ScoreWhy is James Halstead Plc ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 24.96%
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Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 51.10
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Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 3.66% of over the last 5 years
4
Flat results in Dec 24
- NET SALES(Q) Lowest at GBP 130.09 MM
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With ROE of 24.14%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 3.46 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -25.54%, its profits have fallen by -4.6%
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Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -25.54% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed FTSE 100 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to James Halstead Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Building Products should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Building Products)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is James Halstead Plc for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
James Halstead Plc
-100.0%
-0.92
26.98%
FTSE 100
16.5%
1.23
12.99%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
1.88%
EBIT Growth (5y)
3.66%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
51.10
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.35
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.64
Tax Ratio
25.97%
Dividend Payout Ratio
90.35%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
52.61%
ROE (avg)
24.96%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
14
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.46
EV to EBIT
10.00
EV to EBITDA
8.86
EV to Capital Employed
4.77
EV to Sales
2.04
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
599.27%
ROCE (Latest)
47.66%
ROE (Latest)
24.14%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend
Not enough Data to analyse Financial Trend
Not enough Data to analyse Financial Trend
Here's what is working for James Halstead Plc
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 23.33 % and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at GBP 102.44 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (GBP MM)
Dividend per share
Highest at GBP 7.38
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (GBP)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 54.67%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0% (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 Halstead Plc
Net Sales
Lowest at GBP 130.09 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (GBP MM)
InfinHub Market Technologies FZ-LLC, Building-2, Unit 112, Dubai Internet City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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