Gas Plus SpA (GSP) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Gas Plus SpA ?

Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength as the company has not declared results in the last 6 months

Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.68 times

With ROE of 6.70%, it has a Very Expensive valuation with a 1.03 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 30.30%, its profits have risen by 204.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.1

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How much should you sell?

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 Gas)

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

Is Gas Plus SpA for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Gas Plus SpA

31.32%

3.24

42.15%

Italy FTSE MIB

27.29%

1.54

16.37%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

-15.94%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-166.82%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

0.87

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

0.94

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.09

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.59

Tax Ratio

Tax Ratio is Negative%

Dividend Payout Ratio

55.10%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

ROE (avg)

7.49%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

1.03

EV to EBIT

-234.28

EV to EBITDA

10.44

EV to Capital Employed

1.03

EV to Sales

1.47

PEG Ratio

0.08

Dividend Yield

0.09%

ROCE (Latest)

-0.44%

ROE (Latest)

6.70%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bearish

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

OBV

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

18What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at EUR 118.85 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At EUR 13.28 MM has Grown at 276.1%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At EUR 9.09 MM has Grown at 331.15%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 0.76 %

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

The company hardly has any interest cost

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at EUR 45.99 MM

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 30.69 times

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at EUR 3.43

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at EUR 45.08 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 56.4 %

-1What is not working for the Company

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 10.42% (YoY

Here's what is working for Gas Plus SpA

Pre-Tax Profit

At EUR 13.28 MM has Grown at 276.1%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (EUR MM)

Net Profit

At EUR 9.09 MM has Grown at 331.15%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (EUR MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at EUR 118.85 MM and Grown

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (EUR MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at 0.76 % and Grown

In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Operating Profit

Highest at EUR 45.08 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (EUR MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Highest at 56.4 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Cash and Eqv

Highest at EUR 45.99 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Highest at 30.69 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Dividend per share

Highest at EUR 3.43

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (EUR)

Depreciation

Highest at EUR 30.82 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (EUR MM)

Depreciation

At EUR 30.82 MM has Grown at 118.41%

period on period (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company has gone into productive use which should positively reflect in the future sales

Depreciation (EUR MM)

Here's what is not working for Gas Plus SpA

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 10.42% (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