Hindustan Organic Chemicals Analysis

dividend

Pros

Cons

• Unable to evaluate Hindustan Organic Chemicals's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers as the company has not reported any payouts.
• Unable to evaluate Hindustan Organic Chemicals's dividend against the top 25% market benchmark as the company has not reported any payouts.

health

Pros

• Hindustan Organic Chemicals is able to meet its short term (1 year) commitments with its holdings of cash and other short term assets.
• Debt is covered by short term assets, assets are 4.6x debt.
• Hindustan Organic Chemicals's cash and other short term assets cover its long term commitments.
• Hindustan Organic Chemicals had negative shareholder equity 5 years ago, it is now positive therefore their debt level has improved.
• Low level of unsold assets.

Cons

• Operating cash flow is negative therefore debt is not well covered.
• Hindustan Organic Chemicals's level of debt (1059%) compared to net worth is high (greater than 40%).

management

Pros

• Subodh's remuneration is about average for companies of similar size in India.
• The tenure for the Hindustan Organic Chemicals management team is about average.

Cons

• The average tenure for the Hindustan Organic Chemicals board of directors is less than 3 years, this suggests a new board.
• Subodh's compensation has increased whilst company is loss making.

misc

Pros

Cons

• Hindustan Organic Chemicals is not covered by any analysts.
• Hindustan Organic Chemicals has significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

past

Pros

Cons

• Unable to compare Hindustan Organic Chemicals's 1-year earnings growth to the 5-year average as it is not currently profitable.
• Hindustan Organic Chemicals does not make a profit even though their year on year earnings growth rate was positive over the past 5 years.
• It is difficult to establish if Hindustan Organic Chemicals has efficiently used its assets last year compared to the IN Chemicals industry average (Return on Assets) as it is loss-making.
• It is difficult to establish if Hindustan Organic Chemicals improved its use of capital last year versus 3 years ago (Return on Capital Employed) as it is currently loss-making.
• It is difficult to establish if Hindustan Organic Chemicals has efficiently used shareholders’ funds last year (Return on Equity greater than 20%) as it is loss-making.
• Unable to compare Hindustan Organic Chemicals's 1-year growth to the IN Chemicals industry average as it is not currently profitable.

value

Pros

• BSE:500449 is up 20.6% outperforming the Chemicals industry which returned 6.9% over the past month.
• BSE:500449 is up 20.6% outperforming the market in India which returned 8% over the past month.

Cons

• Hindustan Organic Chemicals is overvalued based on assets compared to the IN Chemicals industry average.
• Hindustan Organic Chemicals is loss making, we can't compare its value to the IN Chemicals industry average.
• Hindustan Organic Chemicals is loss making, we can't compare the value of its earnings to the India market.
• 500449 underperformed the Chemicals industry which returned 2.2% over the past year.
• 500449 underperformed the Market in India which returned -14.5% over the past year.