Why is B & A Ltd ?
1
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -43.86% of over the last 5 years
- PBT LESS OI(Q) At Rs -6.17 cr has Fallen at -2084.1% (vs previous 4Q average)
- PAT(Q) At Rs -5.84 cr has Fallen at -349.3% (vs previous 4Q average)
- INTEREST(9M) At Rs 5.36 cr has Grown at 22.10%
2
Stock is technically in a Mildly Bearish range
- Multiple factors for the stock are Bearish like MACD, Bollinger Band, KST and OBV
3
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -29.41% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed BSE500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to B & A should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to FMCG should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in FMCG)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is B & A for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
B & A
-3.86%
-0.54
54.44%
Sensex
-11.8%
-0.49
12.94%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
3.33%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-15.90%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.71
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
4.43
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.55
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.44
Tax Ratio
63.60%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.01%
ROCE (avg)
8.26%
ROE (avg)
8.29%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
167
Industry P/E
47
Price to Book Value
0.90
EV to EBIT
18.89
EV to EBITDA
11.14
EV to Capital Employed
0.94
EV to Sales
0.67
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
2.17%
ROE (Latest)
-2.87%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Sideways
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
6What is working for the Company
PBT LESS OI(Q)
At Rs 2.38 cr has Grown at 485.4% (vs previous 4Q average
PAT(Q)
At Rs 1.89 cr has Grown at 292.4% (vs previous 4Q average
-5What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 3.84%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO(HY)
Highest at 0.81 times
NON-OPERATING INCOME(Q)
is 33.15 % of Profit Before Tax (PBT
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Here's what is working for B & A
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
At Rs 2.38 cr has Grown at 485.4% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average PBT of the previous four quarters of Rs -0.62 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is very positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
At Rs 1.89 cr has Grown at 292.4% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average PAT of the previous four quarters of Rs -0.98 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is very positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Here's what is not working for B & A
Debt-Equity Ratio - Half Yearly
Highest at 0.81 times and Grown
each half year 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
Non Operating Income - Quarterly
is 33.15 % of Profit Before Tax (PBT)
MOJO Watch
The company's income from non business activities is high; which is not a sustainable business model
Non Operating Income to PBT