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Simplifying Stock Market Investing for a Common Investor Vijay Malik Home Books Stocks Research & Analysis All Articles My Portfolio Ask Your Queries Contact About March 28, 2015 5 Simple Steps to Analyse Operating Performance of Companies Analyzing operating performance of any company is a critical step before taking any investment related about any company. It tells an investor whether any company is improving its activities year on year and sh potential investment candidate or on the contrary, its performance is deteriorating with time and any investm stock should be avoided. I thank one of the readers of the website, Satya Prakash, for asking certain queries, which led to the idea this article containing the framework of analysis I use for assessing operating performance of companies. Past operating performance becomes critical, as it is the outcome of all the business strength (M intellectual power (Management) any company has. If a company has been touted as the one with hu however, does not deliver in terms of operating performance, then an investor should be quite wary of r such claims. On the contrary, some hidden gems in the markets, which never get media attention, ha business advantages and managements and keep on showing improved operating performance year on y investor is able to analyse and judge the operating performance of a company over years, then she can e out strong investment worthy stocks that can generate significant wealth for her over long periods. Past financial performance data is presented by the companies in their annual reports. Until now, it used t cumbersome for an investor to collect such data, as it involved punching the data from annual repor spreadsheet and analyzing it under different ratio/parameters. However, currently, investors have different freely available tools, which provide the read to consume spreadsheet format about different companies. An investor can download such data from these online analyse it using certain parameters, and come to know whether any company has been improved/stagnating/deteriorating operating performance over the years. In Indian stock markets, such data for past 10 years is provided by portals like Screener.in Morningst Other foreign markets would have similar portals where an investor can get the financial performance companies and analyse it. A simple framework of analyzing operating performance takes it origination from the basic premises of the of existence of any company, which is to grow the wealth of its shareholders. This premise can be broken d simpler steps, which a company needs to follow over its lifetime: 1. Companies need to grow, 2. Maintain or improve profitability, 3. Operate efficiently, 4. Convert profits into free cash and 5. Use this free cash to fund future growth. Let us now understand the tools used to analyse the performance of any company over these parameters. I investor should analyse the data for past 10 years, which is easily available on abovementioned portals. It is expected that every company, which would generate good returns for its shareholders, would grow its and produce increased sales year on year. It can be measured through the compounded annual sales growth (CAGR) of sales over the ye investor should observe that such sales growth is consistent year on year, rather than abnormal spike in o years, which hide the otherwise poor performance of multiple years. Profitability is measured by operating profit margins (OPM) and net profit margins (NPM) of any compa Operating Profit is the residual profit after deducting the cost of raw material, employee costs, sales & expenses etc. from the sales revenue of any year. It shows the profitability of any company before the ch capital structure (interest expense for debt raised) and capitalintensity (depreciation) of any business or deducted from sales revenue. 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    VijayMalikHome Books Stocks Research&Analysis AllArticles MyPortfolio AskYourQueries Contact About

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    5SimpleStepstoAnalyseOperatingPerformanceofCompanies

    Analyzing operating performance of any company is a critical step before taking any investment related decisionaboutanycompany.Ittellsaninvestorwhetheranycompanyisimprovingitsactivitiesyearonyearandshouldbeapotentialinvestmentcandidateoronthecontrary,itsperformanceisdeterioratingwithtimeandanyinvestmentinitsstockshouldbeavoided.

    Ithankoneofthereadersofthewebsite,SatyaPrakash,foraskingcertainqueries,whichledtotheideaofwritingthisarticlecontainingtheframeworkofanalysisIuseforassessingoperatingperformanceofcompanies.

    Past operating performance becomes critical, as it is the outcome of all the business strength (Moat) andintellectualpower(Management)anycompanyhas.Ifacompanyhasbeentoutedastheonewithhugemoat,however,doesnotdeliver in termsofoperatingperformance, thenan investorshouldbequitewaryof relyingonsuch claims. On the contrary, some hidden gems in themarkets, which never get media attention, have strongbusinessadvantagesandmanagementsandkeeponshowingimprovedoperatingperformanceyearonyear.Ifaninvestorisabletoanalyseandjudgetheoperatingperformanceofacompanyoveryears,thenshecaneasilyfindoutstronginvestmentworthystocksthatcangeneratesignificantwealthforheroverlongperiods.

    Pastfinancialperformancedataispresentedbythecompaniesintheirannualreports.Untilnow,itusedtobeverycumbersome for an investor to collect such data, as it involved punching the data from annual reports into aspreadsheetandanalyzingitunderdifferentratio/parameters.

    However, currently, investors have different freely available tools, which provide the read to consume data inspreadsheet format about different companies. An investor can download such data from these online sources,analyse it using certain parameters, and come to know whether any company has been showingimproved/stagnating/deterioratingoperatingperformanceovertheyears.

    In Indianstockmarkets, suchdata forpast10years isprovidedbyportals likeScreener.inMorningstar.inOther foreign markets would have similar portals where an investor can get the financial performance data ofcompaniesandanalyseit.

    Asimpleframeworkofanalyzingoperatingperformancetakesitoriginationfromthebasicpremisesoftheobjectiveofexistenceofanycompany,whichistogrowthewealthofitsshareholders.Thispremisecanbebrokendownintosimplersteps,whichacompanyneedstofollowoveritslifetime:

    1. Companiesneedtogrow,2. Maintainorimproveprofitability,3. Operateefficiently,4. Convertprofitsintofreecashand5. Usethisfreecashtofundfuturegrowth.

    Letusnowunderstandthetoolsusedtoanalysetheperformanceofanycompanyovertheseparameters.Ideally,aninvestorshouldanalysethedataforpast10years,whichiseasilyavailableonabovementionedportals.

    Itisexpectedthateverycompany,whichwouldgenerategoodreturnsforitsshareholders,wouldgrowitsbusinessandproduceincreasedsalesyearonyear.

    It can be measured through the compounded annual sales growth (CAGR) of sales over the yearsinvestorshouldobservethatsuchsalesgrowthisconsistentyearonyear,ratherthanabnormalspikeinoneortwoyears,whichhidetheotherwisepoorperformanceofmultipleyears.

    Profitabilityismeasuredbyoperatingprofitmargins(OPM)andnetprofitmargins(NPM)ofanycompany

    OperatingProfit is the residual profit after deducting the cost of rawmaterial, employee costs, sales& generalexpensesetc.fromthesalesrevenueofanyyear.Itshowstheprofitabilityofanycompanybeforethechargesforcapitalstructure(interestexpensefordebtraised)andcapitalintensity(depreciation)ofanybusinessor taxesaredeductedfromsalesrevenue.OPMmeasurestheprofitabilitypurelyfromcoreoperationsofanycompanywithout

    A)CompaniesNeedtoGrow(SalesGrowth):

    B)MaintainorImproveProfitability:

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    factoringinthenonoperatingincomelikeinterestincomeordividendincome.

    NetProfitisthefinalamountremaininginthehandsofequityshareholdersafterallpossibleexpenseslikeinterest,depreciation, taxes etc. are deducted from total income (including operating sales revenue and nonoperatingincome).Thisamountisavailabletothecompanyforeitherdistributingtoshareholderslikedividendsorinvestingincompanysoperationsasshareholdersincrementalcontributioninthebusiness.

    AnalysisofbothOPMandNPMareimportantwhileanalyzingoperatingperformanceofanycompany.Companiesshouldshowstableorimprovingprofitabilityyearonyear.Ifprofitabilityisnotstable,itfluctuateswildlyyearonyearorisdecliningconsistently,thenaninvestormustdelvedeeperintounderstandingthebusinessdynamicsofthecompany. If she is not able to find any satisfactory answer to such undesirable patterns in profitability, then sheshouldavoidthiscompanyandlookforotherinvestingopportunities.

    YoushouldreadtheanalysisofHondaSIELPowerProductsLimited,whichpresentsacaseofincreasinggrowthatthecostofprofitability:

    Q&AAnalysis:HondaSIELPowerProductsLimited

    (Image:financialperformanceofHondaSIELPowerProductsLimited)

    There are many tools, which an investor can use to measure operating efficiency. However, I believe that thefollowingthreetoolswouldprovideanyinvestorwithsimpleeasytoapplyparameter,whichwouldhelphergettherightconclusioninalmostallthecases:

    Inventoryturnoverratio(ITR)measurestheefficiencywithwhichacompanyusesitsinventory (rawmaterial,workinprogressandfinishedgoods)toconvertitintofinalsales.Itismeasuredbytheformula:

    SalesInventoryturnoverratio:__________________________________________________Averageinventoryatstartandendoftheyear

    Higherratioindicatesthatacompanyisabletorotateitsinventoryfasteranditscapitalisnotstuckininventory.

    Ideally, Inventory turnover ratio should be stable or increase with improving performance. DecliningInventory turnover ratioshould raise the flagsandan investorshoulddelvedeeper tounderstand itscause. If theinvestor is not satisfiedwith the outcome then she should avoid investment in such company and look for otheropportunities.

    TheabovementionedcaseofHondaSIELPowerProductsLimitedalsorepresentsacaseofdeclininginventoryturnover.

    Days of receivables outstanding or Receivables Days broadly reflects the average number of days in whichcustomersofanycompanypaytheirduestothecompany.ReceivablesDaysarecalculatedas:

    Averagetrade/accountreceivables(debtors)atstartandendoftheyear*365ReceivableDays:___________________________________________________________________Sales

    Ideally,theReceivablesDaysshouldbestableordeclining.Ifitwereincreasing,thenitwouldamountthatthecompanyisnotabletorealizeitsduesfromcustomersintime.Thiswouldamounttocompanyusingmoreofbankfunding (working capital funding) to meet its daytoday cash requirements. This would lead to higher interestexpenseandlowerprofitability.

    The abovementioned case of Honda SIEL Power Products Limited also represents a case of increasing

    C)OperateEfficiently:

    1)InventoryTurnoverRatio:

    2)DaysofReceivablesOutstanding:

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    ReceivablesDays.

    Assetturnoverratiorepresentstheefficiencywithwhichacompanyutilizesitsassetstoproducesgoodsforsales.Differentkindsofasset turnover ratiosare invogue forassessing theefficiencyofcapitaldeploymentbyacompany.

    MostcommonoftheseratiosareTotalAssetTurnoverRatioandFixedAssetTurnoverRatio.IpreferusingFixed Asset Turnover Ratio as it indicates the usage pattern of operative productive assets like plants andmachineryandexcludesassetsheldinformofinvestmentsinthirdparties,cashetc.

    FixedAssetTurnoverRatioiscalculatedas:

    SalesFixedAssetsTurnoverRatio:_________________________________________Netfixedassetsattheendoftheyear

    Many investors use the average of net fixed assets at the start and end of the year for arriving at FixedAssetsTurnover Ratio, which is also right. An investor should do fine if she uses any of these formulas and uses itconsistentlytocompareresultsovertheyears.

    Financialanalysisallowssufficientleewaytoinvestorstoexperimentwithdifferentratioswithtweakingtheexistingratios or creating altogether new ones, if an investor believes that it might give a new insight while analyzing acompany.

    Fixed Assets Turnover Ratio indicates how efficiency a company is using its assets. A Fixed AssetsTurnover Ratio of two indicates that every incremental investment of INR 1 in its plants and machinery wouldincrease itssalesbyINR2.AhigherFixedAssetsTurnoverRatio isalwayspreferableand indicatesgooduseofshareholdersfunds.

    Ideally,FixedAssetsTurnoverRatioshouldbestableorincreasewithimprovingperformance.DecliningFixedAssetsTurnoverRatioshould raise the flagsandan investor shoulddelvedeeper tounderstand its cause. If theinvestor isnotsatisfiedwith theoutcome thensheshouldavoid investment insuchacompanyand look forotheropportunities.

    AninvestormustreadthecaseofAmtekIndiaLimiteddiscussedinthisarticle.AmtekIndiaLimitedpresentsatypicalcaseofverylowassetturnoverinahighlycapitalintensivebusiness.AmtekIndiaLimitedislosingbecauseofverylow asset turnover, as the business consumes far more cash than it produces. This has led to the companyincreasingrelyingondebttomeetitscashrequirementsandasaresult,itsdebthasincreasedwhopping33timesinlast10years.Youmayreadthecompleteanalysishere:

    Q&AAnalysis:AmtekIndiaLimited

    (Image:financialperformanceofAmtekIndiaLimited)

    Convertingprofitsintofreecashisveryimportantforanycompanyasitisthecash,whichisgoingtoaddvaluetotheshareholders.Ithasbeenprovedmultipletimesthatcompaniesgobankruptnotwhentheydonothaveassets,butwhentheyrunoutofcash.

    Aninvestorshouldcomparecumulativeprofitaftertax(PAT)oflast10yearswiththecumulativecashflowfromoperations(CFO)forthesameperiodtoassesswhetherthecompanyisabletoconvert itsprofitsintofreecash.

    3)AssetTurnoverRatio:

    D)ConvertProfitsintoFreeCash:

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    CFO is derived fromPATafter adjustingPAT for nonoperatingexpenses like interest, depreciationandworkingcapitalchanges.

    Ifacompanymanagesitsworkingcapitalwell,thenideally,itsCFOshouldbehigherthanPATbecauseoftheimpact from adding back interest and depreciation. Therefore, when we notice that over 10 years CFO of acompanyislessthanthecumulativePATithasdeclared,thenitshouldraiseflags.Itwouldindicatethatthemoneyisbeingstuckinworkingcapital.

    Moneyismostcommonlystuckinworkingcapital intheformofunrealizedreceivables fromcustomers,which isindicatedbyincreasingreceivablesdaysorinformonincreasinginventorylevels,whichisindicatedbydecreasinginventoryturnoverratio.

    Iftheprofitsarestuckinworkingcapitalandnotavailableasfreecash,itwouldreducethecashavailableforrunningdaytodayoperationslikepaymenttovendors,salariestoemployees,interest&principalpaymentsonbankloansandcapitalexpenditurefornewplants.Insuchascenario,thecompanywouldhavetorelyonothersourcesofcashlikeequityordebttofunditscashrequirements.Thiswouldleadtoeitherequitydilution,therebyreducingstakeofexistingshareholdersorincreasingdebtlevels,whichwouldreduceprofitabilitybyhigherinterestcostsandincreasetheriskofbankruptcyincaseoftougheconomicscenarios.

    Therefore,conversionofprofitsintocashisnecessaryforanycompanytosurviveoverlongperiods.Ifaninvestorfinds that a company is not able to do so, then she should study it in depth and in absence of any satisfactoryexplanation,sheshouldavoidinvestinginsuchacompanyandlookforotheropportunities.

    TheabovementionedcaseofHondaSIELPowerProductsLimitedalsorepresentsacaseofcompany,whichisnotabletoconvertitsprofitsintofreecash.

    An investor should always keep an eye on sources of funds that a company uses for its expansion plans oracquisitions. Ideally, a company should use the cashproduced from its operations to invest in itself andproducefurtherreturnsforitsshareholders.

    Ifan investornotices that thecompany is increasingly reliesondebt to fund itsgrowth, then it shouldserveasacautionary sign. The spiraling debt might be due to nonconversion of profits into cash, which can beidentifiedby the toolsdiscussedaboveordue tooverambitiousmanagement,which isexpanding faster thancompanysresourcespermit.Boththescenariosarenotgoodforshareholders.

    Therefore,increasingdebtlevelsshouldalwayssignalwarningtoinvestorsirrespectiveoftheindustryinwhichthecompanyoperates. Investorsshouldfocusonfindinglowornildebtcompaniesasdebtfreecompaniescannotgobankrupt.

    The abovementioned case of Amtek India Limited also represents a case of company, which has beenincreasinglyrelyingondebttofunditscashrequirementsandhasseenitsdebtlevelsspiraling.

    Thepremiseofgrowthwithsustainedprofitability,improvingoperatingefficiency,conversionofprofitsintocashandthenusingthiscashforfuturegrowth,remainsthesameforallbusinesses.

    Therecanbemanyotheraspectstoaccessbusinessperformancehowever,Ibelievethatifaninvestortrackstheperformanceofanycompanyonthesefiveaspectsdiscussedabove,thenshewouldbeabletogaugethebusinessperformance of almost all the companies. She can separate out the good performers frompoor ones andmakebetterinformedinvestmentdecisions.

    Differentinvestorsbelievethatcompaniesinoneindustrywouldhavedifferentlevelsofratios(sayprofitabilityorD/Eratio)thancompaniesinotherindustriesandaninvestorshouldgivealittleleewaywhilecomparingtwocompaniesofdifferentsectors.However,ifaninvestoranalysesbusinessperformanceofonecompanyoverpast,thenthetrendofchange in itsratioswhencomparedwithpreviousyearswould indicate,whethercompany isshowing improvedbusinessperformanceornot.

    Forexample,an infracompanymighthavehigherdebt thanaPharmacompany.However, if thedebt levelwereincreasing year on yearwithout associated increase in salesandnetworth, then itwould indicatepoor businessperformanceforbothinfraandPharmacompanies.

    Therefore,Ibelievethatifaninvestormakesachecklistoftestingthepastperformanceofallthecompaniespresentingthemselvesaspotentialinvestmentopportunities,ontheparametersdiscussedinthearticle,thenshewouldbeabletosegregategoodperformingcompaniesfrompooronesandmakegoodinvestmentdecisions.Letussummarizetheparameterstoprovideareadychecklist:

    1. SalesGrowth:consistentsalesgrowth(CAGR)yearonyear,withoutoccasionalspikes.2. StableorImprovingProfitability:

    OperatingProfitMargins(OPM)and

    NetProfitabilityMargins(NPM)

    3. StableorImprovingOperatingEfficiency:

    E)UsingFreeCashtoFundFutureGrowth:

    Conclusion

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    InventoryTurnoverRatio,

    DaysofReceivablesOutstanding(ReceivablesDays)and

    FixedAssetTurnoverRatio

    4. ConversionofProfitsintoCash:CumulativeCFOshouldbehigherthanCumulativePAT5. UsingFreeCashtofundFutureGrowth:Nospiralingdebtlevels.

    Iwouldliketoknowaboutyourapproachofanalyzingtheoperatingperformanceofcompanies.Whatresourcesdoyouuseforgaininginsightsintocompaniesperformance?Howhasbeenyourexperiencewiththoseresources?Yourinputscanbeofhelptotheauthorandthereadersalike.Youmayprovideyourinputsinthecommentsbeloworcontactmehere.

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    KulbirLamba 2monthsagoHiSir,

    Seriesofyourarticleshasgivenagreatinsightforanalyzingthestocksalongwithavailablesourcesforfurtherreading..thanksalotforthat.

    Iwouldliketohaveyourviewsonastock,whichfulfillsmostoftheparametersforbeingagoodinvestmentlikeROCE/OPM/NPM/Salesgrowthetcetc..butthestockhasappreciatedapprox.1012timesinlastoneyear,shouldtheinvestorconsideritforinvestment,becauseitseemsthat1012timesappreciationhasleftlittlescopefornearfuture(23Years)gains..

    RegardsKSLamba

    VijayMalik 2monthsagoMod >KulbirLambaHiKulbir,

    Thanksforwritingtome!Iamhappythatyoufoundthearticleuseful.

    Thepasthistoryofpriceriseorfallisnotrelevanttillthetimeastockisavailableatreasonablepriceswhencomparedtoitsfundamentalstrengths.Stockpricesdonothaveanyceiling.

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    Tulsighimire 2monthsagoDR.pleasecanyoutellusthechecklisttobeforetoinvestinanycompanyregardingalltechnicalanalysis........weallbegratefultoyousirplz,,,,,

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    VijayMalik 2monthsagoMod >TulsighimireHiTulsi,

    Thanksforwritingtome!

    Iusedtofollowtechnicalanalysisearlier,however,lateronrealizedthatIammoresuitedtofundamentalanalysis.Ihavewrittenaboutmyexperienceinthearticle:

    "WhyIlefttechnicalanalysisandneverreturnedtoit"

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    Youmayreadthebooks,Ihadreadfortechnicalanalysishere:

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    Tulsighimire 2monthsago>VijayMalikThannkyousir.....

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    AyyubMohammad 2monthsagoHiVijay,

    Articleveryclearandgoodforunderstandingwithexamples.Lookslike"DaysofReceivablesOutstanding"calculationformulathereistypoerrormentionedas"Inventoryturnoverratio:".

    Whatisyoursourcefor"assetsturnover,receivabledays,Inventoryturnoverandnetfixedassets"?I'minlearningstageanalyzingdifferentcompaniesandgoingthroughannualreports.ItwouldreallyhelpfulifIcangettheabovesourceofdata.

    regardsAyyub

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    VijayMalik 2monthsagoMod >AyyubMohammadHiAyyub,

    Manythanksforyourfeedback!

    Ihaverectifiedtheerrorhighlightedbyyou.

    Thedatahasbeensourcedfromscreener.inYoumayusethe"exporttoexcel"featureofscreenertocustomizethedata.

    regards,Vijay

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    RajShah amonthago>VijayMalikfounditthanks

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    RajShah amonthago>VijayMaliksir,cannotfindxporttoexcel'featureonscreener.in.Pleasehelp

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    Hafizul 2monthsagoHelloVijayji.....Thanksalotforasuchagoodanalysis....Ihaveonerequestthough.....couldyoupleaseanalyzeNeoCorpinternationalintheQ&AsectionthesamewayyouhavedoneforWaterbase?Itwillbeveryhelpful.....Thanksinadvance!!!GodBlessU!!!!!!!!!

    VijayMalik 2monthsagoMod >HafizulThanksforwritingtome!

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    Iwouldbehappytoprovidemyviewsonthestocksmentionedbyyou.However,Iwouldrequestyoutopleaseshareyouranalysisofthesestocksandthereasonsthatmakeyoubelievethatthesestocksshouldbeconsideredforanalysis.

    Youmayusethefollowingstepstoanalysethecompany:

    "Howtododetailedanalysisofacompany?"

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    HelloVijayji,Thanksalotforreplyingandtheadvicetogothroughthearticlesfirst....Ihavegonethroughthemandfoundthemextremelywellwrittenandexplainedclearly......andalsoexplainedwithgoodexampleofrealcompanies.....Thanksalotandappreciateallyoureffortyouhaveputontowriteallthesegoodinformation......RegardingNeoCorp...thoughitfailsattheconditionyouhavementionedthatpromoterholdingshouldbeminimum51%(Neopromoterholdingisonly24.07%)butthenalsoIaminterestedinitas:1)Promotershaveboughtthesharesfromopenmarketandincreasedtheirstakefrom19to24%inlastfewquartersandalsopledgedshares%camedowninlastfewquarters.2)Companyhasshowntremendousrevenuegrowth(5yearCAGR43%),netprofitgrowth(5year32%)andwithnewlyacquiredIPCltd,therevenueandnetprofitisallsetincreasefurther.ThisisthemainreasonwhyIaminterestedinthis.3)ConsolidatedP/Eisonly2.5whichisverymuchcheaper.4)IhavegonethroughtheannualreportaswellandfoundtheirbusinessprospectbrighterwiththeareaofTechnicalTextilesisgoingthegrowgloballyandNeoishavinggoodshareinthisareawithgoodexports.HowevertheOPN,NPM,ROEallaredecreasinginrecenttimes,anddebtisalsogoingupaslast5yearscumulativeCFOisonly66cr..whereasthenetprofitis75cr....howeverlast

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    VijayMalik amonthagoMod >HafizulHiHafiz,

    Thanksforwritingtome!

    Youmayreadmyviewsonthecompanyinthefollowingarticle:

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    DebasishHazra 2monthsagoPE/HIstorical5yearPEisgoodforMOATcompanyaswellasforMICROCAPcompanywithgoodfundamentals

    Formoatcompanies,ifitissellingincheapvaluation,Example(ITC)comparingwithotherFMCGCompany.Thoughpeoplearediscountingitforlowprofitfortobaccobusiness.ThatswhythemanagementisplanningforfutureCapexprojectsonotherFMCGproducts.Weneedtostudyitproperly.

    ForMICRO/smallCAP(DebasishHazraHiDebasish,

    Thanksforyourinputs!

    Pleaseprovideinputsonotherarticlesaswell!

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    DebasishHazra 2monthsagoSir,Iwanttoaddsomemorethings.

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    Sir,Iwanttoaddsomemorethings.1>Averagereturnoncapitalemployedover3/5/7years

    2>AltmanZscoreandcomparingitwithitspeers.

    3>Piotroskiscore4>DaysPayableovertheyearsIthinkifDaysPayableareincreasing,Itmeansthecompanyisdelayingpayments,sothecompanymaynotgetthebestdealsfromitsVendors/Suppliers.Itmaydelaypaymentstoworkers,AlowPayabledays,comparetoindustryavg,meanstheWorkersandVendorsmustbehappy,andthatcreatesanadvantageasP.PhishersaysthatworkersandSuppliersmustbehappy.andquickpaymentsisoneofthemIthink.

    5>AndOnvaluationPart,PE/IndustryavgPEisnecessary,tolookatifagoodcompanyissellingcheapcomparetoitspeers.

    AndPE/HIstorical5yearavgPEisalsogood,(

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    garry003 2monthsago>DebasishHazraHiDebasishjiPlzadvicemeimlongterminvestorsoplzsomegoodstockrecommendationfromyoururpointofviewtocreatemultifodstockfromhereifyousuggest,longtermis10to15yearmonthlysaveupto15k,age32,liability15lac@4%

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    VijayMalik 2monthsagoMod >DebasishHazraHiDebasish,

    Thanksforyourinputs!

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