Diploma Plc (DPLM) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Diploma Plc ?

High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 15.93%

Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 12.31

Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 21.58%

With a growth in Net Profit of 12.57%, the company declared Very Positive results in Mar 26

The company has declared positive results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at GBP 499 MM
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at GBP 6.57
NET SALES(Q) Highest at GBP 851.1 MM

With ROE of 22.37%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 9.19 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 50.50%, its profits have risen by 44.4% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.9

Consistent Returns over the last 3 years

Along with generating 50.50% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed FTSE 100 in each of the last 3 annual periods

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Diploma Plc should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Trading & Distributors should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Diploma Plc for you?

Medium Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Diploma Plc

50.5%

2.66

28.57%

FTSE 100

17.87%

1.52

11.77%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

21.58%

EBIT Growth (5y)

34.71%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

12.31

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

1.13

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.41

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.03

Tax Ratio

24.02%

Dividend Payout Ratio

45.18%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

0.00%

ROCE (avg)

15.93%

ROE (avg)

14.70%

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

9.19

EV to EBIT

28.23

EV to EBITDA

22.28

EV to Capital Employed

7.11

EV to Sales

6.09

PEG Ratio

0.93

Dividend Yield

0.88%

ROCE (Latest)

25.20%

ROE (Latest)

22.37%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

Dow Theory

No Trend

OBV

No Trend

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

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

10What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at GBP 499 MM

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at GBP 6.57

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at GBP 851.1 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -31.04% (YoY

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At GBP 158.3 MM has Grown at 48.08%

EPS(Q)

Highest at GBP 0.74

-2What is not working for the Company

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 3.7 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 6.57 times

Here's what is working for Diploma Plc

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at GBP 499 MM and Grown

In each year 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 851.1 MM and Grown

In each period in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is very positive

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Dividend per share

Highest at GBP 6.57 and Grown

In each year in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (GBP)

Pre-Tax Profit

At GBP 158.3 MM has Grown at 48.08%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

EPS

Highest at GBP 0.74

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (GBP)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -31.04% (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 48.9 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 Diploma Plc

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 3.7 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 6.57 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio