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S4 Capital Plc

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Media & Entertainment
  • ISIN: GB00BFZZM640
  • LON: SFOR
GBP
0.45
-0.01 (-2.28%)

Sep 22

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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
Hold
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Brave Bison Group Plc
S4 Capital Plc
Dianomi Plc
M&C Saatchi plc
The Mission Group Plc
The Pebble Group Plc
Next 15 Group Plc
WPP Plc
XLMedia Plc
Team Internet Group Plc
Nexxen International Ltd.

Why is S4 Capital Plc ?

1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 3.87%
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 3.87% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 2.02
  • Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 2.02
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 2.18% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
3
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) of 3.87%
4
Positive results in Jun 26
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at GBP 167.6 MM
  • PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At GBP 3.9 MM has Grown at 117.97%
  • NET PROFIT(Q) At GBP 3.4 MM has Grown at 117.99%
5
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 116.87%, its profits have fallen by -129.5%
6
Market Beating Performance
  • The stock has generated a return of 116.87% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (FTSE 100) returns of 16.06%
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to S4 Capital Plc should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Media & Entertainment should be less than 30%

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

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

Is S4 Capital Plc for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
S4 Capital Plc
116.87%
-0.06
86.42%
FTSE 100
16.06%
1.36
11.82%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
17.11%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-0.41%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.17
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.34
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.26
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.85
Tax Ratio
100.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.10%
ROCE (avg)
4.08%
ROE (avg)
2.18%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
NA (Loss Making)
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.43
EV to EBIT
14.78
EV to EBITDA
3.50
EV to Capital Employed
0.52
EV to Sales
0.41
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
3.41%
ROCE (Latest)
3.51%
ROE (Latest)
-1.36%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
Bearish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
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Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

12What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at GBP 167.6 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At GBP 3.9 MM has Grown at 117.97%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At GBP 3.4 MM has Grown at 117.99%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -64.55% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 17.45 %

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at GBP 2.04

EPS(Q)

Highest at GBP -0

-1What is not working for the Company
NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at GBP 344 MM

Here's what is working for S4 Capital Plc

Pre-Tax Profit
At GBP 3.9 MM has Grown at 117.97%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit
At GBP 3.4 MM has Grown at 117.99%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at GBP 167.6 MM
in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (GBP MM)

EPS
Highest at GBP -0
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (GBP)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 17.45 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Dividend per share
Highest at GBP 2.04
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (GBP)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -64.55% (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 S4 Capital Plc

Net Sales
Lowest at GBP 344 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (GBP MM)

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