James Cropper PLC (CRPR) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

James Cropper PLC

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Why is James Cropper PLC ?

Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 2.10

Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 2.10
The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 7.13% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 1.72% of over the last 5 years

With a growth in Operating Profit of 30.17%, the company declared Very Positive results in Sep 25

The company has declared positive results in Jan 70 after 2 consecutive negative quarters
NET PROFIT(Q) At GBP 2.04 MM has Grown at 518.24%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -11.28% (YoY)
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) Highest at GBP 2.72 MM

Risky -

The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 67.57%, its profits have risen by 409.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0

Market Beating Performance

The stock has generated a return of 67.57% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (FTSE 100) returns of 15.58%

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to James Cropper PLC should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Packaging should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Packaging)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is James Cropper PLC for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

James Cropper PLC

-100.0%

-0.07

62.03%

FTSE 100

13.98%

1.15

13.60%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

3.34%

EBIT Growth (5y)

1.72%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

2.10

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

1.79

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.51

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

2.15

Tax Ratio

23.53%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

7.61%

ROE (avg)

7.13%

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

1.26

EV to EBIT

6.96

EV to EBITDA

4.50

EV to Capital Employed

1.18

EV to Sales

0.40

PEG Ratio

0.02

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

17.02%

ROE (Latest)

18.52%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

Bearish

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

Dow Theory

No Trend

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bearish

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

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

11What is working for the Company

NET PROFIT(Q)

At GBP 2.04 MM has Grown at 518.24%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -11.28% (YoY

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 2.72 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at GBP 0.21

-3What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at GBP 11.09 MM

Here's what is working for James Cropper PLC

Pre-Tax Profit

At GBP 2.72 MM has Grown at 549.17%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit

At GBP 2.04 MM has Grown at 518.24%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

Highest at GBP 2.72 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

EPS

Highest at GBP 0.21

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (GBP)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -11.28% (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 James Cropper PLC

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at GBP 11.09 MM and Fallen

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (GBP MM)