Why is Inchcape Plc ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 26.95%
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Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
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Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 2.91% and Operating profit at 24.48% over the last 5 years
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Flat results in Jun 25
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 5.31% (YoY)
- DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 10.21%
- NET SALES(Q) Lowest at GBP 4,320 MM
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With ROE of 30.30%, it has a fair valuation with a 2.68 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -1.86%, its profits have risen by 2.9% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.1
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Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- Even though the market (FTSE 100) has generated returns of 15.94% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -1.86% returns
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
-1.74%
-0.12
28.96%
FTSE 100
16.5%
1.23
12.99%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
2.91%
EBIT Growth (5y)
24.48%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
6.12
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.42
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.19
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
4.43
Tax Ratio
31.31%
Dividend Payout Ratio
27.64%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.01%
ROCE (avg)
26.95%
ROE (avg)
15.22%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
9
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.68
EV to EBIT
5.71
EV to EBITDA
4.21
EV to Capital Employed
2.18
EV to Sales
0.36
PEG Ratio
1.07
Dividend Yield
3.81%
ROCE (Latest)
38.17%
ROE (Latest)
30.30%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
5What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at GBP 1,029 MM
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 23.07%
-6What is not working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 5.31% (YoY
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 10.21%
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at GBP 4,320 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at GBP 306 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 7.08 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at GBP 195 MM
Here's what is working for Inchcape Plc
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at GBP 1,029 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (GBP MM)
Here's what is not working for Inchcape Plc
Net Sales
Lowest at GBP 4,320 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (GBP MM)
Operating Profit
Lowest at GBP 306 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (GBP MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 7.08 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at GBP 195 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative
Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 10.21%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 5.31% (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






