01 – Current temptation, future frustration

I have started with series Once a darling, now an evil is based on the companies which were once upon a time darling of the market and now, it has wiped out the majority of all those gains. This series has received lots of love and recognition. Majority of readers of the series has demanded current darling which can have the potential to become evil. I cannot refuse the request of all loyal readers who keeps on encouraging me.  So, on an auspicious day, I am going to start with this new series with all your love and wishes. I am trying to put some of the number-crunching facts by which we can identify ongoing issues in the companies and can save our wealth. I wish this series “Current temptation, Future frustration” also receive all your love and recognition.

I am starting this series with one of the company which is engaged in the business of high-end speciality chemicals, has a 52 weeks low price of Rs.0.95 and LTP is Rs.9.90. This company has rewarded ~10.42x of return in a year.

This company at least earns revenue. ? But revenue not growing and even going down year-on-year. Let’s look further because at the lowest price the company traded at Mcap/sales of ~0.15x.

It’s not time to get happy by just looking at the revenue. When we look at the balance sheet then we noticed that the company has higher receivables and inventories.

Receivable and inventory as a % of sales continuously growing with stable payable which will worsen cash flow from operating activities of the company.

Wow…. Let’s drive Volvo and Jaguar with the money of shareholders (the majority of shareholders are very busy and does not have time to look at this).

Advances to suppliers but still confirmation is pending (who will read it and check it, let’s play the game). 

Similar to the receivable’s products got sold but they are receivable or not they need to confirm. Wow….

There are lots of related party transactions which can create doubt.

Promoters of the company also reducing stake from the company.

This entire series is based on past available data and ignored the future development in companies and the stock market always looks at the future.

Disclosure – Companies mentioned in the article are just for an example & educational purpose. It is not a buy/sell/ hold recommendation.

11 – ONCE A DARLING, NOW AN EVIL

The eleventh part of Series “Once a darling, now an evil”. This series is based on the companies which were once upon a time darling of the market and now, it has wiped out the majority of all those gains. I am trying to put some of the number-crunching facts by which we have identified ongoing issues in the companies and have saved our wealth.

I am starting this part with one of the company is in the business of exports of software and IT related services which has an all-time high price of ~Rs.349 in 2012 and now last traded price at Rs.0.35.

Zylog 01

In the first instance this company having huge sales and profit growth. This creates a temptation to buy with missing out of the opportunity. But after the series of articles, we know to not get tempted with sales & PAT growth.

So, we go deeper ….

Zylog 02

Good return ratio ?, Huge debtor days with increasing payable days. I also want to meet an IT platform provider who keeps on giving good credit. (Actually, I want to meet and suggest those vendors to Infosys and TCS for taking services from these vendors because Infosys and TCS do not have such good payable days. It might be possible that this management is much better than the management of Indian leading IT companies.)

I would like to go further detail of it.

Zylog 03

If we look at the common size balance sheet then the majority part of the assets side was other assets and that is acceptable in IT firms as they do not have a fixed asset a lot. But here have receivables & Cash are most. Also, cash getting reduces and borrowings getting higher. Where is the cash going? The company might be purchasing assets but as an IT firm, they do not require to have a huge asset.

Zylog 04

I dive deep to check the strength of cashflow. I found that cumulative CFO of Rs.291 cr vs cumulative PAT of Rs.674 cr. If we check cumulative FCF then it will be -Rs.38 cr.

Zylog 05

Zylog 06

Now, if we see the cash flow statement in detail then we can come to know that company has capitalized many assets so that profitability of the company gets boosts but when we see adjust to FCF then it will be different than what we have observed earlier.

If we adjust cumulative FCF with capitalized assets then it comes to -Rs.357.33 cr and what we have observed is -Rs.42 cr from FY08-12.

Disclosure – Companies mentioned in the article are just for an example & educational purpose. It is not a buy/sell/ hold recommendation.

This series contains learning from books –

Financial Shenanigans

Quality of Earnings

The Financial Numbers Game

Creative Cash Flow Reporting

10 – ONCE A DARLING, NOW AN EVIL

The tenth part of Series “Once a darling, now an evil”. This series is based on the companies which were once upon a time darling of the market and now, it has wiped out the majority of all those gains. I am trying to put some of the number-crunching facts by which we have identified ongoing issues in the companies and have saved our wealth.

I am starting this part with one of a jewelry company that has an all-time high price of ~Rs.649 in 2013 and now last traded price at Rs.1.05.

GitG01

In the first instance this company having huge sales and profit growth. This creates a temptation to buy with missing out of the opportunity. But after the series of articles, we know to not get tempted with sales & PAT growth.

So, we go deeper ….

GitG02

Huge debtor days, Debt/equity increasing so RoE% is due to the higher leverage.

I would like to go further detail of it.

GitG03

If we look at the common size balance sheet then the majority part of the assets side was other assets that have receivables & inventories. Also, cash getting reduces and borrowings getting higher. Also, when a company growing at a higher rate then what is the need for higher borrowings after using good cash balance?

GitG04

The company got debt at a lower rate. Curious and that is also at the time of higher interest rate. Also, the company has to pay lower taxes. Wow… lower interest rate and lower taxes.

GitG05

The company has FCCB which is a more dangerous kind of foreign debt.

GitG06

Negative CFO in two years and also if we compare cumulative CFO with cumulative PAT then CCFO<CPAT.

The company owns ~39 subsidiaries and associates companies which can be suspicious.

GitG07GitG08

Company has given ~Rs.1400+ cr of loan and advances to subsidiaries companies on interest-free basis and repayment is beyond seven years.

Disclosure – Companies mentioned in the article are just for an example & educational purpose. It is not a buy/sell/ hold recommendation.

This series contains learning from books –

Financial Shenanigans

Quality of Earnings

The Financial Numbers Game

Creative Cash Flow Reporting

06 – ONCE A DARLING, NOW AN EVIL

The sixth part of Series “Once a darling, now an evil”. This series is based on the companies which were once upon a time darling of the market and now, it has wiped out the majority of all those gains. I am trying to put some of the number-crunching facts by which we have identified ongoing issues in the companies and have saved our wealth.

I am starting this part with one of shipbuilding and ship repair company which has an all-time high price of ~Rs.992 in 2008 and now last traded price at Rs.1.20.

ABGS 01

On the first instance this company having huge sales and profit growth. This creates a temptation to buy with missing out of the opportunity.

Also, when we look at the terms of trade (i.e. debtors to creditor ratio)

ABGS 02

Wonderful… should buy it immediately….

But when we go for deepen….

ABGS 02.1

Payable is growing rapidly and it was higher than total expenses. This creates a sense of cautions that which vendor allow to keep this long credit? Also, if the company is capable to pay then why the company is not paying dues?

ABGS 03

When we look at the Inventories, then inventory as a % of sales is higher than the sales. Means company has a good inventory pile up. Also, inventory days are above a year.

ABGS 04

Now, when we look at the common size balance sheet of the company than almost 89% of the balance sheet was in other assets in FY06. It makes me curious that whether it is a manufacturing company or an NBFC. If we go for a breakup of those other assets then the majority of the part was in inventories and remaining? The remaining part was in loans and advances. I don’t have an old annual report but when looking for the FY10 annual report then such things get cleared. That was almost 25% of balance sheet and ~40%+ of other assets in FY10.

ABGS 05ABGS 06

The company also has understated its depreciation. If we compare the depreciation rate with the peer companies then peer company has an almost double rate then the company.

ABGS 07

If we look at the taxation as per the Cash flow tax rate then it is substantially lower this creates a doubt that why to pay less tax than actual payment. There can be possible to have an artificially boosted profitability in the P&L account.

Disclosure – Companies mentioned in the article are just for an example & educational purpose. It is not a buy/sell/ hold recommendation.