Why is Inchcape Plc ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 26.95%
2
The company is Net-Debt Free
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 5.88% and Operating profit at 33.04% over the last 5 years
4
Flat results in Dec 25
- INTEREST(HY) At GBP 82 MM has Grown at 34.43%
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 7.81% (YoY)
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With ROE of 23.46%, it has a expensive valuation with a 2.26 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 17.23%, its profits have fallen by -5.9% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 2.8
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Inchcape Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Retailing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Retailing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Inchcape Plc for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Inchcape Plc
-100.0%
0.06
26.22%
FTSE 100
17.87%
1.52
11.77%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
5.88%
EBIT Growth (5y)
33.04%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
6.12
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.42
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.19
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
4.33
Tax Ratio
31.31%
Dividend Payout Ratio
44.54%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.01%
ROCE (avg)
26.95%
ROE (avg)
15.22%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
10
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.26
EV to EBIT
5.63
EV to EBITDA
4.57
EV to Capital Employed
2.00
EV to Sales
0.35
PEG Ratio
2.79
Dividend Yield
4.47%
ROCE (Latest)
35.45%
ROE (Latest)
23.46%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Sideways
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Movement
1What is working for the Company
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at GBP 241 MM
-3What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At GBP 82 MM has Grown at 34.43%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 7.81% (YoY
Here's what is working for Inchcape Plc
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at GBP 241 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)
Here's what is not working for Inchcape Plc
Interest
At GBP 82 MM has Grown at 34.43%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (GBP MM)
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 7.81% (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






