ScoreWhy is Nichols Plc ?
1
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 21.91
2
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 2.58% of over the last 5 years
3
Positive results in Jun 25
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at GBP 50.23 MM
- DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Highest at 64.29%
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -7.38% (YoY)
4
With ROE of 26.78%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 4.66 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -22.48%, its profits have risen by 5.4% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 3.2
5
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -22.48% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed FTSE 100 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Nichols Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Beverages should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Beverages)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Nichols Plc for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Nichols Plc
-22.48%
-0.10
29.43%
FTSE 100
15.94%
1.23
12.99%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
5.31%
EBIT Growth (5y)
2.58%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
21.91
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.64
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.64
Tax Ratio
25.78%
Dividend Payout Ratio
65.52%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
64.30%
ROE (avg)
19.27%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
17
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
4.66
EV to EBIT
11.70
EV to EBITDA
11.08
EV to Capital Employed
13.52
EV to Sales
1.97
PEG Ratio
3.20
Dividend Yield
288.76%
ROCE (Latest)
115.60%
ROE (Latest)
26.78%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend5What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at GBP 50.23 MM
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 64.29%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -7.38% (YoY
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at -70.78 %
0What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
Here's what is working for Nichols Plc
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at GBP 50.23 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (GBP MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -70.78 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 64.29%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -7.38% (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
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