Greencore Group Plc (GNC) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Greencore Group Plc ?

Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 9.97%

The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 9.97% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)

The company is Net-Debt Free

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 15.72% and Operating profit at 76.98% over the last 5 years
The company is Net-Debt Free
The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 8.56% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 15.72% and Operating profit at 76.98% over the last 5 years

The company has declared negative results in Mar'2026 after 3 consecutive positive quarters

ROCE(HY) Lowest at 0.32%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 66.24 %
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 18.11 times

With ROE of 6.31%, it has a attractive valuation with a 1.11 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 1.20%, its profits have risen by 36.7%

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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 FMCG)

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

Is Greencore Group Plc for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Greencore Group Plc

3.09%

0.17

31.75%

FTSE 100

19.78%

1.58

11.75%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

15.72%

EBIT Growth (5y)

76.98%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

4.46

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

2.01

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.34

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

2.29

Tax Ratio

84.62%

Dividend Payout Ratio

19.64%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

0.97%

ROCE (avg)

11.19%

ROE (avg)

8.56%

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

1.11

EV to EBIT

17.47

EV to EBITDA

10.88

EV to Capital Employed

1.07

EV to Sales

1.04

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

0.00%

ROCE (Latest)

6.11%

ROE (Latest)

6.31%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Dow Theory

No Trend

OBV

No Trend

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

8What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at GBP 236.6 MM

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at GBP 197.7 MM

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at GBP 1,318 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

At GBP 40.8 MM has Grown at 67.74%

-11What is not working for the Company

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 0.32%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 66.24 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 18.11 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 7.01 times

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at GBP 19.1 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at GBP -0.05

Here's what is working for Greencore Group Plc

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at GBP 236.6 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 (GBP MM)

Net Sales

Highest at GBP 1,318 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Net Sales

At GBP 1,318 MM has Grown at 42.95%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Net Profit

At GBP 40.8 MM has Grown at 67.74%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Cash and Eqv

Highest at GBP 197.7 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Depreciation

Highest at GBP 51.2 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

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

Depreciation (GBP MM)

Depreciation

At GBP 51.2 MM has Grown at 52.38%

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 (GBP MM)

Here's what is not working for Greencore Group Plc

Interest

Highest at GBP 19.1 MM

in the last five periods and Increased by 101.05% (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (GBP MM)

EPS

Lowest at GBP -0.05

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (GBP)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 66.24 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 18.11 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 7.01 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio