Why is Craneware Plc ?
1
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 8.09
2
The company has declared Positive results for the last 6 consecutive quarters
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 3,266.25
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 6.63%
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -1.46% (YoY)
3
With ROE of 7.03%, it has a expensive valuation with a 1.93 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -31.73%, its profits have risen by 51.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.5
4
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- Even though the market (FTSE 100) has generated returns of 17.87% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -31.73% returns
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Craneware Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Software Products should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Software Products)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Craneware Plc for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Craneware Plc
-31.73%
-1.03
39.08%
FTSE 100
17.87%
1.52
11.77%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
22.82%
EBIT Growth (5y)
7.01%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
8.09
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.45
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.12
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.44
Tax Ratio
25.33%
Dividend Payout Ratio
73.72%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
24.35%
ROE (avg)
8.20%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
27
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.93
EV to EBIT
21.71
EV to EBITDA
9.85
EV to Capital Employed
1.97
EV to Sales
2.95
PEG Ratio
0.53
Dividend Yield
109.00%
ROCE (Latest)
9.10%
ROE (Latest)
7.03%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
Bullish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
7What is working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 3,266.25
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 6.63%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -1.46% (YoY
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at GBP 3.72
-1What is not working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Lowest at 70.13%
Here's what is working for Craneware Plc
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 3,266.25 and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Dividend per share
Highest at GBP 3.72
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (GBP)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.46% (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 Craneware Plc
Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 70.13%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)






