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EKF Diagnostics Holdings Plc

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
  • ISIN: GB0031509804
  • LON: EKF
GBP
0.25
0.00 (0.00%)

Sep 22

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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Why is EKF Diagnostics Holdings Plc ?

1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 11.66%
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 11.66% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 11.66%
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 11.66% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
3
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 11.66%
4
Flat results in Jun 26
  • INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 2.86 times
5
With ROE of 3.67%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 1.60 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -16.67%, its profits have fallen by -63.5%
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. 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 Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology)

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

Is EKF Diagnostics Holdings Plc for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
EKF Diagnostics Holdings Plc
-13.79%
-0.33
41.41%
FTSE 100
16.06%
1.40
11.82%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-4.60%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-15.30%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
7.89
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.19
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.79
Tax Ratio
57.65%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
13.13%
ROE (avg)
11.66%
stock-recommendationValuation

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
44
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.60
EV to EBIT
14.05
EV to EBITDA
7.81
EV to Capital Employed
1.77
EV to Sales
1.84
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
12.58%
ROE (Latest)
3.67%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
Bullish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
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stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

4What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)

Higher at GBP 2.53 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -11.08% (YoY

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 3.71 MM

-1What is not working for the Company
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 2.86 times

Here's what is working for EKF Diagnostics Holdings Plc

Net Profit
Higher at GBP 2.53 MM
than preceding 12 month period ended Jun 2026
MOJO Watch
In the half year the company has already crossed Net Profit of the previous twelve months

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at GBP 3.71 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -11.08% (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 EKF Diagnostics Holdings Plc

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 2.86 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

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