Henry Boot Plc (BOOT) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Henry Boot Plc ?

Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 5.76%

The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 5.76% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 2.49% and Operating profit at 29.10% over the last 5 years

Flat results in Dec 25

NET SALES(Q) At GBP 125.12 MM has Fallen at -43.72%
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At GBP 14.93 MM has Fallen at -31.87%
CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at GBP 8.4 MM

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -24.54% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed FTSE 100 in each of the last 3 annual periods

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Henry Boot Plc for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Henry Boot Plc

-100.0%

-0.73

29.22%

FTSE 100

17.87%

1.52

11.77%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

2.49%

EBIT Growth (5y)

29.10%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

9.23

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

1.32

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.14

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.64

Tax Ratio

24.90%

Dividend Payout Ratio

48.91%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

5.76%

ROE (avg)

6.72%

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

0.52

EV to EBIT

12.70

EV to EBITDA

10.49

EV to Capital Employed

0.61

EV to Sales

1.29

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

4.82%

ROCE (Latest)

4.83%

ROE (Latest)

3.99%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

No Trend

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bearish

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

5What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at GBP 5.97 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -37.23% (YoY

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 15.66 %

-8What is not working for the Company

NET SALES(Q)

At GBP 125.12 MM has Fallen at -43.72%

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At GBP 14.93 MM has Fallen at -31.87%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at GBP 8.4 MM

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 0.53 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 3.26 times

Here's what is working for Henry Boot Plc

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at GBP 5.97 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)

Operating Profit Margin

Highest at 15.66 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -37.23% (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

Here's what is not working for Henry Boot Plc

Net Sales

At GBP 125.12 MM has Fallen at -43.72%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is extremely negative

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At GBP 14.93 MM has Fallen at -31.87%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at GBP 8.4 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 0.53 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 3.26 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio