Knowit AB (KNOW) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Strong Sell

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Knowit AB ?

The company has declared Negative results for the last 10 consecutive quarters

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at SEK 321.5 MM
ROCE(HY) Lowest at -7.34%
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Lowest at 0%

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 -34.16%, its profits have fallen by -58.9%

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -34.16% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed OMX Stockholm 30 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

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Miscellaneous)

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

Is Knowit AB for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Knowit AB

-34.16%

-1.32

32.18%

OMX Stockholm 30

10.97%

0.59

18.59%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

11.40%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-11.77%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

13.75

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

0.86

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.15

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.30

Tax Ratio

29.75%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

9.68%

ROE (avg)

7.80%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

0.72

EV to EBIT

22.60

EV to EBITDA

7.17

EV to Capital Employed

0.76

EV to Sales

0.58

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

3.56%

ROCE (Latest)

3.34%

ROE (Latest)

2.02%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

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

16What is working for the Company

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 1,409.82

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -35.59% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 11.92 %

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at SEK 157.9 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 10.58 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at SEK 69.5 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at SEK 55.6 MM

-7What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at SEK 321.5 MM

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at -7.34%

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 0%

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Lowest at SEK 4.23

EPS(Q)

Lowest at SEK -12.57

Here's what is working for Knowit AB

Interest Coverage Ratio

Highest at 1,409.82

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Pre-Tax Profit

At SEK 69.5 MM has Grown at 103.81%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of SEK 34.1 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (SEK MM)

Net Profit

At SEK 55.6 MM has Grown at 128.34%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of SEK 24.35 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (SEK MM)

Operating Profit

Highest at SEK 157.9 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (SEK MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Highest at 10.58 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Highest at SEK 69.5 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (SEK MM)

Net Profit

Highest at SEK 55.6 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (SEK MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at 11.92 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -35.59% (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 Knowit AB

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at SEK 321.5 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (SEK MM)

EPS

Lowest at SEK -12.57

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (SEK)

Dividend per share

Lowest at SEK 4.23

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower dividend than previous years

DPS (SEK)

Dividend Payout Ratio

Lowest at 0%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)