Why is CMC Markets Plc ?
1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 20.86%
2
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate of -14.91%
3
Flat results in Mar 25
- PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At GBP 35.13 MM has Fallen at -51.58%
- NET PROFIT(Q) At GBP 27.12 MM has Fallen at -50.3%
- NET SALES(Q) At GBP 168.4 MM has Fallen at -23.77%
4
With ROE of 29.11%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.58 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -2.26%, its profits have risen by 11.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.5
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- Even though the market (FTSE 100) has generated returns of 15.94% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -2.26% returns
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to CMC Markets Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Capital Markets should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Capital Markets)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is CMC Markets Plc for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
CMC Markets Plc
-100.0%
0.13
47.83%
FTSE 100
16.5%
1.23
12.99%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-3.40%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-14.91%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
40.51
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0
Tax Ratio
26.31%
Dividend Payout Ratio
50.46%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
64.10%
ROE (avg)
20.86%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
5
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.58
EV to EBIT
3.53
EV to EBITDA
3.09
EV to Capital Employed
3.72
EV to Sales
0.94
PEG Ratio
0.47
Dividend Yield
482.03%
ROCE (Latest)
105.20%
ROE (Latest)
29.11%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
Bearish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
6What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at GBP 284.38 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -8.37% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at GBP 328.22 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at -73.31 %
-8What is not working for the Company
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At GBP 35.13 MM has Fallen at -51.58%
NET PROFIT(Q)
At GBP 27.12 MM has Fallen at -50.3%
NET SALES(Q)
At GBP 168.4 MM has Fallen at -23.77%
Here's what is working for CMC Markets Plc
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at GBP 284.38 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (GBP MM)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at GBP 328.22 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -73.31 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -8.37% (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 CMC Markets Plc
Pre-Tax Profit
At GBP 35.13 MM has Fallen at -51.58%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative
Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)
Net Profit
At GBP 27.12 MM has Fallen at -50.3%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (GBP MM)
Net Sales
At GBP 168.4 MM has Fallen at -23.77%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very negative
Net Sales (GBP MM)






