Elementis Plc

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Specialty Chemicals
  • ISIN: GB0002418548
GBP
1.44
-0.1 (-6.75%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Why is Elementis Plc ?

1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 7.38%
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 7.38% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 2.14 times
  • Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -4.44% and Operating profit at 9.11% over the last 5 years
  • Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 2.14 times
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 6.58% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -4.44% and Operating profit at 9.11% over the last 5 years
4
Flat results in Jun 25
  • CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at GBP 42.91 MM
  • NET SALES(Q) Lowest at GBP 237.45 MM
  • EPS(Q) Lowest at GBP -0.09
5
With ROE of 15.07%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 1.83 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -0.68%, its profits have risen by 5.2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 2.4
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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 Specialty Chemicals)

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

Is Elementis Plc for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Elementis Plc
-1.78%
-0.90
29.57%
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)
-4.44%
EBIT Growth (5y)
9.11%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.73
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.14
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.22
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.62
Tax Ratio
3.12%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.02%
ROCE (avg)
7.38%
ROE (avg)
6.58%
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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
12
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.83
EV to EBIT
11.77
EV to EBITDA
8.49
EV to Capital Employed
1.70
EV to Sales
1.96
PEG Ratio
2.39
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
14.46%
ROE (Latest)
15.07%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

4What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -18.13% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 21.31 %

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 24.62 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 40.33 MM

-5What is not working for the Company
CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at GBP 42.91 MM

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at GBP 237.45 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at GBP -0.09

Here's what is working for Elementis Plc

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 24.62 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at GBP 40.33 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 21.31 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -18.13% (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 Elementis Plc

Net Sales
At GBP 237.45 MM has Fallen at -21.5%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very negative

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Net Sales
Lowest at GBP 237.45 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (GBP MM)

EPS
Lowest at GBP -0.09
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (GBP)

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at GBP 42.91 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents