Why is Marlowe Plc ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 4.70%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 4.70% 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 2.34 times
- Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 2.34 times
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 3.57% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
3
Positive results in Sep 24
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at GBP 67.1 MM
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) The company hardly has any interest cost
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -4.42% (YoY)
4
With ROE of 4.34%, it has a risky valuation with a 1.40 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 89.22%, its profits have risen by 13.5% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.3
5
Market Beating Performance
- The stock has generated a return of 89.22% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (FTSE 100) returns of 10.76%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Marlowe Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Miscellaneous should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Miscellaneous)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Marlowe Plc for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Marlowe Plc
89.22%
0.80
43.88%
FTSE 100
16.09%
0.84
12.88%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
10.43%
EBIT Growth (5y)
2.66%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.96
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.67
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.07
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.80
Tax Ratio
Tax Ratio is Negative%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.05%
ROCE (avg)
4.13%
ROE (avg)
3.26%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
30
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.83
EV to EBIT
27.24
EV to EBITDA
10.79
EV to Capital Employed
1.89
EV to Sales
1.09
PEG Ratio
0.54
Dividend Yield
73.71%
ROCE (Latest)
6.95%
ROE (Latest)
6.13%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
Bearish
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Movement
11What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at GBP 68.5 MM
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 1.4%
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at GBP 5.6 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -45.43% (YoY
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 3.81%
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at GBP 7.3 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at GBP 0.04
-1What is not working for the Company
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 20.01%
Here's what is working for Marlowe Plc
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at GBP 68.5 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
Highest at GBP 5.6 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive
Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)
Net Profit
Highest at GBP 7.3 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (GBP MM)
EPS
Highest at GBP 0.04
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (GBP)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 3.81%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -45.43% (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 Marlowe Plc
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 20.01%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio






