Why is Steel Exchange India Ltd ?
1
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) of 8.64%
- Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 6.57% over the last 5 years
- Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 5.06 times
2
Stock is technically in a Bearish range
- The technical trend has deteriorated from Mildly Bearish on 01-Feb-25 and has generated -17% returns since then
- Multiple factors for the stock are Bearish like MACD, Bollinger Band and KST
3
98.76% of Promoter Shares are Pledged
- In falling markets, high promoter pledged shares puts additional downward pressure on the stock prices
- The proportion of pledged holdings has increased by 12.72% over the last quarter
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -45.33% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed BSE 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
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 Steel/Sponge Iron/Pig Iron)
When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Steel Exchange for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Steel Exchange
-46.45%
-1.13
40.21%
SENSEX
0.45%
0.02
14.48%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
6.57%
EBIT Growth (5y)
89.31%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.91
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
12.65
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.19
Tax Ratio
Tax Ratio is Negative%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
98.76%
Institutional Holding
2.22%
ROCE (avg)
6.61%
ROE (avg)
20.52%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
24
Industry P/E
29
Price to Book Value
1.51
EV to EBIT
13.45
EV to EBITDA
10.97
EV to Capital Employed
1.33
EV to Sales
1.17
PEG Ratio
0.14
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
7.33%
ROE (Latest)
6.18%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
Technical Movement
21What is working for the Company
PBT LESS OI(Q)
At Rs 15.59 cr has Grown at 528.0 %
PAT(Q)
At Rs 15.86 cr has Grown at 151.1 %
OPERATING PROFIT TO INTEREST(Q)
Highest at 2.20 times
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at Rs 327.51 cr
PBDIT(Q)
Highest at Rs 39.45 cr.
OPERATING PROFIT TO NET SALES(Q)
Highest at 12.05%
0What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
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Here's what is working for Steel Exchange
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
At Rs 15.59 cr has Grown at 528.0 %
over average PBT of the previous four quarters of Rs 2.48 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is very positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
At Rs 15.86 cr has Grown at 151.1 %
over average PAT of the previous four quarters of Rs 6.32 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is very positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit to Interest - Quarterly
Highest at 2.20 times
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Net Sales - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 327.51 cr
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit (PBDIT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 39.45 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit Margin - Quarterly
Highest at 12.05%
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 15.59 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)