Capita Plc (CPI) 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 Capita Plc ?

High Debt company with Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -7.96% and Operating profit at -7.91% over the last 5 years
The company is Net-Debt Free
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at GBP -20.5 MM
ROCE(HY) Lowest at -132.71%
NET SALES(Q) Lowest at GBP 1,041.4 MM

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 14.52%, its profits have fallen by -117.7%

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 Miscellaneous)

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

Is Capita Plc for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Capita Plc

14.52%

0.90

54.26%

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)

-7.96%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-7.91%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

1.23

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

2.42

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.60

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

3.75

Tax Ratio

28.19%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

0.01%

ROCE (avg)

13.80%

ROE (avg)

73.00%

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

8.14

EV to EBIT

5.40

EV to EBITDA

3.12

EV to Capital Employed

2.48

EV to Sales

0.26

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

45.95%

ROE (Latest)

-57.17%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Bearish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly 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

3What is working for the Company

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -153.96% (YoY

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 101.2 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 9.72 %

-17What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at GBP -20.5 MM

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at -132.71%

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at GBP 1,041.4 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 969.62 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at GBP -48.4 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at GBP -43.7 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at GBP -1.38

Here's what is working for Capita Plc

Operating Profit

Highest at GBP 101.2 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (GBP MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Highest at 9.72 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -153.96% (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 Capita Plc

Pre-Tax Profit

At GBP -48.4 MM has Fallen at -128.69%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit

At GBP -43.7 MM has Fallen at -153.71%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at GBP -20.5 MM and Fallen

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (GBP MM)

Net Sales

Lowest at GBP 1,041.4 MM and Fallen

In each period in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is very negative

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at GBP -48.4 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit

Lowest at GBP -43.7 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (GBP MM)

EPS

Lowest at GBP -1.38

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (GBP)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 969.62 %

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