Cranswick Plc

  • Market Cap: Mid Cap
  • Industry: FMCG
  • ISIN: GB0002318888
GBP
51.60
-1.7 (-3.19%)
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Comparison

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Why is Cranswick Plc ?

1
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 29.06
2
Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 9.37%
3
With a growth in Net Profit of 18.61%, the company declared Very Positive results in Sep 25
  • The company has declared positive results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at GBP 455.9 MM
  • DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at GBP 7.92
  • OPERATING PROFIT(Q) Highest at GBP 161.4 MM
4
With ROE of 14.76%, it has a fair valuation with a 2.81 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 5.95%, its profits have risen by 17.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.1
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Cranswick Plc should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to FMCG should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Cranswick Plc for you?

Low Risk, Medium Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Cranswick Plc
5.95%
1.03
19.76%
FTSE 100
13.98%
1.15
13.60%
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)
9.37%
EBIT Growth (5y)
13.46%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
29.06
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.17
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.06
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.56
Tax Ratio
26.07%
Dividend Payout Ratio
40.30%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.03%
ROCE (avg)
17.58%
ROE (avg)
13.59%
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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
19
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.81
EV to EBIT
13.86
EV to EBITDA
9.67
EV to Capital Employed
2.58
EV to Sales
1.06
PEG Ratio
1.07
Dividend Yield
193.20%
ROCE (Latest)
18.60%
ROE (Latest)
14.76%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Sideways
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
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

15What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at GBP 455.9 MM

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at GBP 7.92

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 161.4 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 10.99 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 104.1 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 76.55 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -12.57% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at GBP 1,468.3 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at GBP 1.48

-10What is not working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 2,043.04

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 17.98%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 26.93 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 9.67 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 7.92 times

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at GBP 7.9 MM

Here's what is working for Cranswick Plc

Operating Profit
Highest at GBP 161.4 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is quite positive

Operating Profit (GBP MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 10.99 % and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at GBP 104.1 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit
Highest at GBP 76.55 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Dividend per share
Highest at GBP 7.92 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (GBP)

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at GBP 455.9 MM
in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (GBP MM)

Net Sales
Highest at GBP 1,468.3 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (GBP MM)

EPS
Highest at GBP 1.48
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (GBP)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -12.57% (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

Depreciation
Highest at GBP 49.4 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 Cranswick Plc

Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 2,043.04
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Interest
Highest at GBP 7.9 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 49.06% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (GBP MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 26.93 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 9.67 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 7.92 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 17.98%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)