Crest Nicholson Holdings Plc (CRST) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Financial

Technical

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Crest Nicholson Holdings Plc

Why is Crest Nicholson Holdings Plc ?

Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 8.45%

The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 8.45% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -5.84% and Operating profit at -18.70% over the last 5 years

The company has declared Negative results for the last 4 consecutive quarters

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at GBP -119.3 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 11.06 %
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 0.46%

Risky -

The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -24.34%, its profits have risen by 60.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.1

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -24.34% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed FTSE 100 in each of the last 3 annual periods

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Crest Nicholson Holdings Plc for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Crest Nicholson Holdings Plc

-23.17%

-1.21

38.42%

FTSE 100

16.88%

1.29

12.91%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

-5.84%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-18.70%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

6.53

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

0.61

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.10

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.78

Tax Ratio

29.07%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

10.16%

ROE (avg)

8.45%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

0.58

EV to EBIT

21.40

EV to EBITDA

18.95

EV to Capital Employed

0.62

EV to Sales

0.81

PEG Ratio

0.13

Dividend Yield

151.88%

ROCE (Latest)

2.88%

ROE (Latest)

7.20%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

No Trend

OBV

Mildly Bearish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

3What is working for the Company

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At GBP 7.9 MM has Grown at 182.14%

-13What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at GBP -119.3 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 11.06 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 0.46%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 21.95% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at GBP 249.5 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at GBP 5.55 MM

Here's what is working for Crest Nicholson Holdings Plc

Pre-Tax Profit

At GBP 7.9 MM has Grown at 182.14%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Here's what is not working for Crest Nicholson Holdings Plc

Net Profit

At GBP 5.55 MM has Fallen at -46.07%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at GBP -119.3 MM and Fallen

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (GBP MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 11.06 % and Grown

In each half year 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 0.46% and Fallen

In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Net Sales

Lowest at GBP 249.5 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Net Profit

Lowest at GBP 5.55 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 21.95% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Non Operating Income

Highest at GBP 0.47 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income