Coats Group Plc (COA) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

Coats Group Plc

Leeds Group Plc

Why is Coats Group Plc ?

High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 24.69%

The company is Net-Debt Free

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 17.14% of over the last 5 years
The company is Net-Debt Free

Positive results in Dec 25

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at GBP 244.05 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -2.54% (YoY)
CASH AND EQV(HY) Highest at GBP 172.48 MM

With ROE of 19.35%, it has a expensive valuation with a 2.80 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 3.84%, its profits have risen by 4.8%

Underperformed the market in the last 1 year

The stock has generated a return of 3.84% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (FTSE 100) returns of 17.87%

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Coats Group Plc should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Garments & Apparels should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Coats Group Plc for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Coats Group Plc

3.84%

-0.33

29.85%

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)

4.17%

EBIT Growth (5y)

17.14%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

7.88

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

1.25

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

1.35

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.41

Tax Ratio

42.09%

Dividend Payout Ratio

54.29%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

0.00%

ROCE (avg)

24.69%

ROE (avg)

23.21%

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

2.80

EV to EBIT

11.58

EV to EBITDA

8.98

EV to Capital Employed

1.83

EV to Sales

1.91

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

15.83%

ROE (Latest)

19.35%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

No Trend

OBV

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

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

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

6What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at GBP 244.05 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -2.54% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at GBP 172.48 MM

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at GBP 567.17 MM

-7What is not working for the Company

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 651.5

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 0%

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 4.6 times

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Lowest at GBP 4.6

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at GBP 17.4 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at GBP 67.28 MM

Here's what is working for Coats Group Plc

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at GBP 244.05 MM and Grown

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (GBP MM)

Net Sales

Highest at GBP 567.17 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Cash and Eqv

Highest at GBP 172.48 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -2.54% (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

Depreciation

Highest at GBP 28.97 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (GBP MM)

Here's what is not working for Coats Group Plc

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 651.5

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Interest

Highest at GBP 17.4 MM

in the last five periods and Increased by 24.65% (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (GBP MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at GBP 67.28 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 4.6 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Dividend per share

Lowest at GBP 4.6

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower dividend than previous years

DPS (GBP)

Dividend Payout Ratio

Lowest at 0%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)