Driver Group Plc (DRV) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

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Strong Buy

Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Driver Group Plc ?

With a growth in Operating Profit of 10.73%, the company declared Very Positive results in Mar 26

The company has declared positive results for the last 2 consecutive quarters
ROCE(HY) Highest at 7.82%
OPERATING PROFIT(Q) Highest at GBP 1.39 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q) Highest at 5.86 %

With ROE of 7.74%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.19 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 34.78%, its profits have risen by 57% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.1

Market Beating Performance

The stock has generated a return of 34.78% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (FTSE 100) returns of 17.87%

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Driver Group Plc should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Construction should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Driver Group Plc for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Driver Group Plc

34.78%

0.61

48.14%

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)

-2.08%

EBIT Growth (5y)

4.85%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

0.46

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.15

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

2.73

Tax Ratio

52.89%

Dividend Payout Ratio

114.50%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

6.46%

ROE (avg)

3.06%

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

1.19

EV to EBIT

7.94

EV to EBITDA

5.30

EV to Capital Employed

1.25

EV to Sales

0.29

PEG Ratio

0.13

Dividend Yield

0.00%

ROCE (Latest)

15.68%

ROE (Latest)

7.74%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

Bullish

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Dow Theory

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

OBV

No Trend

Bullish

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

13What is working for the Company

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 7.82%

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 1.39 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 5.86 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 0.97 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -8.2% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at GBP 23.67 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 0.62 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at GBP 0.01

-5What is not working for the Company

INTEREST(HY)

At GBP 0.04 MM has Grown at 875%

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Lowest at GBP 3.09

Here's what is working for Driver Group Plc

Operating Profit

Highest at GBP 1.39 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 5.86 % 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 0.97 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 Sales

Highest at GBP 23.67 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At GBP 0.97 MM has Grown at 52.44%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit

Highest at GBP 0.62 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (GBP MM)

EPS

Highest at GBP 0.01

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (GBP)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -8.2% (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 Driver Group Plc

Interest

At GBP 0.04 MM has Grown at 875%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (GBP MM)

Dividend per share

Lowest at GBP 3.09

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower dividend than previous years

DPS (GBP)