Astec Lifescienc

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Pesticides & Agrochemicals
  • ISIN: INE563J01010
  • NSEID: ASTEC
  • BSEID: 533138
INR
624.20
2.5 (0.4%)
BSENSE

Aug 10

BSE+NSE Vol: 9.17 k

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  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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Comparison
Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Astec Lifescienc
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Why is Astec Lifesciences Ltd ?
1
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with a -189.54% 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 3.12 times
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 5.75% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Risky - Negative EBITDA
  • The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 6.64%, its profits have risen by 41.5%
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report
Verdict Report
How much should you sell?
  1. 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 Pesticides & Agrochemicals)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Astec Lifescienc for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Astec Lifescienc
-22.49%
0.10
64.27%
Sensex
-1.65%
-0.49
12.94%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-5.07%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-186.05%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
0.90
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
1.12
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.71
Tax Ratio
0.24%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
3.34%
ROCE (avg)
0.77%
ROE (avg)
5.75%
stock-recommendationValuation
Valuation Scorecard stock-summary
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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
NA (Loss Making)
Industry P/E
27
Price to Book Value
3.56
EV to EBIT
-47.21
EV to EBITDA
315.64
EV to Capital Employed
2.21
EV to Sales
4.15
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
-5.98%
ROE (Latest)
-20.18%
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stock-recommendationTechnicals
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend
Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary
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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

3What is working for the Company
NET SALES(9M)

At Rs 366.90 cr has Grown at 20.50%

-2What is not working for the Company
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 1.81 times

NET SALES(Q)

At Rs 83.56 cr has Grown at -8.26%

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Here's what is not working for Astec Lifescienc
Net Sales - Quarterly
At Rs 83.56 cr has Grown at -8.26%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (Rs Cr)

Debtors Turnover Ratio- Half Yearly
Lowest at 1.81 times
in the last five half yearly periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of settling its Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio