Why is Kingfisher plc ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 8.39%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 8.39% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
3
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -2.91% of over the last 5 years
4
Positive results in Jan 25
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at GBP 2,649 MM
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -3.05% (YoY)
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 2.85%
5
With ROE of 6.21%, it has a fair valuation with a 0.86 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 21.84%, its profits have fallen by -1% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 4.7
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Kingfisher plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Furniture, Home Furnishing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Furniture, Home Furnishing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Kingfisher plc for you?
Medium Risk, Medium Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Kingfisher plc
21.84%
0.48
30.95%
FTSE 100
15.94%
1.23
12.99%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
2.34%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-2.91%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
5.68
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Net Debt is too low
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.02
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.84
Tax Ratio
37.89%
Dividend Payout Ratio
123.26%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.12%
ROCE (avg)
12.81%
ROE (avg)
8.39%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
14
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.86
EV to EBIT
8.25
EV to EBITDA
4.10
EV to Capital Employed
0.86
EV to Sales
0.42
PEG Ratio
4.73
Dividend Yield
125.56%
ROCE (Latest)
10.43%
ROE (Latest)
6.21%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
4What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at GBP 2,649 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -3.05% (YoY
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 2.85%
-10What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 2.86%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Lowest at 864.62
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Lowest at 0%
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at GBP 6,028 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at GBP 562 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 9.32 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at GBP 196 MM
EPS(Q)
Lowest at GBP -0.03
Here's what is working for Kingfisher plc
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at GBP 2,649 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (GBP MM)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 2.85%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -3.05% (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 Kingfisher plc
Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 864.62
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest
Net Sales
Lowest at GBP 6,028 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (GBP MM)
Operating Profit
Lowest at GBP 562 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (GBP MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 9.32 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at GBP 196 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative
Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)
EPS
Lowest at GBP -0.03
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (GBP)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 0%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)






