Why is Great Portland Estates Plc ?
1
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 7.85% and Operating profit at -0.93%
2
With a growth in Net Sales of 9.42%, the company declared Very Positive results in Mar 26
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 7.49%
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) The company hardly has any interest cost
- PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) Highest at GBP 18.5 MM
3
With ROE of 4.52%, it has a attractive valuation with a 0.62 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -9.11%, its profits have risen by 81.9% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.2
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -9.11% 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 Great Portland Estates Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Realty should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Realty)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Great Portland Estates Plc for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Great Portland Estates Plc
-9.11%
-0.26
26.57%
FTSE 100
17.87%
1.52
11.77%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
7.85%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-0.93%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
2.54
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0
Tax Ratio
1.88%
Dividend Payout Ratio
21.41%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
1.00%
ROCE (avg)
1.40%
ROE (avg)
0.90%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
14
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.62
EV to EBIT
52.07
EV to EBITDA
50.43
EV to Capital Employed
0.61
EV to Sales
10.91
PEG Ratio
0.17
Dividend Yield
318.13%
ROCE (Latest)
1.17%
ROE (Latest)
4.52%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
14What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 7.49%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
The company hardly has any interest cost
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at GBP 18.5 MM
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at GBP 63.3 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at GBP 42.6 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at GBP 0.24
-5What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at GBP -35.1 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 11.12% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Lowest at GBP 22.7 MM
Here's what is working for Great Portland Estates Plc
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at GBP 18.5 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive
Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At GBP 18.5 MM has Grown at 128.4%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive
Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)
Net Sales
Highest at GBP 63.3 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (GBP MM)
Net Profit
Highest at GBP 42.6 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (GBP MM)
Net Profit
At GBP 42.6 MM has Grown at 85.04%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (GBP MM)
EPS
Highest at GBP 0.24
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (GBP)
Here's what is not working for Great Portland Estates Plc
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at GBP -35.1 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)
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at GBP 22.7 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 11.12% (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






