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Investment Memo: PPL

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Our Rating: HOLD

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

Description

Prakash Pipes is engaged in the Manufacturing of PVC pipes and Packaging Products.(Source : 201903 Annual Report Page No: 13)Site: PPLMain Symbol: PPL

Price Chart

Market Cap: Rs 409 cr Price: 171.0 Trading pe: 11.4x
Book-value: 80.1/share Div yield: 0.70 % Earning yield: 13.81%
Face-value: 10.0/share 52week high: 194.70 52week low: 58.15

Technical Analysis

  • Stock trades at 171.0, above its 50dma 167.9. It also trades above its 200dma 130.52. The stock remains bullish on techicals
  • The 52 week high is at 194.70 and the 52week low is at 58.15

Price Chart

P/E Chart

Sales and Margin

Strengths

– has reduced debt.
– is almost debt free.

Weakness

Competition

– The industry trades at a mean P/E of 29.4x. Astral trades at the industry’s max P/E of 102.96x. PPL trades at a P/E of 11.4x
– Industry’s mean G-Factor is 5.0 while the mean Piotski score is 9.0. PPL has a G-Factor of 5 and Piotski scoreof 6.
– Average 1 month return for industry is -0.3%. The max 1- month return was given by Nilkamal Ltd: a return of 16.19 %

Quarterly Results

  • Sales for period ended Jun 2021 is Rs 122.0 cr compared to Rs 88.0 cr for period ended Jun 2020, a rise of 38.6%
  • Operating Profits reported at Rs 17.0 cr for period ended Jun 2021 vis-vis 12.0 for period ended Jun 2020 .
  • Operating Margins expanded 29.8 bps for period ended Jun 2021 vis-vis Jun 2020 .
  • The EPS for Jun 2021 was Rs 4.42 compared to Rs 4.25 for previous quarter ended Mar 2021 and Rs 3.57 for Jun 2020

Profit & Loss Statement

Profit&Loss Comments

  • Company reported sales of Rs 509.0 cr for period ended TTM vis-vis sales of Rs 476.0 cr for the period ended Mar 2021, a growth of 6.5%. The 3 year sales cagr stood at 14.3%.
  • Net Profit reported at Rs 39.0 cr for period ended TTM vis-vis sales of Rs 36.0 cr for the period ended Mar 2021, rising 7.7%.
  • Company recorded a healthy Net Profit CAGR of 10.4% 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 30.0 cr for period ended Mar 2021 vis-vis Rs 14.0 cr for period ended Mar 2020

Sales Growth

Profit Growth Statement

Profit Growth Statement

Stock Price CAGR

Return of Equity

General Comments

– The company has improved its Return on Equity (RoE) metric. The RoE on Last Year basis was 22.0% compared to 0% over the last 3 Years.
– The stock has given a return of 186% on a 1 Year basis vis-vis a return of % over the last 3 Years.
– The compounded sales growth on a TTM bassis is 24% vis-vis a compounded sales growth of % over the last 3 Years.
– The compounded profit growth on a TTM basis is 45% vis-vis a compounded profit growth of % over the last 3 Years.

Ratios

Shareholding Pattern

– FII shareholding has remained largely constant. The Jun 2021 fii holding stood at 0.07% vis-vis 0.14% for Mar 2021
– Public shareholding has remained largely constant. The Jun 2021 public holding stood at 59.5% vis-vis 59.43% for Mar 2021

Conclusion

– has reduced debt.
– is almost debt free. –

  • 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 167.9 and is trading at 171.0, thus bullish price action wise.
  • Thus, overall we retain a HOLD on the stock.

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