Why is Ibstock Plc ?
1
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -1.03% of over the last 5 years
2
The company has declared Negative results for the last 4 consecutive quarters
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at GBP 106.18 MM
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 646.51
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 15.01% (YoY)
3
With ROE of 3.64%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 1.40 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -27.32%, its profits have fallen by -62.6%
4
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -27.32% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed FTSE 100 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
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 Building Products)
When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Ibstock Plc for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Ibstock Plc
-28.91%
-0.40
33.80%
FTSE 100
15.94%
1.29
12.98%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
2.51%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-1.03%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
9.60
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.14
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.33
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.77
Tax Ratio
27.02%
Dividend Payout Ratio
104.17%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
10.75%
ROE (avg)
9.51%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
38
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.40
EV to EBIT
29.02
EV to EBITDA
10.79
EV to Capital Employed
1.28
EV to Sales
1.83
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
2.89%
ROCE (Latest)
4.43%
ROE (Latest)
3.64%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
1What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 104.9%
-9What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at GBP 106.18 MM
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Lowest at 646.51
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 15.01% (YoY
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 45.27 %
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at GBP 5.11 MM
Here's what is working for Ibstock Plc
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 104.9%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Here's what is not working for Ibstock Plc
Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 646.51
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at GBP 106.18 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (GBP MM)
Interest
Highest at GBP 5.11 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 18.68% (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (GBP MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 45.27 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 15.01% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales






