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

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Informa Plc ?

Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 3.58%

The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 3.58% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)

Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 2.84 times

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 98.03% of over the last 5 years
Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 2.84 times
The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 3.76% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 98.03% of over the last 5 years

Flat results in Jun 26

NET PROFIT(Q) At GBP 182.6 MM has Fallen at -65.13%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 4.83 times
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Lowest at GBP 4.83

With ROE of 9.43%, it has a risky valuation with a 1.98 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 4.07%, its profits have risen by 1.1% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 4.9
At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 1190.7

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How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Informa Plc for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Informa Plc

4.07%

0.36

23.13%

FTSE 100

18.59%

1.58

11.75%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

19.47%

EBIT Growth (5y)

98.03%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

5.73

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

1.44

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.42

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.35

Tax Ratio

30.10%

Dividend Payout Ratio

2,588.24%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

0.01%

ROCE (avg)

6.92%

ROE (avg)

3.76%

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

1.98

EV to EBIT

17.77

EV to EBITDA

11.39

EV to Capital Employed

1.65

EV to Sales

3.49

PEG Ratio

4.93

Dividend Yield

1190.68%

ROCE (Latest)

9.29%

ROE (Latest)

9.43%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Mildly Bearish

RSI

Bullish

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bearish

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

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

5What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at GBP 1,720.7 MM

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 71.58%

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at GBP 2,063.8 MM

-6What is not working for the Company

NET PROFIT(Q)

At GBP 182.6 MM has Fallen at -65.13%

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 4.83 times

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Lowest at GBP 4.83

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 29.17 %

Here's what is working for Informa Plc

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at GBP 1,720.7 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)

Net Sales

Highest at GBP 2,063.8 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 71.58%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Depreciation

Highest at GBP 232.5 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (GBP MM)

Here's what is not working for Informa Plc

Net Profit

At GBP 182.6 MM has Fallen at -65.13%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at 29.17 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 4.83 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Dividend per share

Lowest at GBP 4.83

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower dividend than previous years

DPS (GBP)