Beating performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating 49.04% 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 buy?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Universal Cables should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Cables - Electricals should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Cables - Electricals)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Universal Cables for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Universal Cables
80.71%
0.90
54.20%
Sensex
-4.95%
0.43
11.83%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
18.74%
EBIT Growth (5y)
28.02%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.57
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
4.97
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.62
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.88
Tax Ratio
24.98%
Dividend Payout Ratio
15.53%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
5.22%
ROCE (avg)
5.74%
ROE (avg)
6.69%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
26
Industry P/E
50
Price to Book Value
2.27
EV to EBIT
24.67
EV to EBITDA
20.99
EV to Capital Employed
1.79
EV to Sales
1.81
PEG Ratio
0.32
Dividend Yield
0.32%
ROCE (Latest)
7.24%
ROE (Latest)
8.62%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
OBV
Bullish
Bullish
Technical Movement
18What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 10.83%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 2.64 times
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at Rs 840.27 cr
PBT LESS OI(Q)
Highest at Rs 66.95 cr.
PAT(Q)
Highest at Rs 55.32 cr.
EPS(Q)
Highest at Rs 15.94
-4What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(Latest six months)
At Rs 63.72 cr has Grown at 24.50%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO(HY)
Highest at 0.62 times
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Here's what is working for Universal Cables
Net Sales - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 840.27 cr
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Net Sales - Quarterly
At Rs 840.27 cr has Grown at 24.66%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 66.95 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 55.32 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Earnings per Share (EPS) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 15.94
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (Rs)
Debtors Turnover Ratio- Half Yearly
Highest at 2.64 times
in the last five half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to settle its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Here's what is not working for Universal Cables
Interest - Latest six months
At Rs 63.72 cr has Grown at 24.50%
over previous Half yearly periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (Rs cr)
Debt-Equity Ratio - Half Yearly
Highest at 0.62 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