Why is Henry Boot Plc ?
1
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)
2
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 9.23
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 3.10% and Operating profit at 1.31% over the last 5 years
4
The company declared positive results in Dec'24 after very negative results in Jun'24
- PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At GBP 7.67 MM has Grown at 313.75%
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -11.79% (YoY)
- DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 4.67 times
5
With ROE of 5.33%, it has a fair valuation with a 0.60 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -16.91%, its profits have risen by 70.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.2
6
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -16.91% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed FTSE 100 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Henry Boot Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Furniture, Home Furnishing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Furniture, Home Furnishing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Henry Boot Plc for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Henry Boot Plc
-100.0%
-0.61
27.61%
FTSE 100
13.98%
1.15
13.60%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
3.10%
EBIT Growth (5y)
1.31%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
9.23
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.32
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.14
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.66
Tax Ratio
24.90%
Dividend Payout Ratio
44.15%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
5.76%
ROE (avg)
6.72%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
11
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.60
EV to EBIT
10.47
EV to EBITDA
9.08
EV to Capital Employed
0.67
EV to Sales
0.96
PEG Ratio
0.16
Dividend Yield
4.25%
ROCE (Latest)
6.41%
ROE (Latest)
5.33%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
Bullish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
5What is working for the Company
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At GBP 7.67 MM has Grown at 313.75%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -11.79% (YoY
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 4.67 times
-1What is not working for the Company
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Lowest at GBP 9.95 MM
Here's what is working for Henry Boot Plc
Pre-Tax Profit
At GBP 7.67 MM has Grown at 313.75%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive
Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 4.67 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -11.79% (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
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at GBP 9.95 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents






