ScoreWhy is Costain Group Plc ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 8.78%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 8.78% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Low Debt Company with Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength
3
Flat results in Dec 24
- INTEREST(HY) At GBP 2.2 MM has Grown at 37.5%
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 0%
- NET SALES(Q) Lowest at GBP 611.8 MM
4
With ROE of 14.00%, it has a attractive valuation with a 1.49 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 47.81%, its profits have fallen by -7.6%
5
Consistent Returns over the last 3 years
- Along with generating 47.81% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed FTSE 100 in each of the last 3 annual periods
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Costain Group Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Construction should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Construction)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Costain Group Plc for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Costain Group Plc
-100.0%
2.38
36.19%
FTSE 100
16.5%
1.23
12.99%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
2.17%
EBIT Growth (5y)
19.05%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
2.63
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.78
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
5.19
Tax Ratio
16.16%
Dividend Payout Ratio
21.28%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
43.11%
ROE (avg)
8.78%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
11
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.49
EV to EBIT
5.36
EV to EBITDA
4.03
EV to Capital Employed
2.55
EV to Sales
0.17
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
2.22%
ROCE (Latest)
47.55%
ROE (Latest)
14.00%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend
Not enough Data to analyse Financial Trend
Not enough Data to analyse Financial Trend
Here's what is working for Costain Group Plc
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at GBP 112.5 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)
EPS
Highest at GBP 0.06
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (GBP)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at GBP 196.9 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 8.08%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Dividend per share
Highest at GBP 8.08
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (GBP)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 31.55%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -37.62% (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 Costain Group Plc
Interest
At GBP 2.2 MM has Grown at 37.5%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (GBP MM)
Net Sales
Lowest at GBP 611.8 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (GBP MM)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 0%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio
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