Why is Severn Trent Plc ?
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High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 8.43% of over the last 5 years
- High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 10.86% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
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Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 8.43% of over the last 5 years
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Flat results in Mar 25
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 44.08%
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With ROE of 14.06%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 4.41 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 3.26%, its profits have risen by 53.6% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.6
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Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 3.26% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (FTSE 100) returns of 15.94%
How much should you sell?
- All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses
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When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Severn Trent Plc for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Severn Trent Plc
3.26%
0.41
21.38%
FTSE 100
15.94%
1.23
12.99%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
7.76%
EBIT Growth (5y)
8.43%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.48
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
7.67
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
4.83
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.24
Tax Ratio
27.41%
Dividend Payout Ratio
158.91%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.00%
ROCE (avg)
6.07%
ROE (avg)
10.86%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
31
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
4.41
EV to EBIT
27.69
EV to EBITDA
15.65
EV to Capital Employed
1.58
EV to Sales
6.74
PEG Ratio
0.59
Dividend Yield
389.72%
ROCE (Latest)
5.72%
ROE (Latest)
14.06%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
Technical Movement
5What is working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 275.44
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -8.3% (YoY
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at GBP 2.98
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 43.13 %
-2What is not working for the Company
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 44.08%
Here's what is working for Severn Trent Plc
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 275.44
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 43.13 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Dividend per share
Highest at GBP 2.98
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (GBP)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -8.3% (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
Depreciation
Highest at GBP 228.6 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (GBP MM)
Here's what is not working for Severn Trent Plc
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 44.08% and Fallen
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio






