Why is PZ Cussons Plc ?
1
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -2.64% and Operating profit at 7.50% over the last 5 years
2
Flat results in Nov 24
- NET SALES(Q) Lowest at GBP 249.3 MM
- CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at GBP 46.4 MM
3
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 -9.63%, its profits have risen by 155% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.1
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -9.63% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed FTSE 100 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you sell?
- 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 FMCG)
When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is PZ Cussons Plc for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
PZ Cussons Plc
-9.63%
-0.78
38.82%
FTSE 100
15.94%
1.23
12.99%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-2.64%
EBIT Growth (5y)
7.50%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
7.49
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.54
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.43
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.17
Tax Ratio
100.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.00%
ROCE (avg)
10.88%
ROE (avg)
7.02%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
17
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.56
EV to EBIT
9.51
EV to EBITDA
7.60
EV to Capital Employed
1.37
EV to Sales
0.89
PEG Ratio
0.11
Dividend Yield
450.00%
ROCE (Latest)
14.40%
ROE (Latest)
9.34%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
Bearish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
Not enough Data to analyse Financial Trend
Not enough Data to analyse Financial Trend
Here's what is working for PZ Cussons Plc
Pre-Tax Profit
At GBP 10.6 MM has Grown at 115.16%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive
Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)
Net Profit
At GBP 8.01 MM has Grown at 151.69%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (GBP MM)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 126.05%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -16.87% (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 PZ Cussons Plc
Net Sales
Lowest at GBP 249.3 MM and Fallen
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very negative
Net Sales (GBP MM)
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at GBP 46.4 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents






