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
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Focusrite Plc should be less than 10%
- 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
-20.35%
-0.80
52.10%
FTSE 100
16.5%
1.23
12.99%
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%
Valuation Key Factors 
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%
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
Technical Movement
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 yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Depreciation
Highest at GBP 7.35 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO 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 periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Operating Profit
Lowest at GBP 10.43 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (GBP MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 12.89 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at GBP 2.12 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO 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 periodsMOJO 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






