Focusrite Plc

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Telecom - Equipment & Accessories
  • ISIN: GB00BSBMW716
GBP
2.25
0.19 (9.22%)
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  • Key factors
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Comparison
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Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Why is Focusrite Plc ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 29.86%
2
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 18.02
3
The company has declared Negative results for the last 6 consecutive quarters
  • ROCE(HY) Lowest at 1.7%
  • DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 4.28%
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 23.72% (YoY)
4
With ROE of 6.37%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 1.06 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -21.88%, its profits have fallen by -40.2%
5
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating -21.88% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed FTSE 100 in each of the last 3 annual periods
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Verdict Report
How much should you hold?
  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Focusrite Plc should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Telecom - Equipment & Accessories should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Telecom - Equipment & Accessories)

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

Is Focusrite Plc for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Focusrite Plc
-100.0%
-0.80
52.10%
FTSE 100
16.5%
1.23
12.99%
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)
5.35%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-13.10%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
18.02
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.42
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.17
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.46
Tax Ratio
Tax Ratio is Negative%
Dividend Payout Ratio
45.90%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
29.86%
ROE (avg)
19.38%
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
17
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.06
EV to EBIT
14.91
EV to EBITDA
5.99
EV to Capital Employed
1.05
EV to Sales
0.87
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
1.03%
ROCE (Latest)
7.03%
ROE (Latest)
6.37%
stock-recommendationTechnicals
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
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

2What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 66.88%

-12What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 1.7%

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 4.28%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 23.72% (YoY

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at GBP 10.43 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 12.89 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at GBP 2.12 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at GBP 1.84 MM

Here's what is working for Focusrite Plc
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 66.88% and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Depreciation
Highest at GBP 7.35 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 Focusrite Plc
Pre-Tax Profit
At GBP 2.12 MM has Fallen at -39.86%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 4.28% and Fallen
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Operating Profit
Lowest at GBP 10.43 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (GBP MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 12.89 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at GBP 2.12 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit
Lowest at GBP 1.84 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit
Fallen at -27.59%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 23.72% (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