Luceco plc (LUCE) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Luceco plc ?

High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 23.16%

Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 12.91

Flat results in Jun 25

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 481.08
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 79.48 %
INTEREST(Q) Highest at GBP 3.7 MM

With ROE of 15.78%, it has a fair valuation with a 3.02 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 11.61%, its profits have fallen by -11%

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Luceco plc should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Electronics & Appliances should be less than 30%

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

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Luceco plc for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Luceco plc

-100.0%

-0.44

33.78%

FTSE 100

13.98%

1.15

13.60%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

9.94%

EBIT Growth (5y)

3.30%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

12.91

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

0.94

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.73

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.71

Tax Ratio

22.75%

Dividend Payout Ratio

52.47%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

23.16%

ROE (avg)

23.14%

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

3.02

EV to EBIT

14.08

EV to EBITDA

9.53

EV to Capital Employed

2.15

EV to Sales

1.34

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

1.62%

ROCE (Latest)

15.30%

ROE (Latest)

15.78%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Dow Theory

No Trend

OBV

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

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

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

5What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at GBP 56.5 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -6.42% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at GBP 8.3 MM

-10What is not working for the Company

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 481.08

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 79.48 %

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at GBP 3.7 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at GBP 7.9 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at GBP 6.68 MM

Here's what is working for Luceco plc

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at GBP 56.5 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)

Cash and Eqv

Highest at GBP 8.3 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -6.42% (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

Depreciation

Highest at GBP 6.2 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (GBP MM)

Here's what is not working for Luceco plc

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 481.08

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Interest

Highest at GBP 3.7 MM

in the last five periods and Increased by 37.04% (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (GBP MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at GBP 7.9 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit

Lowest at GBP 6.68 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 79.48 %

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