Why is Luceco plc ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 23.16%
2
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 12.91
3
Negative results in Dec 24
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at GBP 36.8 MM
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 692.59
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 77.97 %
4
With ROE of 15.78%, it has a fair valuation with a 2.28 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 2.48%, its profits have fallen by -11%
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 2.48% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (FTSE 100) returns of 15.94%
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
2.48%
-0.88
35.41%
FTSE 100
15.94%
1.23
12.99%
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
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
23.16%
ROE (avg)
23.14%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
14
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.28
EV to EBIT
11.31
EV to EBITDA
7.65
EV to Capital Employed
1.73
EV to Sales
1.08
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
2.14%
ROCE (Latest)
15.30%
ROE (Latest)
15.78%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
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 Luceco plc
Net Sales
Highest at GBP 132.9 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive
Net Sales (GBP MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at GBP 18.7 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (GBP MM)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 3.14%
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 -4.4% (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 5.6 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO 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 692.59
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at GBP 36.8 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (GBP MM)
Interest
Highest at GBP 2.7 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 92.86% (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (GBP MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 77.97 %
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






