Kirkland's, Inc. (KIRK) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

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Strong Buy

Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Kirkland's, Inc. ?

With a Negative Book Value, the company has a Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength

Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 6.01

Negative results in Oct 25

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD -16.21 MM
NET PROFIT(HY) At USD -23.67 MM has Grown at -27.92%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 97.66% (YoY)

Risky -

The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -26.16%, its profits have fallen by -63%

Falling Participation by Institutional Investors

Institutional investors have decreased their stake by -10.38% over the previous quarter and collectively hold 13.15% of the company
These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -26.16% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Kirkland's, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Kirkland's, Inc.

-26.45%

-0.64

77.14%

S&P 500

14.9%

0.77

19.29%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

-5.99%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-259.38%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

6.01

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

1.09

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-5.17

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

5.78

Tax Ratio

0.19%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

13.15%

ROCE (avg)

14.76%

ROE (avg)

10.54%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

NA (Loss Making)

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

-0.52

EV to EBIT

-4.17

EV to EBITDA

-5.68

EV to Capital Employed

2.03

EV to Sales

0.32

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

-48.70%

ROE (Latest)

Negative BV

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Dow Theory

No Trend

Mildly Bearish

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bearish

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

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

1What is working for the Company

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 1,288.2 times

-13What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD -16.21 MM

NET PROFIT(HY)

At USD -23.67 MM has Grown at -27.92%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 97.66% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 10.1 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at -423.39 %

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at USD 1.74 MM

Here's what is working for Kirkland's, Inc.

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Highest at 1,288.2 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Here's what is not working for Kirkland's, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at USD -16.21 MM and Fallen

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Interest

At USD 1.74 MM has Grown at 18.72%

period on period (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD -23.67 MM has Grown at -27.92%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Interest

Highest at USD 1.74 MM

in the last five periods and Increased by 18.72% (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at USD 10.1 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at -423.39 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 97.66% (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