Kier Group Plc

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Construction
  • ISIN: GB0004915632
GBP
2.04
-0.09 (-4.46%)
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Kier Group Plc
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Why is Kier Group Plc ?

1
With a growth in Net Profit of 76.47%, the company declared Outstanding results in Jun 25
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at GBP 391.8 MM
  • ROCE(HY) Highest at 10.87%
  • DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 8.17 times
2
With ROE of 13.04%, it has a attractive valuation with a 1.84 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 70.27%, its profits have risen by 8.2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.7
3
Market Beating Performance
  • The stock has generated a return of 70.27% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (FTSE 100) returns of 15.58%
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Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Kier Group Plc should be less than 10%
  2. 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
69.02%
1.59
29.41%
FTSE 100
13.98%
1.15
13.60%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

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)
2.99
Tax Ratio
23.59%
Dividend Payout Ratio
56.34%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
14.33%
ROE (avg)
12.69%
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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
14
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.84
EV to EBIT
5.93
EV to EBITDA
3.59
EV to Capital Employed
2.23
EV to Sales
0.19
PEG Ratio
1.74
Dividend Yield
3.40%
ROCE (Latest)
37.57%
ROE (Latest)
13.04%
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Technical key factors

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

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

20What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at GBP 391.8 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 10.87%

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 8.17 times

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 552.97

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0.91% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at GBP 1,689.4 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at -10.25 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 53.9 times

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at GBP 8.17

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at GBP 2,104.1 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 121.1 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 5.76 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 58.6 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 42 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at GBP 0.08

0What is not working for the Company
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NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS

Here's what is working for Kier Group Plc

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at GBP 391.8 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)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 552.97
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 8.17 times and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Net Sales
Highest at GBP 2,104.1 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at GBP 121.1 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (GBP MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 5.76 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at GBP 58.6 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit
Highest at GBP 42 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (GBP MM)

EPS
Highest at GBP 0.08
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (GBP)

Cash and Eqv
Highest at GBP 1,689.4 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -10.25 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 53.9 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Dividend per share
Highest at GBP 8.17
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (GBP)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0.91% (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