Why is Kovai Medical Center & Hospital Ltd ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 18.25%
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Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.36 times
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Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 14.04% and Operating profit at 18.22% over the last 5 years
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Flat results in Dec 24
- INTEREST(HY) At Rs 17.40 cr has Grown at 28.70%
- OPERATING PROFIT TO INTEREST (Q) Lowest at 11.23 times
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Technical trend is Sideways signifying no clear price momentum
- The technical trend has deteriorated from Mildly Bullish on 09-Apr-25 and has generated 2.76% returns since then
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With ROE of 23.2, it has a Very Attractive valuation with a 6.6 Price to Book Value
- 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 36.88%, its profits have risen by 30.6% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.9
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Majority shareholders : Promoters
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Consistent Returns over the last 3 years
- Along with generating 36.88% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed BSE 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Kovai Medical should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Hospital & Healthcare Services should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Hospital & Healthcare Services)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Kovai Medical for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Kovai Medical
36.77%
0.87
42.53%
SENSEX
0.45%
0.02
14.48%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
14.04%
EBIT Growth (5y)
18.22%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
5.53
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.88
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.12
Tax Ratio
23.59%
Dividend Payout Ratio
6.09%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
4.98%
ROCE (avg)
24.06%
ROE (avg)
18.12%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
28
Industry P/E
55
Price to Book Value
6.59
EV to EBIT
21.15
EV to EBITDA
15.72
EV to Capital Employed
6.22
EV to Sales
4.43
PEG Ratio
0.92
Dividend Yield
0.19%
ROCE (Latest)
21.32%
ROE (Latest)
23.23%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
7What is working for the Company
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at Rs 355.04 cr
PBDIT(Q)
Highest at Rs 102.90 cr.
PBT LESS OI(Q)
Highest at Rs 69.12 cr.
PAT(Q)
Highest at Rs 57.80 cr.
EPS(Q)
Highest at Rs 52.83
-5What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At Rs 17.40 cr has Grown at 28.70%
OPERATING PROFIT TO INTEREST (Q)
Lowest at 11.23 times
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Here's what is working for Kovai Medical
Net Sales - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 355.04 cr
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit (PBDIT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 102.90 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (Rs Cr)
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 69.12 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 57.80 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Earnings per Share (EPS) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 52.83
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (Rs)
Here's what is not working for Kovai Medical
Operating Profit to Interest - Quarterly
Lowest at 11.23 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 9.16 cr
in the last five quarters and Increased by 11.17 % (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (Rs cr)
Non Operating Income - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 6.01 cr
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable
Non Operating Income