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 Jun 25
- INTEREST(HY) At GBP 2.3 MM has Grown at 35.29%
- DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 6.02 times
- NET SALES(Q) Lowest at GBP 525.4 MM
4
With ROE of 14.00%, it has a fair valuation with a 1.93 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 72.45%, its profits have fallen by -7.6%
5
Consistent Returns over the last 3 years
- Along with generating 72.45% 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
72.26%
3.22
36.99%
FTSE 100
13.98%
1.15
13.60%
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
14
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.93
EV to EBIT
8.26
EV to EBITDA
6.20
EV to Capital Employed
3.93
EV to Sales
0.27
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
1.72%
ROCE (Latest)
47.55%
ROE (Latest)
14.00%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend5What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at GBP 88.4 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -47.97% (YoY
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at GBP 6.02
-5What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At GBP 2.3 MM has Grown at 35.29%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 6.02 times
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at GBP 525.4 MM
Here's what is working for Costain Group Plc
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at GBP 88.4 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)
Dividend per share
Highest at GBP 6.02
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (GBP)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -47.97% (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 2.3 MM has Grown at 35.29%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (GBP MM)
Net Sales
Lowest at GBP 525.4 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (GBP MM)
Net Sales
Fallen at -17.82%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (GBP MM)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 6.02 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio
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