Why is ITV Plc ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 24.98%
2
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 9.77
3
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 0.39% of over the last 5 years
4
Positive results in Dec 25
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) The company hardly has any interest cost
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -58.46% (YoY)
- OPERATING PROFIT(Q) Highest at GBP 389 MM
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With ROE of 16.38%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.70 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -2.07%, its profits have fallen by -33.9%
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Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -2.07% 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 hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to ITV Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Media & Entertainment should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Media & Entertainment)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is ITV Plc for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
ITV Plc
-2.07%
-1.56
32.67%
FTSE 100
17.87%
1.52
11.77%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
4.77%
EBIT Growth (5y)
0.39%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
9.77
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.67
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.18
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.38
Tax Ratio
36.16%
Dividend Payout Ratio
84.89%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.15%
ROCE (avg)
24.98%
ROE (avg)
27.30%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
10
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.70
EV to EBIT
7.62
EV to EBITDA
6.21
EV to Capital Employed
1.55
EV to Sales
1.01
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
659.80%
ROCE (Latest)
20.37%
ROE (Latest)
16.38%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Sideways
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Movement
7What is working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
The company hardly has any interest cost
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -58.46% (YoY
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at GBP 389 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 20.2 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at GBP 317 MM
-3What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at GBP 536 MM
Here's what is working for ITV Plc
Operating Profit
Highest at GBP 389 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (GBP MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 20.2 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at GBP 317 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At GBP 317 MM has Grown at 56.16%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -58.46% (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 ITV Plc
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at GBP 536 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (GBP MM)






