ScoreWhy 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 76.33% (YoY)
- OPERATING PROFIT(Q) Lowest at GBP -0.17 MM
- OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q) Lowest at -1.21 %
4
With ROE of 0.50%, it has a attractive valuation with a 0.39 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -4.00%, its profits have fallen by -28%
5
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -4.00% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed FTSE 100 in each of the last 3 annual periods
Real-Time Research ReportHow 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
-4.0%
-0.29
13.67%
FTSE 100
13.98%
1.15
13.60%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality 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)
0.11
Tax Ratio
34.09%
Dividend Payout Ratio
24.87%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
1.15%
ROE (avg)
2.12%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
50
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.39
EV to EBIT
-35.49
EV to EBITDA
-35.49
EV to Capital Employed
0.31
EV to Sales
1.53
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.76%
ROCE (Latest)
-0.52%
ROE (Latest)
0.50%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend5What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 3.98%
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 1.08 times
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at GBP 14.23 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at GBP 0.13
-3What is not working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 76.33% (YoY
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at GBP -0.17 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at -1.21 %
Here's what is working for J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) Plc
Net Sales
Highest at GBP 14.23 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (GBP MM)
EPS
Highest at GBP 0.13
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (GBP)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 1.08 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Here's what is not working for J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) Plc
Operating Profit
Lowest at GBP -0.17 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (GBP MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at -1.21 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 76.33% (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
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