Hargreaves Services Plc

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Miscellaneous
  • ISIN: GB00B0MTC970
GBP
7.10
-0.54 (-7.07%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
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  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Hold
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
Financial
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Why is Hargreaves Services Plc ?

1
Healthy long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 53.62%
2
With a growth in Net Sales of 31.61%, the company declared Outstanding results in Nov 25
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at GBP 74.22 MM
  • ROCE(HY) Highest at 11.15%
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 1,263.7
3
With ROE of 10.80%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.26 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 11.38%, its profits have risen by 50.3% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.2
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Hargreaves Services Plc should be less than 10%
  2. 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?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Hargreaves Services Plc
6.29%
4.30
37.22%
FTSE 100
15.58%
1.15
13.60%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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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)
2.57
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.47
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.04
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.13
Tax Ratio
29.57%
Dividend Payout Ratio
82.50%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
2.93%
ROE (avg)
12.46%
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
12
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.26
EV to EBIT
14.24
EV to EBITDA
6.37
EV to Capital Employed
1.29
EV to Sales
0.73
PEG Ratio
0.23
Dividend Yield
473.17%
ROCE (Latest)
9.06%
ROE (Latest)
10.80%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

20What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at GBP 74.22 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 11.15%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 1,263.7

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at GBP 37.28 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 2.94 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 4.98 times

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at GBP 3.32

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at GBP 183.06 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 13.23 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 11.03 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at GBP 0.33

-2What is not working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 15.71% (YoY

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 10 %

Here's what is working for Hargreaves Services Plc

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at GBP 74.22 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)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 1,263.7
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Pre-Tax Profit
At GBP 13.23 MM has Grown at 148.35%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit
At GBP 11.03 MM has Grown at 176.81%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Net Sales
Highest at GBP 183.06 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Net Sales
At GBP 183.06 MM has Grown at 46.05%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at GBP 13.23 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 11.03 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (GBP MM)

EPS
Highest at GBP 0.33
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (GBP)

Cash and Eqv
Highest at GBP 37.28 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 2.94 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 4.98 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Dividend per share
Highest at GBP 3.32
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (GBP)

Depreciation
Highest at GBP 10.59 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

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 10 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 15.71% (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