ScoreWhy is Hays plc ?
1
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 14.87% of over the last 5 years
2
The company has declared Negative results for the last 5 consecutive quarters
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at GBP 186.2 MM
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 17.17% (YoY)
- DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Lowest at GBP 5.97
3
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 -48.15%, its profits have fallen by -73.6%
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -48.15% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed FTSE 100 in each of the last 3 annual periods
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Is Hays plc for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Hays plc
-100.0%
-1.99
34.51%
FTSE 100
17.87%
1.52
11.77%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
3.08%
EBIT Growth (5y)
14.87%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
17.93
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Net Debt is too low
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.03
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
9.13
Tax Ratio
100.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.00%
ROCE (avg)
21.76%
ROE (avg)
12.42%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
48
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.11
EV to EBIT
13.01
EV to EBITDA
5.24
EV to Capital Employed
1.11
EV to Sales
0.08
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
48.45%
ROCE (Latest)
8.57%
ROE (Latest)
2.31%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
Bullish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Bearish
Bearish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend1What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 750%
-10What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at GBP 186.2 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 17.17% (YoY
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Lowest at GBP 5.97
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Fallen at -29.47%
NET PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at GBP 0.87 MM
Here's what is working for Hays plc
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 750%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Here's what is not working for Hays plc
Net Profit
At GBP 0.87 MM has Fallen at -86.05%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (GBP MM)
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at GBP 186.2 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (GBP MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Fallen at -29.47%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative
Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)
Net Profit
Lowest at GBP 0.87 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (GBP MM)
Dividend per share
Lowest at GBP 5.97
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower dividend than previous years
DPS (GBP)
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 17.17% (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
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