RELX Plc (REL) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

Buy

Strong Buy

Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is RELX Plc ?

High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 23.52%

Positive results in Dec 25

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at GBP 5,521 MM
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at GBP 3.85
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) The company hardly has any interest cost

With ROE of 91.91%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 29.72 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -38.16%, its profits have risen by 3.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 6.8

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

Overall Portfolio exposure to RELX 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 RELX Plc for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

RELX Plc

-38.16%

0.02

30.47%

FTSE 100

23.36%

1.83

12.77%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

4.95%

EBIT Growth (5y)

9.92%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

10.39

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

2.15

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

1.83

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.86

Tax Ratio

24.38%

Dividend Payout Ratio

60.78%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

0.04%

ROCE (avg)

23.52%

ROE (avg)

51.55%

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

29.72

EV to EBIT

24.31

EV to EBITDA

19.28

EV to Capital Employed

7.63

EV to Sales

7.56

PEG Ratio

6.80

Dividend Yield

187.79%

ROCE (Latest)

31.40%

ROE (Latest)

91.91%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

OBV

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

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

14What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at GBP 5,521 MM

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at GBP 3.85

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

The company hardly has any interest cost

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 1,915 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -2.27% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at GBP 4,849 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 1,472 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 1,105.42 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at GBP 0.59

-3What is not working for the Company

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 80.44%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 10.84 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 3.85 times

Here's what is working for RELX Plc

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at GBP 5,521 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)

Operating Profit

Highest at GBP 1,915 MM and Grown

In each period in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is quite positive

Operating Profit (GBP MM)

Dividend per share

Highest at GBP 3.85 and Grown

In each year in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (GBP)

Net Sales

Highest at GBP 4,849 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

Highest at GBP 1,472 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit

Highest at GBP 1,105.42 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (GBP MM)

EPS

Highest at GBP 0.59

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (GBP)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -2.27% (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 RELX Plc

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 10.84 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 3.85 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Dividend Payout Ratio

Lowest at 80.44%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)