Howden Joinery Group Plc

  • Market Cap: Mid Cap
  • Industry: Electronics & Appliances
  • ISIN: GB0005576813
GBP
8.08
-0.1 (-1.22%)
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  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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Comparison

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Why is Howden Joinery Group Plc ?

1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 28.65%
2
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 24.69
3
With a growth in Net Profit of 98.77%, the company declared Very Positive results in Dec 25
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at GBP 908.7 MM
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -4.16% (YoY)
  • CASH AND EQV(HY) Highest at GBP 344.5 MM
4
With ROE of 22.48%, it has a expensive valuation with a 3.66 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -5.55%, its profits have risen by 7.4% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.7
5
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating -5.55% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed FTSE 100 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Howden Joinery Group Plc should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Electronics & Appliances should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Electronics & Appliances)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Howden Joinery Group Plc for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Howden Joinery Group Plc
-5.55%
0.35
28.37%
FTSE 100
17.87%
1.52
11.77%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
9.34%
EBIT Growth (5y)
12.67%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
24.69
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.23
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.16
Tax Ratio
24.02%
Dividend Payout Ratio
44.52%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.00%
ROCE (avg)
55.00%
ROE (avg)
28.65%
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
16
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.66
EV to EBIT
11.58
EV to EBITDA
7.82
EV to Capital Employed
4.36
EV to Sales
1.70
PEG Ratio
1.71
Dividend Yield
275.22%
ROCE (Latest)
37.66%
ROE (Latest)
22.48%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

12What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at GBP 908.7 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -4.16% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at GBP 344.5 MM

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at GBP 10.07

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at GBP 1,420.4 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 329.5 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 23.2 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 227.7 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 178.1 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at GBP 0.33

-3What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 23.08%

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at GBP 12.9 MM

Here's what is working for Howden Joinery Group Plc

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at GBP 908.7 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)

Net Sales
Highest at GBP 1,420.4 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at GBP 329.5 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (GBP MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 23.2 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at GBP 227.7 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 178.1 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 344.5 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Dividend per share
Highest at GBP 10.07
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (GBP)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -4.16% (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

Depreciation
Highest at GBP 95.6 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (GBP MM)

Depreciation
At GBP 95.6 MM has Grown at 27.13%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company has gone into productive use which should positively reflect in the future sales

Depreciation (GBP MM)

Here's what is not working for Howden Joinery Group Plc

Interest
Highest at GBP 12.9 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 22.86% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (GBP MM)