M&C Saatchi plc

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Media & Entertainment
  • ISIN: GB00B01F7T14
GBP
1.34
-0.04 (-2.9%)
  • Price Points
  • Score
  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
Hold
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Comparison

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Why is M&C Saatchi plc ?

1
The company has declared Negative results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 14.57% (YoY)
  • CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at GBP 21.55 MM
  • NET PROFIT(Q) Lowest at GBP -148.65 MM
2
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 -31.28%, its profits have fallen by -41.6%
3
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • Even though the market (FTSE 100) has generated returns of 17.87% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -31.28% returns
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. 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 Media & Entertainment)

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

Is M&C Saatchi plc for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
M&C Saatchi plc
-31.28%
-1.12
29.76%
FTSE 100
17.87%
1.52
11.77%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
1.45%
EBIT Growth (5y)
47.89%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.93
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.27
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
7.21
Tax Ratio
35.27%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.20%
ROCE (avg)
179.62%
ROE (avg)
26.34%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
18
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
4.70
EV to EBIT
7.03
EV to EBITDA
5.33
EV to Capital Employed
6.01
EV to Sales
0.44
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
85.56%
ROE (Latest)
25.56%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

0What is working for the Company
NO KEY POSITIVE TRIGGERS
-7What is not working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 14.57% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at GBP 21.55 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at GBP -148.65 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at GBP -0.04

Here's what is not working for M&C Saatchi plc

Net Profit
At GBP -148.65 MM has Fallen at -2,613.49%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit
Lowest at GBP -148.65 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (GBP MM)

EPS
Lowest at GBP -0.04
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (GBP)

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at GBP 21.55 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 14.57% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales