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Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
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Low Debt Company with Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength
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The company has declared positive results in Sep'2024 after 4 consecutive negative quarters
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With ROE of 5.91%, it has a expensive valuation with a 1.37 Price to Book Value
Total Returns (Price + Dividend) 
TimePeriod
Price Return
Dividend Return
Total Return
3 Months
8.89%
0%
8.89%
6 Months
18.31%
0%
18.31%
1 Year
23.01%
0%
23.01%
2 Years
15.29%
0%
15.29%
3 Years
27.41%
0%
27.41%
4 Years
-48.65%
0%
-48.65%
5 Years
-54.06%
0%
-54.06%
Gooch & Housego 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)
4.27%
EBIT Growth (5y)
14.58%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
6.09
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.78
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.23
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.97
Tax Ratio
22.79%
Dividend Payout Ratio
96.70%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
6.69%
ROE (avg)
5.46%
Valuation key factors
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
23
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.37
EV to EBIT
17.90
EV to EBITDA
8.34
EV to Capital Employed
1.30
EV to Sales
1.24
PEG Ratio
0.51
Dividend Yield
141.99%
ROCE (Latest)
7.27%
ROE (Latest)
5.91%
Technicals key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Shareholding Snapshot
No data for shareholding present.
Shareholding Compare (%holding) 
No data for shareholding present.
Annual Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Sep'23
Sep'23
Sep'22
Change(%)
Net Sales
148.50
124.80
18.99%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
20.20
16.20
24.69%
Interest
1.80
0.70
157.14%
Exceptional Items
-2.90
-8.50
65.88%
Consolidate Net Profit
4.00
-2.00
300.00%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
61.50%
46.20%
1.53%
USD in Million.
Net Sales
YoY Growth in year ended Sep 2023 is 18.99% vs 0.56% in Sep 2022
Consolidated Net Profit
YoY Growth in year ended Sep 2023 is 300.00% vs -158.82% in Sep 2022
About Gooch & Housego Plc 
Gooch & Housego Plc
Electronics & Appliances
Gooch & Housego PLC is a photonics technology company, which manufactures optical components and systems. It provides photonics solutions for industrial, aerospace and defense, life sciences and scientific research applications. It operates through four market sectors: Aerospace & Defense, Life Sciences, Industrial and Scientific Research. Aerospace & Defense includes target designation and range finding; guidance and navigation; countermeasures; Space Photonics, and surveillance, displays and secure communications. Industrial comprises the industrial laser market for use in the semiconductor and microelectronic industries, and also includes other industrial applications, such as metrology and telecommunications. Scientific research covers academic and government-funded research, including multi-national projects. The Life sciences business includes optical coherence tomography, laser surgery, microscopy and development and manufacturing of medical and diagnostic devices.
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Dowlish Ford , ILMINSTER None : TA19 0PF
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