Halma Plc

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Electronics & Appliances
  • ISIN: GB0004052071
GBP
38.02
0.02 (0.05%)
  • Price Points
  • Score
  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Why is Halma Plc ?

1
Flat results in Mar 26
  • DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Lowest at 30.76%
  • DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 4.86 times
  • INTEREST(Q) Highest at GBP 19.9 MM
2
With ROE of 17.46%, it has a expensive valuation with a 7.48 Price to Book Value
  • The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 17.64%, its profits have risen by 21.1% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 2
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Halma Plc should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Electronics & Appliances should be less than 30%

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

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Halma Plc for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Halma Plc
17.64%
1.64
33.23%
FTSE 100
18.59%
1.58
11.75%
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)
13.10%
EBIT Growth (5y)
16.52%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
17.59
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.00
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.24
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.84
Tax Ratio
24.18%
Dividend Payout Ratio
25.10%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.00%
ROCE (avg)
16.67%
ROE (avg)
16.12%
stock-recommendationValuation

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
43
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
7.48
EV to EBIT
32.08
EV to EBITDA
25.64
EV to Capital Employed
6.07
EV to Sales
6.40
PEG Ratio
2.03
Dividend Yield
60.62%
ROCE (Latest)
18.91%
ROE (Latest)
17.46%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

8What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at GBP 922.2 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0% (YoY

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at GBP 4.86

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at GBP 1,344.9 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 340.2 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 248.4 MM

-3What is not working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 30.76%

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 4.86 times

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at GBP 19.9 MM

Here's what is working for Halma Plc

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at GBP 922.2 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 1,344.9 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at GBP 340.2 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (GBP MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at GBP 248.4 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Dividend per share
Highest at GBP 4.86
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (GBP)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0% (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

Depreciation
Highest at GBP 71.3 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (GBP MM)

Here's what is not working for Halma Plc

Interest
Highest at GBP 19.9 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 24.38% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (GBP MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 4.86 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 30.76%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)