Serco Group Plc

  • Market Cap: Mid Cap
  • Industry: Miscellaneous
  • ISIN: GB0007973794
  • LON: SRP
GBP
2.56
-0.03 (-1.08%)
  • Price Points
  • Score
  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
Hold
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Why is Serco Group Plc ?

1
Positive results in Jun 26
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at GBP 838.5 MM
  • ROCE(HY) Highest at 17.58%
  • INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 201.13 times
2
With ROE of 16.67%, it has a fair valuation with a 2.65 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 16.08%, its profits have fallen by -9.5%
3
Company is among the highest 1% of companies rated by MarketsMojo across all 4,000 stocks
4
Consistent Returns over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating 16.08% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed FTSE 100 in each of the last 3 annual periods
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Serco Group Plc should be less than 10%
  2. 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 Serco Group Plc for you?

Medium Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Serco Group Plc
16.08%
2.11
22.56%
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)
4.86%
EBIT Growth (5y)
8.61%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
8.57
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.73
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.31
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
3.36
Tax Ratio
32.62%
Dividend Payout Ratio
31.29%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.01%
ROCE (avg)
22.55%
ROE (avg)
19.91%
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
16
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.65
EV to EBIT
9.23
EV to EBITDA
5.24
EV to Capital Employed
2.15
EV to Sales
0.54
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
1.99%
ROCE (Latest)
23.34%
ROE (Latest)
16.67%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
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
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

11What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at GBP 838.5 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 17.58%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 201.13 times

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at GBP 6.92

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at GBP 2,503.4 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 105.2 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 96 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at GBP 0.1

-5What is not working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 0%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 17.62% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 6.92 times

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Lowest at GBP 6.92

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 9.56 %

Here's what is working for Serco Group Plc

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at GBP 838.5 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)

Net Sales
Highest at GBP 2,503.4 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at GBP 105.2 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 96 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (GBP MM)

EPS
Highest at GBP 0.1
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (GBP)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 201.13 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Dividend per share
Highest at GBP 6.92
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (GBP)

Here's what is not working for Serco Group Plc

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 9.56 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 6.92 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Dividend per share
Lowest at GBP 6.92
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower dividend than previous years

DPS (GBP)

Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 0%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 17.62% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

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