ME Group International Plc (PHTM) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Why is ME Group International Plc ?

Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 21.69%

Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 17.77

With a growth in Operating Profit of 23.27%, the company declared Very Positive results in Oct 25

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at GBP 176.64 MM
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 5,715.49
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by 1.98% (YoY)

With ROE of 26.45%, it has a fair valuation with a 1.94 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -52.43%, its profits have risen by 3.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 2

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Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

Overall Portfolio exposure to ME Group International Plc should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Retailing should be less than 30%

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

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

Is ME Group International Plc for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

ME Group International Plc

-52.43%

-0.71

45.65%

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)

8.80%

EBIT Growth (5y)

96.97%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

17.77

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.19

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.19

Tax Ratio

26.33%

Dividend Payout Ratio

57.60%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

38.06%

ROE (avg)

21.69%

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

1.94

EV to EBIT

5.03

EV to EBITDA

3.26

EV to Capital Employed

2.04

EV to Sales

1.24

PEG Ratio

2.02

Dividend Yield

7.89%

ROCE (Latest)

40.58%

ROE (Latest)

26.45%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

No Trend

OBV

Mildly Bullish

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

13What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at GBP 176.64 MM

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 5,715.49

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 1.98% (YoY

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at GBP 16.13

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at GBP 161.6 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 67.16 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 41.56 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 44.22 MM

-5What is not working for the Company

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 28.8%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at GBP 56.54 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at -6.34 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 4.72 times

Here's what is working for ME Group International Plc

Interest Coverage Ratio

Highest at 5,715.49 and Grown

In each period in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at GBP 176.64 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)

Net Sales

Highest at GBP 161.6 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Operating Profit

Highest at GBP 67.16 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (GBP MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Highest at 41.56 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Highest at GBP 44.22 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Dividend per share

Highest at GBP 16.13

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (GBP)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by 1.98% (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 22.21 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 ME Group International Plc

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at GBP 56.54 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at -6.34 %

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

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 4.72 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio