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Building up an investment case requires looking at a stock holistically. Today I've chosen to put the spotlight on Atul Ltd (NSE:ATUL) due to its excellent fundamentals in more than one area. ATUL is a financially-healthy company with a a strong history of dividend payments and a excellent future outlook. Below is a brief commentary on these key aspects. If you're interested in understanding beyond my broad commentary, read the full report on Atul here.
Flawless balance sheet with reasonable growth potential and pays a dividend
ATUL's ability to maintain an adequate level of cash to meet upcoming liabilities is a good sign for its financial health. This implies that ATUL manages its cash and cost levels well, which is a crucial insight into the health of the company. ATUL seems to have put its debt to good use, generating operating cash levels of 22.36x 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.
Income investors would also be happy to know that ATUL is a great dividend company, with a current yield standing at 0.3%. ATUL has also been regularly increasing its dividend payments to shareholders over the past decade.
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For Atul, I've compiled three relevant factors you should look at:
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Historical Performance: What has ATUL's returns been like over the past? Go into more detail in the past track record analysis and take a look at the free visual representations of our analysis for more clarity.
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Valuation: What is ATUL 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 ATUL is currently mispriced by the market.
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Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of ATUL? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!
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