Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (BMY) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Bloomsbury Publishing Plc ?

Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 25.61

Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 14.95%

Flat results in Aug 25

INTEREST(HY) At GBP 1 MM has Grown at 42.86%
ROCE(HY) Lowest at 11.01%
CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at GBP 17.1 MM

With ROE of 11.47%, it has a expensive valuation with a 2.17 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -3.82%, its profits have fallen by -39.1%

Underperformed the market in the last 1 year

Even though the market (FTSE 100) has generated returns of 15.58% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -3.82% returns

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Bloomsbury Publishing Plc should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Media & Entertainment should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Media & Entertainment)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Bloomsbury Publishing Plc for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

-3.82%

-0.27

39.09%

FTSE 100

13.98%

1.15

13.60%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

14.95%

EBIT Growth (5y)

14.88%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

25.61

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.07

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.43

Tax Ratio

21.78%

Dividend Payout Ratio

49.46%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

20.31%

ROE (avg)

11.80%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

2.17

EV to EBIT

14.14

EV to EBITDA

9.41

EV to Capital Employed

2.17

EV to Sales

1.32

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

282.97%

ROCE (Latest)

15.37%

ROE (Latest)

11.47%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Bearish

Dow Theory

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

OBV

Mildly Bullish

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

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at GBP 76.14 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -3.08% (YoY

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 17.55 %

-6What is not working for the Company

INTEREST(HY)

At GBP 1 MM has Grown at 42.86%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 11.01%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at GBP 17.1 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 6.21 %

Here's what is working for Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at GBP 76.14 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (GBP MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Highest at 17.55 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -3.08% (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 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Interest

At GBP 1 MM has Grown at 42.86%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (GBP MM)

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at GBP 17.1 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 6.21 %

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