Experian Plc (EXPN) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Why is Experian Plc ?

High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 19.51%

High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 9.44% of over the last 5 years
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 9.44% of over the last 5 years

Positive results in Sep 25

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at GBP 3,076.63 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -2.02% (YoY)
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 4.55 times

With ROE of 26.48%, it has a expensive valuation with a 6.31 Price to Book Value

The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -24.28%, its profits have risen by 3.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 6

Below par performance in long term as well as near term

Along with generating -24.28% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed FTSE 100 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Experian Plc should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Miscellaneous should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Experian Plc for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Experian Plc

-24.84%

-0.58

28.11%

FTSE 100

13.98%

1.15

13.60%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

8.49%

EBIT Growth (5y)

9.44%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

12.02

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

1.77

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.89

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.79

Tax Ratio

24.50%

Dividend Payout Ratio

47.31%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

0.14%

ROCE (avg)

19.51%

ROE (avg)

26.88%

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

6.31

EV to EBIT

19.25

EV to EBITDA

13.60

EV to Capital Employed

3.71

EV to Sales

4.77

PEG Ratio

6.03

Dividend Yield

851.30%

ROCE (Latest)

19.29%

ROE (Latest)

26.48%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bullish

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

OBV

No Trend

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

9What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at GBP 3,076.63 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -2.02% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 4.55 times

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 35.28 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 740.12 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 569 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at GBP 0.61

-6What is not working for the Company

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 1,293.69

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 25.95%

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at GBP 82.73 MM

Here's what is working for Experian Plc

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at GBP 3,076.63 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)

Operating Profit Margin

Highest at 35.28 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Highest at GBP 740.12 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit

Highest at GBP 569 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (GBP MM)

EPS

Highest at GBP 0.61

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (GBP)

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Highest at 4.55 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -2.02% (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 319 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 Experian Plc

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 1,293.69

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Interest

Highest at GBP 82.73 MM

in the last five periods and Increased by 40.15% (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (GBP MM)

Dividend Payout Ratio

Lowest at 25.95%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)