James Halstead Plc (JHD) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is James Halstead Plc ?

High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 24.96%

Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 51.10

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 1.81% of over the last 5 years

Negative results in Dec 25

ROCE(HY) Lowest at 21.31%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 17,532.69
NET SALES(Q) Lowest at GBP 127.2 MM

With ROE of 21.11%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 2.90 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -22.61%, its profits have fallen by -10.9%

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -22.61% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed FTSE 100 in each of the last 3 annual periods

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How 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

-22.61%

-1.23

26.38%

FTSE 100

17.87%

1.52

11.77%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

1.65%

EBIT Growth (5y)

1.81%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

51.10

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.35

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.61

Tax Ratio

25.97%

Dividend Payout Ratio

90.35%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

52.61%

ROE (avg)

24.96%

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

2.90

EV to EBIT

9.15

EV to EBITDA

7.87

EV to Capital Employed

4.04

EV to Sales

1.74

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

714.87%

ROCE (Latest)

44.19%

ROE (Latest)

21.11%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

No Trend

Mildly Bearish

OBV

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

4What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at GBP 94.97 MM

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 65.37%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0% (YoY

-10What is not working for the Company

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 21.31%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 17,532.69

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at GBP 127.2 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at GBP 27.35 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 21.5 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at GBP 24.67 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at GBP 18.15 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at GBP 0.04

Here's what is working for James Halstead Plc

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at GBP 94.97 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (GBP MM)

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 65.37%

in the last five years

MOJO 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

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 17,532.69

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Net Sales

Lowest at GBP 127.2 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Operating Profit

Lowest at GBP 27.35 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (GBP MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at 21.5 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at GBP 24.67 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit

Lowest at GBP 18.15 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (GBP MM)

EPS

Lowest at GBP 0.04

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (GBP)