Senior Plc (SNR) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Senior Plc ?

Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 4.00%

The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 4.00% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)

Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of -1.66

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 0.13% and Operating profit at 17.60% over the last 5 years
Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of -1.66
The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 4.50% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 0.13% and Operating profit at 17.60% over the last 5 years

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At GBP 10.1 MM has Fallen at -46.84%
ROCE(HY) Lowest at 6.42%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 301.85

With ROE of 7.18%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 3.18 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 68.91%, its profits have fallen by -17.8%

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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 Aerospace & Defense)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Senior Plc for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Senior Plc

68.91%

2.42

33.98%

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)

0.13%

EBIT Growth (5y)

17.60%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

-1.66

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

1.56

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.36

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.28

Tax Ratio

7.17%

Dividend Payout Ratio

42.19%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

0.05%

ROCE (avg)

4.00%

ROE (avg)

4.50%

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

3.18

EV to EBIT

29.14

EV to EBITDA

17.30

EV to Capital Employed

2.80

EV to Sales

1.75

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

1.04%

ROCE (Latest)

9.61%

ROE (Latest)

7.18%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bearish

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Mildly Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

OBV

No Trend

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

7What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at GBP 130.8 MM

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 91.49%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at GBP 82 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 30.84 %

-13What is not working for the Company

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At GBP 10.1 MM has Fallen at -46.84%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 6.42%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 301.85

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at GBP 32.6 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at GBP 6.3 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at GBP 0.02

Here's what is working for Senior Plc

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at GBP 130.8 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)

Cash and Eqv

Highest at GBP 82 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at 30.84 %

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 Payout Ratio

Highest at 91.49%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by 0% (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 Senior Plc

Pre-Tax Profit

At GBP 10.1 MM has Fallen at -46.84%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit

At GBP 6.3 MM has Fallen at -64.2%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 301.85

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Operating Profit

Lowest at GBP 32.6 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit

Lowest at GBP 6.3 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (GBP MM)

EPS

Lowest at GBP 0.02

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (GBP)

Non Operating Income

Highest at GBP 0.38 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income