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Investment Memo: 501370

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Our Rating: HOLD

Mehabe score: 6
G Factor: 4
Piotski Score: 5
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 4 and Piotski score of 5.

Description

Walchand Peoplefirst is engaged in the business of imparting training in soft skills like leaderships, communication, presentation, etc.Site: 501370Main Symbol: WALCHPF

Price Chart

Market Cap: Rs 26.5 cr Price: 91.2 Trading pe: x
Book-value: 60.4/share Div yield: 0.00 % Earning yield: -1.15%
Face-value: 10.0/share 52week high: 119.00 52week low: 46.60

Technical Analysis

  • Stock trades at 91.2, above its 50dma 85.52. It also trades above its 200dma 68.68. The stock remains bullish on techicals
  • The 52 week high is at 119.00 and the 52week low is at 46.60

Price Chart

P/E Chart

Sales and Margin

Strengths

– is almost debt free.

Weakness

– has low interest coverage ratio.
-The company has delivered a poor sales growth of -17.26% over past five years.
– has a low return on equity of 2.20% for last 3 years.

Competition

– The industry trades at a mean P/E of 28.3x. Jubilant Ingrevia trades at the industry’s max P/E of 148.66x. 501370 trades at a P/E of x
– Industry’s mean G-Factor is 4.1 while the mean Piotski score is 9.0. 501370 has a G-Factor of 4 and Piotski scoreof 5.
– Average 1 month return for industry is 12.6%. The max 1- month return was given by C D S L: a return of 34.1 %

Quarterly Results

  • Sales for period ended Jun 2021 is Rs 2.16 cr compared to Rs 1.17 cr for period ended Jun 2020, a rise of 84.6%
  • Company reported negative operating profit of Rs -0.95 cr for period ended Jun 2021. For same period last year, operating profit was -1.56
  • The EPS for Jun 2021 was Rs -1.58 compared to Rs 1.83 for previous quarter ended Mar 2021 and Rs -2.65 for Jun 2020

Profit & Loss Statement

Profit&Loss Comments

  • Company reported sales of Rs 9.81 cr for period ended TTM vis-vis sales of Rs 8.82 cr for the period ended Mar 2021, a healthy growth of 10.1%. The 3 year sales cagr stood at -27.3%.
  • Operating margins expanded to -11.52% for period ended TTM vis-vis -19.84% for period ended Mar 2021, expansion of 832.0 bps.
  • Net Profit reported at Rs 0.15 cr for period ended TTM vis-vis sales of Rs -0.16 cr for the period ended Mar 2021, rising 206.7%.
  • Company reported a poor Net Profit CAGR of -44.8% over the last 3 years

Balance Sheet Statement

Cash Flow Statement

Cash Flow comments

  • CashFlow from operating activities was positive.
  • CashFlow from operating activities: Rs 0.97 cr for period ended Mar 2021 vis-vis Rs 0.75 cr for period ended Mar 2020

Sales Growth

Profit Growth Statement

Profit Growth Statement

Stock Price CAGR

Return of Equity

General Comments

– The stock has given a return of 77% on a 1 Year basis vis-vis a return of -7% over the last 3 Years.
– The compounded sales growth on a TTM bassis is -60% vis-vis a compounded sales growth of -31% over the last 3 Years.
– The compounded profit growth on a TTM basis is -139% vis-vis a compounded profit growth of % over the last 3 Years.

Ratios

Shareholding Pattern

– Public shareholding has remained largely constant. The Jun 2021 public holding stood at 42.47% vis-vis 42.59% for Mar 2021

Conclusion

– is almost debt free. – has low interest coverage ratio.
-The company has delivered a poor sales growth of -17.26% over past five years.
– has a low return on equity of 2.20% for last 3 years.

  • 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 above its 50 DMA 85.52 and is trading at 91.2, thus bullish price action wise.
  • Thus, overall we retain a HOLD on the stock.

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