ASOS Plc (ASC) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is ASOS Plc ?

Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with a -164.86% CAGR growth in Operating Profits over the last 5 years

The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 4.74% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds

Negative results in Feb 26

NET PROFIT(Q) At GBP -49.8 MM has Fallen at -72.32%
ROCE(HY) Lowest at -113.74%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 609.74 %

Risky -

The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -11.48%, its profits have fallen by -443.9%

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -11.48% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed FTSE 100 in each of the last 3 annual periods

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in E-Retail/ E-Commerce)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is ASOS Plc for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

ASOS Plc

-11.48%

-1.79

50.49%

FTSE 100

19.08%

1.62

11.79%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

-8.89%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-164.86%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

5.40

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

3.02

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.94

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

2.73

Tax Ratio

16.11%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

0.00%

ROCE (avg)

7.02%

ROE (avg)

4.74%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

NA (Loss Making)

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

3.85

EV to EBIT

-24.84

EV to EBITDA

4.70

EV to Capital Employed

1.60

EV to Sales

0.28

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

-6.43%

ROE (Latest)

-168.54%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Bearish

Dow Theory

Bearish

OBV

Mildly Bearish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

4What is working for the Company

NET PROFIT(HY)

Higher at GBP -49.8 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -19.9% (YoY

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 3.41 times

-11What is not working for the Company

NET PROFIT(Q)

At GBP -49.8 MM has Fallen at -72.32%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at -113.74%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 609.74 %

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at GBP 1,113.5 MM

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at GBP 209.5 MM

Here's what is working for ASOS Plc

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Highest at 3.41 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -19.9% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Here's what is not working for ASOS Plc

Net Profit

At GBP -49.8 MM has Fallen at -72.32%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Net Sales

Lowest at GBP 1,113.5 MM and Fallen

In each period in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is very negative

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 609.74 % and Grown

In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Net Sales

Fallen at -13.79%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at GBP 209.5 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents