Why is Halfords Group Plc ?
1
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 6.19
2
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -171.96% of over the last 5 years
3
With a growth in Operating Profit of 295.61%, the company declared Very Positive results in Sep 25
- DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Highest at 46.37%
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -7.36% (YoY)
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at 46.92 %
4
Risky -
- The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 7.06%, its profits have fallen by -204.2%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Halfords Group Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Retailing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Retailing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Halfords Group Plc for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Halfords Group Plc
-100.0%
-1.31
29.04%
FTSE 100
13.98%
1.15
13.60%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
7.56%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-171.96%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
6.19
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.29
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.14
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.53
Tax Ratio
12.67%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.23%
ROCE (avg)
15.00%
ROE (avg)
11.09%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
NA (Loss Making)
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.62
EV to EBIT
-18.41
EV to EBITDA
3.27
EV to Capital Employed
0.66
EV to Sales
0.21
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
624.11%
ROCE (Latest)
-3.59%
ROE (Latest)
-6.87%
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
8What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 46.37%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -7.36% (YoY
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 46.92 %
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at GBP 893.3 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at GBP 17.21 MM
-2What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at -6.44%
Here's what is working for Halfords Group Plc
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 46.37% and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Net Sales
Highest at GBP 893.3 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (GBP MM)
Net Profit
Highest at GBP 17.21 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (GBP MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 46.92 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -7.36% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales






