Why is Dr Lal Pathlabs Ltd ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 20.01%
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Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at 0 times
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Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 11.81% and Operating profit at 11.57% over the last 5 years
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Flat results in Mar 26
- PAT(Q) At Rs 131.30 cr has Fallen at -15.2%
- DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 24.96 times
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Stock is technically in a Mildly Bullish range
- The technical trend has improved from Sideways on 05-May-26 and has generated 5.06% returns since then
- Multiple factors for the stock are Bullish like MACD, Bollinger Band, KST and OBV
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With ROE of 21, it has a Very Expensive valuation with a 10.8 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 13.38%, its profits have risen by 8.2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 6.5
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High Institutional Holdings at 38.57%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
How much should you buy?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Dr Lal Pathlabs should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to 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 Healthcare Services)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Dr Lal Pathlabs for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Dr Lal Pathlabs
22.98%
0.21
64.14%
Sensex
-1.65%
-0.49
12.94%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
8.51%
EBIT Growth (5y)
5.97%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
18.65
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.44
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.45
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.08
Tax Ratio
23.78%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
38.96%
ROCE (avg)
53.14%
ROE (avg)
20.01%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
58
Industry P/E
69
Price to Book Value
13.11
EV to EBIT
47.66
EV to EBITDA
37.89
EV to Capital Employed
23.08
EV to Sales
10.98
PEG Ratio
5.91
Dividend Yield
0.82%
ROCE (Latest)
45.14%
ROE (Latest)
21.01%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Bullish
No Trend
Technical Movement
8What is working for the Company
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at Rs 797.70 cr
PBDIT(Q)
Highest at Rs 247.50 cr.
OPERATING PROFIT TO NET SALES(Q)
Highest at 31.03%
PBT LESS OI(Q)
Highest at Rs 196.80 cr.
PAT(Q)
Highest at Rs 169.50 cr.
EPS(Q)
Highest at Rs 10.11
-2What is not working for the Company
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 24.96 times
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Here's what is working for Dr Lal Pathlabs
Net Sales - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 797.70 cr
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit (PBDIT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 247.50 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit Margin - Quarterly
Highest at 31.03%
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 196.80 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
At Rs 196.80 cr has Grown at 28.63%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 169.50 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
At Rs 169.50 cr has Grown at 28.0%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Earnings per Share (EPS) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 10.11
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (Rs)
Here's what is not working for Dr Lal Pathlabs
Debtors Turnover Ratio- Half Yearly
Lowest at 24.96 times
in the last five half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of settling its Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Non Operating Income - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 31.90 cr
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable
Non Operating Income