Why is J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) Plc ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 2.12%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 2.12% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 6.69% and Operating profit at -187.50% over the last 5 years
3
The company has declared Negative results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 59.27% (YoY)
- PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) Lowest at GBP 0.07 MM
- NET PROFIT(Q) Lowest at GBP 0.03 MM
4
With ROE of 0.63%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.41 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 6.00%, its profits have fallen by -67.6%
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 6.00% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (FTSE 100) returns of 16.09%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Furniture, Home Furnishing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Furniture, Home Furnishing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) Plc for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) Plc
6.0%
0.45
13.29%
FTSE 100
16.09%
1.24
12.94%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
6.69%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-187.50%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.05
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.13
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.12
Tax Ratio
34.09%
Dividend Payout Ratio
24.87%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
1.15%
ROE (avg)
2.12%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
51
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.41
EV to EBIT
-34.57
EV to EBITDA
34.57
EV to Capital Employed
0.32
EV to Sales
1.54
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
179.62%
ROCE (Latest)
-0.38%
ROE (Latest)
0.63%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
Bullish
Bullish
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
2What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 564.71%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at -12.73 %
-9What is not working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 59.27% (YoY
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at GBP 0.07 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at GBP 0.03 MM
Here's what is working for J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) Plc
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -12.73 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 564.71%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Here's what is not working for J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) Plc
Pre-Tax Profit
At GBP 0.07 MM has Fallen at -61.41%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative
Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)
Net Profit
At GBP 0.03 MM has Fallen at -84.97%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (GBP MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at GBP 0.07 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative
Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)
Net Profit
Lowest at GBP 0.03 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (GBP MM)
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 59.27% (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






