Why is Balmer Lawrie & Company Ltd ?
1
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 8.35% and Operating profit at 8.37% over the last 5 years
2
Negative results in Dec 24
- OPERATING PROFIT TO INTEREST (Q) Lowest at 9.05 times
- DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 4.41 times
- INTEREST(Q) Highest at Rs 9.27 cr
3
Stock is technically in a Mildly Bearish range
- The stocks Bollinger Band and KST technical factors are also Bearish
4
Despite the size of the company, domestic mutual funds hold only 0.1% 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
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- Even though the market (BSE 500) generated negative returns of -0.87% in the last 1 year, its fall in the stock was much higher with a return of -26.41%
How much should you sell?
- All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Logistics)
When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Balmer Lawrie for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Balmer Lawrie
-26.28%
-0.61
43.22%
SENSEX
0.45%
0.04
14.48%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
8.35%
EBIT Growth (5y)
8.37%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
8.67
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.62
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.15
Tax Ratio
27.98%
Dividend Payout Ratio
55.57%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
5.49%
ROCE (avg)
11.19%
ROE (avg)
11.18%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
12
Industry P/E
35
Price to Book Value
1.77
EV to EBIT
11.81
EV to EBITDA
9.53
EV to Capital Employed
1.87
EV to Sales
1.19
PEG Ratio
0.86
Dividend Yield
4.60%
ROCE (Latest)
15.27%
ROE (Latest)
14.95%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
3What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 15.33%
-11What is not working for the Company
OPERATING PROFIT TO INTEREST (Q)
Lowest at 9.05 times
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 4.41 times
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at Rs 9.27 cr
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Here's what is not working for Balmer Lawrie
Interest - Quarterly
At Rs 9.27 cr has Grown at 82.84%
Quarter on Quarter (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (Rs cr)
Operating Profit to Interest - Quarterly
Lowest at 9.05 times
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest
Interest - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 9.27 cr
in the last five quarters and Increased by 82.84 % (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (Rs cr)
Debtors Turnover Ratio- Half Yearly
Lowest at 4.41 times
in the last five half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of settling its Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio