ScoreWhy is James Latham Plc ?
1
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 33.45
2
Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 10.52% and Operating profit at 7.25%
3
The company has declared Negative results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 8.1%
- CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at GBP 59.84 MM
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at -22.75 %
4
With ROE of 7.84%, it has a attractive valuation with a 0.96 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -2.42%, its profits have fallen by -13.7%
5
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -2.42% 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 James Latham Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Trading & Distributors should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Trading & Distributors)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is James Latham Plc for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
James Latham Plc
-100.0%
-0.62
27.82%
FTSE 100
13.98%
1.15
13.60%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
10.52%
EBIT Growth (5y)
7.25%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
33.45
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.29
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.95
Tax Ratio
25.27%
Dividend Payout Ratio
39.10%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
25.93%
ROE (avg)
15.51%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
12
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.96
EV to EBIT
7.90
EV to EBITDA
6.08
EV to Capital Employed
0.94
EV to Sales
0.42
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
255.90%
ROCE (Latest)
11.93%
ROE (Latest)
7.84%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend3What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 16.9%
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at GBP 196.79 MM
-4What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 8.1%
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Lowest at GBP 59.84 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at -22.75 %
Here's what is working for James Latham Plc
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 16.9% and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Net Sales
Highest at GBP 196.79 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (GBP MM)
Here's what is not working for James Latham Plc
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at GBP 59.84 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -22.75 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
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