Kainos Group Plc

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Computers - Software & Consulting
  • ISIN: GB00BZ0D6727
GBP
7.62
0.58 (8.16%)
  • Price Points
  • Score
  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
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Why is Kainos Group Plc ?

1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 35.28%
  • Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 13.82% and Operating profit at 3.62%
  • Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 48.44
2
Positive results in Sep 25
  • DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Highest at 57.65%
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by 0.02% (YoY)
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at -95.79 %
3
With ROE of 32.04%, it has a expensive valuation with a 8.45 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 1.74%, its profits have fallen by -8.7%
4
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • The stock has generated a return of 1.74% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (FTSE 100) returns of 23.36%
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How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Kainos Group Plc should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Computers - Software & Consulting should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Computers - Software & Consulting)

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

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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
13.82%
EBIT Growth (5y)
3.62%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
48.44
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.92
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.77
Tax Ratio
18.38%
Dividend Payout Ratio
99.86%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.01%
ROCE (avg)
313.55%
ROE (avg)
35.28%
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Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
26
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
8.45
EV to EBIT
22.08
EV to EBITDA
19.76
EV to Capital Employed
186.46
EV to Sales
2.81
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
844.50%
ROE (Latest)
32.04%
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
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Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

5What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 57.65%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0.02% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at -95.79 %

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at GBP 5.21

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at GBP 196.13 MM

-3What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 23.28%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at GBP 105.5 MM

Here's what is working for Kainos Group Plc

Net Sales
Highest at GBP 196.13 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -95.79 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Dividend per share
Highest at GBP 5.21
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (GBP)

Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 57.65%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0.02% (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 Kainos Group Plc

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at GBP 105.5 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents