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Investment Memo: CREATIVE

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Our Rating: HOLD

Mehabe score: 3
G Factor: 6
Piotski Score: 7
The stock has a rating HOLD. The mehabe team score is reflective of its fundamental and technical merits. A rating above 8 is considered good buy. The stock has a G-Factor of 6 and Piotski score of 7.

Description

Creative Peripherals & Distribution is a go-to-market and distribution specialist for global IT, Imaging and Lifestyle brands. The Company has an omni-channel presence, with branches across India.Site: CREATIVE

Market Cap: Rs 106 cr Price: 91.3 Trading pe: 9.85x
Book-value: 36.3/share Div yield: 0.55 % Earning yield: 11.21%
Face-value: 10.0/share 52week high: 151.00 52week low: 69.10

Technical Analysis

  • Stock trades at 91.3, below its 50dma 94.49 and below its 200dma 101.98. The stock remains bearish on technicals
  • The 52 week high is at 151.00 and the 52week low is at 69.10

Price Chart

P/E Chart

Sales and Margin

Strengths

– has delivered good profit growth of 56.92% CAGR over last 5 years

Weakness

– Earnings include an other income of Rs.6.17 Cr.

Competition

– The industry trades at a mean P/E of 44.9x. 3M India trades at the industry’s max P/E of 192.08x. CREATIVE trades at a P/E of 9.85x
– Industry’s mean G-Factor is 4.5 while the mean Piotski score is 7.0. CREATIVE has a G-Factor of 6 and Piotski scoreof 7.
– Average 1 month return for industry is 12.2%. The max 1- month return was given by Redington India: a return of 46.83 %

Quarterly Results

  • Sales for period ended Mar 2021 is Rs 175.47 cr compared to Rs 128.17 cr for period ended Mar 2020, a rise of 36.9%
  • Operating Profits reported at Rs 5.55 cr for period ended Mar 2021 vis-vis 2.95 for period ended Mar 2020 .
  • Operating Margins expanded 86.1 bps for period ended Mar 2021 vis-vis Mar 2020 .
  • The EPS for Mar 2021 was Rs 3.47 compared to Rs 3.25 for previous quarter ended Dec 2020 and Rs 0.8 for Mar 2020

Profit & Loss Statement

Profit&Loss Comments

  • Company reported sales of Rs 509.0 cr for period ended Mar 2021 vis-vis sales of Rs 451.0 cr for the period ended Mar 2020, a healthy growth of 11.4%. The 3 year sales cagr stood at 26.7%.
  • Operating margins shrank to 3.0% for period ended Mar 2021 vis-vis 4.0% for period ended Mar 2020, contraction of 100.0 bps.
  • Net Profit reported at Rs 11.0 cr for period ended Mar 2021 vis-vis sales of Rs 9.0 cr for the period ended Mar 2020, rising 18.2%.
  • Company recorded a healthy Net Profit CAGR of 54.2% over the last 3 years

Balance Sheet Statement

Cash Flow Statement

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    Return of Equity

    General Comments

    – The stock has given a return of 14% on a 1 Year basis vis-vis a return of 13% over the last 3 Years.
    – The compounded sales growth on a TTM bassis is 13% vis-vis a compounded sales growth of 27% over the last 3 Years.
    – The compounded profit growth on a TTM basis is 19% vis-vis a compounded profit growth of 55% over the last 3 Years.

    Ratios

    Conclusion

    – has delivered good profit growth of 56.92% CAGR over last 5 years – Earnings include an other income of Rs.6.17 Cr.

    • The business fundamentals of the stock remain stable. Stronger near term results will build interest in the stock. We suggest to wait for a upturn in business performance.
    • Technically, the stock remains below its 50 DMA 94.49 and is trading at 91.3. Shows a near term lack of buying interest.
    • Thus, overall we retain a HOLD on the stock.

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