C&C Group Plc (CCR) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is C&C Group Plc ?

Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 2.71 times

Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 2.71 times
The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 4.84% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 25.68% of over the last 5 years

The company has declared negative results in Feb'2026 after 2 consecutive positive quarters

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 50.6 %
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 391.53
NET SALES(Q) Lowest at GBP 648.91 MM

With ROE of 8.02%, it has a attractive valuation with a 0.82 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -42.44%, its profits have risen by 50% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.2

Below par performance in long term as well as near term

Along with generating -42.44% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed FTSE 100 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to C&C Group Plc should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Beverages should be less than 30%

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

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

Is C&C Group Plc for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

C&C Group Plc

-42.44%

-2.58

31.14%

FTSE 100

17.87%

1.52

11.77%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

15.44%

EBIT Growth (5y)

25.68%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

2.23

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

1.27

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.18

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.79

Tax Ratio

30.61%

Dividend Payout Ratio

618.09%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

7.48%

ROE (avg)

4.84%

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

0.82

EV to EBIT

8.14

EV to EBITDA

5.50

EV to Capital Employed

0.86

EV to Sales

0.37

PEG Ratio

0.19

Dividend Yield

608.72%

ROCE (Latest)

10.51%

ROE (Latest)

8.02%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

OBV

Mildly Bullish

No Trend

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

5What is working for the Company

NET PROFIT(Q)

At GBP 15.09 MM has Grown at 189.9%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -2.16% (YoY

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 9.98 times

-12What is not working for the Company

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 50.6 %

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 391.53

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at GBP 648.91 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at GBP 40.29 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at GBP 15 MM

Here's what is working for C&C Group Plc

Net Profit

At GBP 15.09 MM has Grown at 189.9%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Highest at 9.98 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 -2.16% (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 C&C Group Plc

Pre-Tax Profit

At GBP 15 MM has Fallen at -43.31%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 391.53

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Pre-Tax Profit

At GBP 15.44 MM has Fallen at -41.66%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 50.6 % 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

Lowest at GBP 648.91 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Operating Profit

Lowest at GBP 40.29 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (GBP MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at GBP 15 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)