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 4 consecutive quarters
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at GBP 139.88 MM
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 1,826.07
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 4.5%
3
With ROE of 6.19%, it has a expensive valuation with a 3.42 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -13.62%, its profits have risen by 58% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1
4
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -13.62% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed FTSE 100 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
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
-13.62%
-0.36
40.57%
FTSE 100
15.94%
1.23
12.99%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
22.86%
EBIT Growth (5y)
5.14%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
8.09
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.45
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.12
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.49
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
55
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.42
EV to EBIT
42.09
EV to EBITDA
17.89
EV to Capital Employed
3.63
EV to Sales
5.18
PEG Ratio
0.96
Dividend Yield
0.08%
ROCE (Latest)
8.63%
ROE (Latest)
6.19%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
Technical Movement
Not enough Data to analyse Financial Trend
Not enough Data to analyse Financial Trend
Here's what is working for Craneware Plc
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 1,826.07 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
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at GBP 139.88 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)
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at GBP 7.83 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At GBP 7.83 MM has Grown at 50.42%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)
Net Profit
At GBP 5.61 MM has Grown at 56.99%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (GBP MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -11.02 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
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 -5.25% (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
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 27.65 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales






