Why is Kier Group Plc ?
1
With a growth in Net Sales of 0.39%, the company declared Very Positive results in Dec 24
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at GBP 389.8 MM
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 10.2%
- DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 7.69%
2
With ROE of 10.84%, it has a attractive valuation with a 1.98 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 50.68%, its profits have fallen by -10.1%
3
Consistent Returns over the last 3 years
- Along with generating 50.68% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed FTSE 100 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you buy?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Kier Group Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Construction should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Construction)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Kier Group Plc for you?
Medium Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Kier Group Plc
-100.0%
1.74
32.97%
FTSE 100
16.5%
1.23
12.99%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
3.56%
EBIT Growth (5y)
51.62%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
2.09
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.24
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.04
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
3.19
Tax Ratio
23.59%
Dividend Payout Ratio
56.34%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
14.33%
ROE (avg)
12.69%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
18
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.98
EV to EBIT
7.47
EV to EBITDA
4.18
EV to Capital Employed
2.43
EV to Sales
0.21
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
152.72%
ROCE (Latest)
32.51%
ROE (Latest)
10.84%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
Not enough Data to analyse Financial Trend
Not enough Data to analyse Financial Trend
Here's what is working for Kier Group Plc
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at GBP 389.8 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (GBP MM)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 7.69% and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 43.2%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Depreciation
Highest at GBP 45.2 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (GBP MM)
Here's what is not working for Kier Group Plc
EPS
Lowest at GBP 0.04
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (GBP)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 43.81%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 8.56% (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






