Hargreaves Services Plc (HSP) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Quality

Valuation

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Why is Hargreaves Services Plc ?

The company has declared Positive results for the last 3 consecutive quarters

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at GBP 73.78 MM
ROCE(HY) Highest at 15.71%
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 5.96 times

With ROE of 10.80%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.25 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 11.69%, its profits have risen by 50.3% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.2

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How much should you buy?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Hargreaves Services Plc should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Miscellaneous should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Hargreaves Services Plc for you?

Medium Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Hargreaves Services Plc

11.69%

6.36

31.51%

FTSE 100

16.06%

1.36

11.82%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

11.07%

EBIT Growth (5y)

53.62%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

3.68

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

0.13

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.04

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.13

Tax Ratio

21.75%

Dividend Payout Ratio

82.50%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

4.74%

ROE (avg)

12.46%

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

1.25

EV to EBIT

14.14

EV to EBITDA

6.33

EV to Capital Employed

1.28

EV to Sales

0.73

PEG Ratio

0.23

Dividend Yield

488.91%

ROCE (Latest)

9.06%

ROE (Latest)

10.80%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

Mildly Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Mildly Bullish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Mildly Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

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

15What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at GBP 73.78 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 15.71%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 5.96 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 3.68 times

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at GBP 3.68

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 20.49 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 19.67 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at GBP 0.59

-4What is not working for the Company

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 732.83

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 8.69% (YoY

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at GBP 2.47 MM

Here's what is working for Hargreaves Services Plc

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at GBP 73.78 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)

Pre-Tax Profit

At GBP 20.49 MM has Grown at 152.52%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

Highest at GBP 20.49 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit

Highest at GBP 19.67 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit

At GBP 19.67 MM has Grown at 82.68%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (GBP MM)

EPS

Highest at GBP 0.59

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (GBP)

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Highest at 5.96 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Highest at 3.68 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Dividend per share

Highest at GBP 3.68

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (GBP)

Depreciation

Highest at GBP 12.06 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 Hargreaves Services Plc

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 732.83

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Interest

Highest at GBP 2.47 MM

in the last five periods and Increased by 70.67% (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (GBP MM)

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 8.69% (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

Non Operating Income

Highest at GBP 0.82 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income

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