Why is Centum Electronics Ltd ?
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Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 1.15
- Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 7.42% and Operating profit at 4.77% over the last 5 years
- Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 1.15
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 4.57% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
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Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 7.42% and Operating profit at 4.77% over the last 5 years
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Flat results in Sep 25
- OPERATING CF(Y) Lowest at Rs -29.35 Cr
- OPERATING PROFIT TO INTEREST (Q) Lowest at 2.12 times
- PBDIT(Q) Lowest at Rs 17.89 cr.
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With ROCE of 12.9, it has a Expensive valuation with a 7.6 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 31.93%, its profits have risen by 2330.6% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.1
How much should you buy?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Centum Electron should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Industrial Manufacturing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Industrial Manufacturing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Centum Electron for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Centum Electron
72.01%
0.51
63.00%
Sensex
-4.3%
0.43
11.83%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
8.30%
EBIT Growth (5y)
10.44%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.25
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.73
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.14
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.84
Tax Ratio
82.68%
Dividend Payout Ratio
359.29%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
22.34%
ROCE (avg)
8.36%
ROE (avg)
5.13%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
77
Industry P/E
42
Price to Book Value
10.30
EV to EBIT
55.10
EV to EBITDA
36.41
EV to Capital Employed
9.15
EV to Sales
3.37
PEG Ratio
0.04
Dividend Yield
0.21%
ROCE (Latest)
15.63%
ROE (Latest)
9.28%
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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
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
Technical Movement
26What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 16.95%
OPERATING PROFIT TO INTEREST(Q)
Highest at 4.55 times
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS(HY)
Highest at Rs 153.80 cr
NET SALES(Q)
At Rs 331.44 cr has Grown at 21.39%
PBT LESS OI(Q)
Highest at Rs 45.03 cr.
PAT(Q)
Highest at Rs 25.37 cr.
-3What is not working for the Company
EPS(Q)
Lowest at Rs -41.89
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Here's what is working for Centum Electron
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
At Rs 45.03 cr has Grown at 145.93%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is very positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
At Rs 25.37 cr has Grown at 193.3%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is very positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit to Interest - Quarterly
Highest at 4.55 times
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Net Sales - Quarterly
At Rs 331.44 cr has Grown at 21.39%
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 45.03 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 25.37 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Half Yearly
Highest at Rs 153.80 cr
in the last six half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Here's what is not working for Centum Electron
Earnings per Share (EPS) - Quarterly
Lowest at Rs -41.89
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (Rs)