Why is Loungers Plc ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 8.12%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 8.12% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.67 times
- Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.67 times
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 4.48% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
3
Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 17.95%
4
Flat results in Sep 24
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 107.74 %
- DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 45.9%
5
With ROE of 8, it has a expensive valuation with a 2.1 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 0%, its profits have risen by 43.9% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.6
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Loungers Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Restaurants should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Restaurants)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Loungers Plc for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Loungers Plc
45.29%
1.15
39.23%
FTSE 100
15.94%
0.54
13.16%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
17.95%
EBIT Growth (5y)
11.92%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.68
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.67
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.15
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.30
Tax Ratio
20.75%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
8.12%
ROE (avg)
4.48%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
26
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.09
EV to EBIT
14.26
EV to EBITDA
6.36
EV to Capital Employed
1.95
EV to Sales
0.95
PEG Ratio
0.60
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
13.65%
ROE (Latest)
7.95%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
Bearish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
Not enough Data to analyse Financial Trend
Not enough Data to analyse Financial Trend
Here's what is working for Loungers Plc
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at GBP 130.3 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)
Pre-Tax Profit
At GBP 5.95 has Grown at 51.27%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)
Net Profit
At GBP 4.28 MM has Grown at 56.39%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (GBP MM)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -4.51% (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 Loungers Plc
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 107.74 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 45.9%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio






