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Looking At KEC International Limited (NSE:KEC) From All Angles

Attractive stocks have exceptional fundamentals. In the case of KEC International Limited (NSE:KEC), there’s is a financially-sound , dividend-paying company with a a strong track record of performance. Below is a brief commentary on these key aspects. For those interested in understanding where the figures come from and want to see the analysis, read the full report on KEC International here.

Outstanding track record with excellent balance sheet and pays a dividend

In the previous year, KEC has ramped up its bottom line by 51.07%, with its latest earnings level surpassing its average level over the last five years. This strong performance generated a robust double-digit return on equity of 23.05%, which is an optimistic signal for the future. KEC’s strong financial health means that all of its upcoming liability payments are able to be met by its current cash and short-term investment holdings. This implies that KEC manages its cash and cost levels well, which is an important determinant of the company’s health. KEC seems to have put its debt to good use, generating operating cash levels of 1.01x total debt in the most recent year. This is also a good indication as to whether debt is properly covered by the company’s cash flows.

NSEI:KEC Income Statement June 21st 18
NSEI:KEC Income Statement June 21st 18

Income investors would also be happy to know that KEC is a great dividend company, with a current yield standing at 0.70%. KEC has also been regularly increasing its dividend payments to shareholders over the past decade.

NSEI:KEC Historical Dividend Yield June 21st 18
NSEI:KEC Historical Dividend Yield June 21st 18

Next Steps:

For KEC International, there are three pertinent factors you should further examine:

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  1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for KEC’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for KEC’s outlook.

  2. Valuation: What is KEC worth today? Is the stock undervalued, even when its growth outlook is factored into its intrinsic value? The intrinsic value infographic in our free research report helps visualize whether KEC is currently mispriced by the market.

  3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of KEC? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!


To help readers see pass the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.