ScoreWhy is FirstGroup Plc ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 3.69%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 3.69% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -7.28% and Operating profit at 3.30% over the last 5 years
- High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 6.35% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
3
Flat results in Sep 25
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 43.21% (YoY)
- CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at GBP 421 MM
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 155.71 times
4
With ROE of 22.24%, it has a attractive valuation with a 1.60 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -6.86%, its profits have risen by 273.2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- Even though the market (FTSE 100) has generated returns of 15.58% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -6.86% returns
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to FirstGroup Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Transport Services should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Transport Services)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is FirstGroup Plc for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
FirstGroup Plc
-6.08%
0.10
27.45%
FTSE 100
15.58%
1.15
13.60%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-7.28%
EBIT Growth (5y)
3.30%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
0.58
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.01
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.83
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
3.00
Tax Ratio
18.98%
Dividend Payout Ratio
30.47%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.03%
ROCE (avg)
3.69%
ROE (avg)
6.35%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
7
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.60
EV to EBIT
9.87
EV to EBITDA
1.79
EV to Capital Employed
1.38
EV to Sales
0.27
PEG Ratio
0.03
Dividend Yield
479.48%
ROCE (Latest)
13.96%
ROE (Latest)
22.24%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend4What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 19.57%
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 22.18%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 6.95 times
-3What is not working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 43.21% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Lowest at GBP 421 MM
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 155.71 times
Here's what is working for FirstGroup Plc
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 6.95 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 22.18%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Here's what is not working for FirstGroup Plc
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at GBP 421 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 155.71 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 43.21% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Non Operating Income
Highest at GBP 0.69 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable
Non Operating income
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