Cohort Plc

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Aerospace & Defense
  • ISIN: GB00B0YD2B94
  • LON: CHRT
GBP
11.78
-0.24 (-2.0%)
  • Price Points
  • Score
  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
Hold
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Comparison

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Why is Cohort Plc ?

1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with a 17.49% CAGR growth in Net Sales
  • The company is Net-Debt Free
2
With ROE of 11.80%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 3.41 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -13.00%, its profits have risen by 1.8%
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Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Cohort Plc should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Aerospace & Defense should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Cohort Plc for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Cohort Plc
-13.0%
1.08
49.26%
FTSE 100
16.06%
1.36
11.82%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
17.49%
EBIT Growth (5y)
18.30%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
13.28
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.33
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.36
Tax Ratio
25.50%
Dividend Payout Ratio
34.27%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
18.64%
ROE (avg)
13.01%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
29
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.41
EV to EBIT
22.34
EV to EBITDA
15.69
EV to Capital Employed
2.99
EV to Sales
2.13
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
1.22%
ROCE (Latest)
13.37%
ROE (Latest)
11.80%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

11What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at GBP 64.05 MM

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at GBP 2.64

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at GBP 177.57 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 33.79 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 19.03 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 25.8 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 17.99 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at GBP 0.38

-7What is not working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 31.17%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 17.09% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 2.64 times

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at GBP 1.39 MM

Here's what is working for Cohort Plc

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at GBP 64.05 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)

Dividend per share
Highest at GBP 2.64 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (GBP)

Net Sales
Highest at GBP 177.57 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at GBP 33.79 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (GBP MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 19.03 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at GBP 25.8 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit
Highest at GBP 17.99 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (GBP MM)

EPS
Highest at GBP 0.38
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (GBP)

Depreciation
Highest at GBP 6.85 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 Cohort Plc

Interest
Highest at GBP 1.39 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 23.84% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (GBP MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 2.64 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 31.17%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 17.09% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

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