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I've been keeping an eye on Allied Farmers Limited (NZSE:ALF) because I'm attracted to its fundamentals. Looking at the company as a whole, as a potential stock investment, I believe ALF has a lot to offer. Basically, it is a company that has been able to sustain great financial health, trading at an attractive share price. In the following section, I expand a bit more on these key aspects. For those interested in digging a bit deeper into my commentary, take a look at the report on Allied Farmers here.
Excellent balance sheet and good value
ALF's ability to maintain an adequate level of cash to meet upcoming liabilities is a good sign for its financial health. This indicates that ALF has sufficient cash flows and proper cash management in place, which is a crucial insight into the health of the company. ALF seems to have put its debt to good use, generating operating cash levels of 0.69x 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. ALF's share price is trading at below its true value, meaning that the market sentiment for the stock is currently bearish. This mispricing gives investors the opportunity to buy into the stock at a cheap price compared to the value they will be receiving, should analysts' consensus forecast growth be correct. Compared to the rest of the food, beverage & tobacco industry, ALF is also trading below its peers, relative to earnings generated. This bolsters the proposition that ALF's price is currently discounted.
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For Allied Farmers, I've compiled three pertinent aspects you should further research:
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Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for ALF’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for ALF’s outlook.
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Historical Performance: What has ALF'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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Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of ALF? 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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