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Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.22 times
- Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.22 times
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 4.83% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
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Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 1.52% and Operating profit at -1.83% over the last 5 years
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Negative results in Dec 24
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Risky -
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Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
Total Returns (Price + Dividend) 
TimePeriod
Price Return
Dividend Return
Total Return
3 Months
98.16%
0%
98.16%
6 Months
9.14%
0%
9.14%
1 Year
-12.24%
0%
-12.24%
2 Years
-24.83%
0%
-24.83%
3 Years
17.81%
0%
17.81%
4 Years
5.13%
0%
5.13%
5 Years
-18.56%
0%
-18.56%
Ricardo Plc for the last several years.
Risk Adjusted Returns v/s 
News
No Recent News for the Company
Announcements 
No announcement available
Corporate Actions 
No corporate action available
Quality key factors 
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
1.52%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-1.83%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
2.45
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.22
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.11
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.38
Tax Ratio
52.46%
Dividend Payout Ratio
1,133.93%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
7.83%
ROE (avg)
4.83%
Valuation key factors
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
18
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.46
EV to EBIT
9.60
EV to EBITDA
4.67
EV to Capital Employed
1.41
EV to Sales
0.69
PEG Ratio
1.16
Dividend Yield
246.51%
ROCE (Latest)
14.73%
ROE (Latest)
8.24%
Technicals key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
Bearish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Shareholding Snapshot
No data for shareholding present.
Shareholding Compare (%holding) 
No data for shareholding present.
Annual Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Jun'23
Jun'23
Jun'22
Change(%)
Net Sales
445.20
380.20
17.10%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
59.50
40.40
47.28%
Interest
7.10
4.40
61.36%
Exceptional Items
-50.00
-10.10
-395.05%
Consolidate Net Profit
-12.00
8.20
-246.34%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
91.60%
47.60%
4.40%
USD in Million.
Net Sales
YoY Growth in year ended Jun 2023 is 17.10% vs 10.62% in Jun 2022
Consolidated Net Profit
YoY Growth in year ended Jun 2023 is -246.34% vs 4,000.00% in Jun 2022
About Ricardo Plc 
Ricardo Plc
Miscellaneous
Ricardo plc is a holding company engaged in engineering and strategic, technical and environmental consultancy business. The Company's operating segments include Technical Consulting and Performance Products. Its Technical Consulting segment is engaged in the delivery of engineering programs and technology projects, together with environmental and management consultancy services. The Technical Consulting segment also generates income from independent assurance services provided through its rail business. Its Technical Consulting segment includes engines, vehicle systems, driveline and transmission systems and test services, among others. Its Performance Products segment is engaged in manufacturing, assembly, software sales and related services. Its Performance Products segment includes manufacturing and software and also develops and sells licenses for a portfolio of computer-aided engineering software products. It operates in the United Kingdom, Germany, China and the United States.
Company Coordinates 
Company Details
Bridge Works , SHOREHAM BY SEA None : BN43 5FG
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