Why is Hunting Plc ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 4.38%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 4.38% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
With a growth in Operating Profit of 2.47%, the company declared Very Positive results in Jun 25
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at GBP 265.14 MM
- OPERATING PROFIT(Q) Highest at GBP 51.13 MM
- PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) Highest at GBP 31.31 MM
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 63.39%, its profits have fallen by -34.2%
4
Market Beating performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating 63.39% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed FTSE 100 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Hunting Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Oil should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Oil)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Hunting Plc for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Hunting Plc
-100.0%
-0.20
35.17%
FTSE 100
13.98%
1.15
13.60%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
4.94%
EBIT Growth (5y)
49.81%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
-5.07
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Net Debt is too low
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.10
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.82
Tax Ratio
23.90%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
3.21%
ROE (avg)
4.38%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
12
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.17
EV to EBIT
10.22
EV to EBITDA
7.17
EV to Capital Employed
1.18
EV to Sales
0.86
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
10.66%
ROCE (Latest)
11.59%
ROE (Latest)
10.13%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Bullish
Technical Movement
11What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at GBP 265.14 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at GBP 51.13 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at GBP 31.31 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -16.99% (YoY
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 2.73 times
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 4.9 times
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at GBP 4.9
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 12.54 %
-5What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At GBP 6.71 MM has Grown at 73.18%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at -3.7%
Here's what is working for Hunting Plc
Operating Profit
Highest at GBP 51.13 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is quite positive
Operating Profit (GBP MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at GBP 31.31 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive
Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at GBP 265.14 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (GBP MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 12.54 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 2.73 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 4.9 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Dividend per share
Highest at GBP 4.9
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (GBP)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -16.99% (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 Hunting Plc
Interest
At GBP 6.71 MM has Grown at 73.18%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (GBP MM)






