Why is Forterra Plc ?
1
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 0.78% of over the last 5 years
2
The company has declared Negative results for the last 4 consecutive quarters
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at GBP 70.6 MM
3
With ROE of 8.15%, it has a expensive valuation with a 1.72 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 1.56%, its profits have fallen by -10.9%
4
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 1.56% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (FTSE 100) returns of 16.71%
How much should you sell?
- All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses
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When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Forterra Plc for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Forterra Plc
2.6%
0.24
28.31%
FTSE 100
15.94%
1.29
12.98%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
4.09%
EBIT Growth (5y)
0.78%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
11.77
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.72
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.40
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.35
Tax Ratio
29.44%
Dividend Payout Ratio
36.10%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
17.27%
ROE (avg)
14.37%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
21
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.72
EV to EBIT
15.02
EV to EBITDA
9.09
EV to Capital Employed
1.54
EV to Sales
1.25
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
210.13%
ROCE (Latest)
10.29%
ROE (Latest)
8.15%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
2What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 55.72%
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at GBP 195.1 MM
-3What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at GBP 70.6 MM
Here's what is working for Forterra Plc
Net Sales
Highest at GBP 195.1 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (GBP MM)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 55.72%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Here's what is not working for Forterra Plc
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at GBP 70.6 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (GBP MM)






