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

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Strong Sell

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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

With a growth in Net Profit of 107.58%, the company declared Very Positive results in Dec 25

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 1,147.83
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -7.33% (YoY)
NET SALES(Q) Highest at GBP 145.7 MM

With ROE of 20.24%, it has a fair valuation with a 4.13 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 84.39%, its profits have risen by 42.6% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.5

Market Beating performance in long term as well as near term

Along with generating 84.39% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed FTSE 100 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months

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, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Luceco plc

84.39%

1.01

38.69%

FTSE 100

17.87%

1.52

11.77%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

9.02%

EBIT Growth (5y)

1.32%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

12.91

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

0.94

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.73

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.69

Tax Ratio

22.75%

Dividend Payout Ratio

44.48%

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

4.13

EV to EBIT

15.29

EV to EBITDA

10.93

EV to Capital Employed

3.06

EV to Sales

1.78

PEG Ratio

0.48

Dividend Yield

2.25%

ROCE (Latest)

20.05%

ROE (Latest)

20.24%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bearish

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

OBV

No Trend

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

11What is working for the Company

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 1,147.83

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -7.33% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at GBP 145.7 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 26.4 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 18.12 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 17.7 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 14.35 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at GBP 0.09

-1What is not working for the Company

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 3.21 times

Here's what is working for Luceco plc

Interest Coverage Ratio

Highest at 1,147.83

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Net Sales

Highest at GBP 145.7 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Operating Profit

Highest at GBP 26.4 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (GBP MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Highest at 18.12 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Highest at GBP 17.7 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At GBP 17.7 MM has Grown at 70.19%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit

Highest at GBP 14.35 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit

At GBP 14.35 MM has Grown at 82.76%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (GBP MM)

EPS

Highest at GBP 0.09

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (GBP)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -7.33% (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 6.4 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

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 3.21 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio