Why is Kothari Fermentation & Biochem Ltd ?
1
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with a -15.04% CAGR growth in Operating Profits over the last 5 years
- Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 5.01 times
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 3.35% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Flat results in Dec 24
- NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
3
Stock is technically in a Mildly Bearish range
- The stocks MACD and KST technical factors are also Bearish
4
With ROCE of 5.3, it has a Expensive 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 -12.91%, its profits have risen by 135.2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.7
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Reducing Promoter Confidence
- Promoters have decreased their stake in the company by -2.55% over the previous quarter and currently hold 72.36% of the company
- Promoters decreasing their stake may signify reduced confidence in the future of the business
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 FMCG)
When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Kothari Ferment. for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Kothari Ferment.
-12.91%
-0.21
60.32%
SENSEX
0.45%
0.03
14.48%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
2.91%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-15.04%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.22
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.73
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.23
Tax Ratio
68.34%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.00%
ROCE (avg)
10.79%
ROE (avg)
3.35%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
100
Industry P/E
54
Price to Book Value
1.82
EV to EBIT
26.29
EV to EBITDA
12.25
EV to Capital Employed
1.46
EV to Sales
1.26
PEG Ratio
0.74
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
5.29%
ROE (Latest)
1.14%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish