Hostelworld Group Plc (HSW) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Hostelworld Group Plc ?

Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 6.76%

The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 6.76% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)

Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 2.42 times

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 10.34% and Operating profit at 25.57% over the last 5 years
Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 2.42 times
The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 5.81% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds

With ROE of 12.12%, it has a expensive valuation with a 2.50 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -9.61%, its profits have fallen by -44.5%

Underperformed the market in the last 1 year

Even though the market (FTSE 100) has generated returns of 16.09% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -9.61% returns

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 Tour, Travel Related Services)

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

Is Hostelworld Group Plc for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Hostelworld Group Plc

-11.03%

-0.46

40.11%

FTSE 100

16.09%

1.25

12.83%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

10.34%

EBIT Growth (5y)

25.57%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

-6.89

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

2.42

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.02

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.80

Tax Ratio

16.74%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

6.76%

ROE (avg)

5.81%

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

2.50

EV to EBIT

13.19

EV to EBITDA

7.91

EV to Capital Employed

2.64

EV to Sales

1.88

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

66.96%

ROCE (Latest)

19.99%

ROE (Latest)

12.12%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Sideways

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

OBV

Mildly Bearish

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

7What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at GBP 29.79 MM

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 95.72%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -9,015% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at -8.49 %

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at GBP 16.25

-7What is not working for the Company

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At GBP 1.43 MM has Fallen at -51.99%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At GBP 0.93 MM has Fallen at -57.05%

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 16.25%

Here's what is working for Hostelworld Group Plc

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at GBP 29.79 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)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at -8.49 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Dividend per share

Highest at GBP 16.25

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (GBP)

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 95.72%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -9,015% (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 Hostelworld Group Plc

Pre-Tax Profit

At GBP 1.43 MM has Fallen at -51.99%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit

At GBP 0.93 MM has Fallen at -57.05%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 16.25%

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio