Why is Laurus Labs Ltd ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 18.89%
2
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 8.90% of over the last 5 years
3
The company has declared positive results in Dec'2024 after 7 consecutive negative quarters
- PAT(Q) At Rs 92.30 cr has Grown at 298.9 %
- OPERATING PROFIT TO INTEREST(Q) Highest at 4.93 times
- PBDIT(Q) Highest at Rs 285.15 cr.
4
Stock is technically in a Mildly Bullish range
- Multiple factors for the stock are Bullish like MACD, KST and OBV
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With ROCE of 5.2, it has a Expensive valuation with a 4.8 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 30.73%, its profits have risen by 6.6% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 23.5
6
High Institutional Holdings at 38.3%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
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Market Beating Performance
- Even though the market (BSE 500) has generated negative returns of -1.04% in the last 1 year, the stock has been able to generate 30.73% returns
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Laurus Labs should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Pharmaceuticals & Drugs should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Pharmaceuticals & Drugs)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Laurus Labs for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Laurus Labs
31.7%
0.84
36.66%
SENSEX
0.45%
0.02
14.48%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
14.95%
EBIT Growth (5y)
8.90%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
8.78
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.75
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.97
Tax Ratio
29.85%
Dividend Payout Ratio
26.86%
Pledged Shares
2.69%
Institutional Holding
38.30%
ROCE (avg)
19.17%
ROE (avg)
19.29%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
152
Industry P/E
33
Price to Book Value
7.35
EV to EBIT
72.92
EV to EBITDA
37.81
EV to Capital Employed
4.82
EV to Sales
6.28
PEG Ratio
23.53
Dividend Yield
0.14%
ROCE (Latest)
5.21%
ROE (Latest)
3.17%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Technical Movement
20What is working for the Company
PAT(Q)
At Rs 92.30 cr has Grown at 298.9 %
OPERATING PROFIT TO INTEREST(Q)
Highest at 4.93 times
PBDIT(Q)
Highest at Rs 285.15 cr.
OPERATING PROFIT TO NET SALES(Q)
Highest at 20.15%
PBT LESS OI(Q)
Highest at Rs 121.26 cr.
EPS(Q)
Highest at Rs 1.71
-6What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 5.58 %
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS(HY)
Lowest at Rs 44.92 cr
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO(HY)
Highest at 0.68 times
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 2.89 times
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Here's what is working for Laurus Labs
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
At Rs 121.26 cr has Grown at 276.70 %
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 92.30 cr has Grown at 298.9 %
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is very positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit to Interest - Quarterly
Highest at 4.93 times
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Operating Profit (PBDIT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 285.15 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit Margin - Quarterly
Highest at 20.15%
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Company's efficiency has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 121.26 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 92.30 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Earnings per Share (EPS) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 1.71
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (Rs)
Here's what is not working for Laurus Labs
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Half Yearly
Lowest at Rs 44.92 cr
in the last six half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debt-Equity Ratio - Half Yearly
Highest at 0.68 times
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
Debtors Turnover Ratio- Half Yearly
Lowest at 2.89 times
in the last five half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of settling its Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio