Judges Scientific Plc (JDG) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Judges Scientific Plc ?

High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 23.04%

Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 12.38% and Operating profit at 8.27%

Flat results in Dec 24

ROCE(HY) Lowest at 12.29%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 795.45
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At GBP 7.7 MM has Fallen at -39.37%

With ROE of 13.20%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 4.48 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -30.95%, its profits have fallen by -20.5%

Below par performance in long term as well as near term

Along with generating -30.95% 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 Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Judges Scientific Plc should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Electronics & Appliances should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Judges Scientific Plc for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Judges Scientific Plc

-30.95%

-1.12

39.37%

FTSE 100

15.94%

1.23

12.99%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

12.38%

EBIT Growth (5y)

8.27%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

9.36

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

0.88

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.59

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.09

Tax Ratio

16.92%

Dividend Payout Ratio

66.67%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

0.01%

ROCE (avg)

23.04%

ROE (avg)

22.72%

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

4.48

EV to EBIT

25.03

EV to EBITDA

13.83

EV to Capital Employed

3.33

EV to Sales

3.22

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

166.70%

ROCE (Latest)

13.29%

ROE (Latest)

13.20%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

OBV

Mildly Bearish

No Trend

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

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

Not enough Data to analyse Financial Trend

Here's what is working for Judges Scientific Plc

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at GBP 49.1 MM and Grown

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (GBP MM)

Dividend per share

Highest at GBP 5.39 and Grown

In each year in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (GBP)

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 80.14%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Here's what is not working for Judges Scientific Plc

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 795.45

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Pre-Tax Profit

At GBP 7.7 MM has Fallen at -39.37%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit

At GBP 6.65 MM has Fallen at -38.34%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Interest

Highest at GBP 2.2 MM

in the last five periods and Increased by 29.41% (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (GBP MM)

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 34.92% (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