Frontline Plc

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Transport Services
  • ISIN: CY0200352116
USD
33.75
-0.08 (-0.24%)
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  • Key factors
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  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
Hold
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Comparison

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Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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International Seaways, Inc.
FLEX LNG Ltd.
Frontline Plc
Golden Ocean Group Ltd.
Star Bulk Carriers Corp.

Why is Frontline Plc ?

1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 8.98%
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 8.98% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
The company has declared Negative results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
  • NET PROFIT(HY) At USD 110.83 MM has Grown at -69.92%
  • NET SALES(HY) At USD 907.94 MM has Grown at -19.96%
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 24.01% (YoY)
3
With ROCE of 9.96%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.29 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
  • The stock is trading at a fair value compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 61.46%, its profits have fallen by -45.4%
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Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Frontline Plc for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Frontline Plc
107.18%
-0.28
49.78%
S&P 500
13.68%
0.70
20.15%
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)
5.92%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-4.98%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.20
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
5.74
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
1.39
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.33
Tax Ratio
2.28%
Dividend Payout Ratio
87.60%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
30.36%
ROCE (avg)
8.98%
ROE (avg)
16.85%
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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
33
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.05
EV to EBIT
23.74
EV to EBITDA
13.40
EV to Capital Employed
1.89
EV to Sales
5.74
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
11.06%
ROCE (Latest)
7.94%
ROE (Latest)
9.37%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
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

0What is working for the Company
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NO KEY POSITIVE TRIGGERS
-17What is not working for the Company
NET SALES(9M)

At USD 1,340.6 MM has Grown at -17.49%

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD 41.71 MM has Fallen at -31.82%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD 40.32 MM has Fallen at -32.24%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 22.07% (YoY

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 172.82 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 39.94 %

Here's what is not working for Frontline Plc

Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 41.71 MM has Fallen at -31.82%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 61.17 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD 40.32 MM has Fallen at -32.24%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 59.51 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Sales
At USD 1,340.6 MM has Grown at -17.49%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Lowest at USD 172.82 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 39.94 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 22.07% (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