IMI Plc (IMI) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

Buy

Strong Buy

Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is IMI Plc ?

High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 23.61%

With a growth in Net Profit of 67.85%, the company declared Outstanding results in Dec 25

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at GBP 756.3 MM
ROCE(HY) Highest at 28.25%
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at GBP 4.32

With ROE of 27.53%, it has a fair valuation with a 6.57 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 47.19%, its profits have risen by 2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 4.1

Consistent Returns over the last 3 years

Along with generating 47.19% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed FTSE 100 in each of the last 3 annual periods

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

Overall Portfolio exposure to IMI Plc should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Industrial Manufacturing should be less than 30%

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

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

Is IMI Plc for you?

Medium Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

IMI Plc

47.19%

6.27

21.91%

FTSE 100

17.87%

1.52

11.77%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

4.77%

EBIT Growth (5y)

10.03%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

16.30

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

1.14

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.44

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.28

Tax Ratio

24.79%

Dividend Payout Ratio

27.52%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

0.02%

ROCE (avg)

23.61%

ROE (avg)

27.47%

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

6.57

EV to EBIT

18.10

EV to EBITDA

14.32

EV to Capital Employed

4.90

EV to Sales

3.37

PEG Ratio

4.12

Dividend Yield

118.13%

ROCE (Latest)

27.09%

ROE (Latest)

27.53%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Mildly Bullish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

16What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at GBP 756.3 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 28.25%

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at GBP 4.32

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -7.26% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 47.68 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 2.93 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at GBP 1,213 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 333.1 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 27.46 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 261.2 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 198.53 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at GBP 0.78

-1What is not working for the Company

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 29.38%

Here's what is working for IMI Plc

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at GBP 756.3 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)

Dividend per share

Highest at GBP 4.32 and Grown

In each year in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (GBP)

Net Sales

Highest at GBP 1,213 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Operating Profit

Highest at GBP 333.1 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (GBP MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Highest at 27.46 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Highest at GBP 261.2 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 198.53 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (GBP MM)

EPS

Highest at GBP 0.78

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (GBP)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at 47.68 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

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

Debt-Equity Ratio

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Highest at 2.93 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -7.26% (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 IMI Plc

Dividend Payout Ratio

Lowest at 29.38%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)