Spectris Plc (SXS) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

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Comparison

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Why is Spectris Plc ?

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -1.91% and Operating profit at -4.29% over the last 5 years

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at GBP 265 MM
ROCE(HY) Lowest at 4.26%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 429.59

With ROE of 7.33%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 3.11 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 63.59%, its profits have fallen by -67.2%

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

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 Electronics & Appliances)

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

Is Spectris Plc for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Spectris Plc

-100.0%

0.48

70.78%

FTSE 100

17.87%

1.69

12.83%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

-1.91%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-4.29%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

31.80

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

0.55

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.41

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.93

Tax Ratio

22.93%

Dividend Payout Ratio

35.69%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

13.79%

ROE (avg)

15.60%

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

3.11

EV to EBIT

31.54

EV to EBITDA

20.48

EV to Capital Employed

2.48

EV to Sales

3.46

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

283.48%

ROCE (Latest)

7.85%

ROE (Latest)

7.33%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

RSI

Bearish

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Sideways

Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

OBV

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

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

Not enough Data to analyse Financial Trend

Here's what is working for Spectris Plc

Dividend per share

Highest at GBP 4.24 and Grown

In each year in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (GBP)

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 533.33%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Depreciation

Highest at GBP 43.6 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (GBP MM)

Here's what is not working for Spectris Plc

Pre-Tax Profit

At GBP 8.8 MM has Fallen at -96.4%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit

At GBP 11.4 MM has Fallen at -93.92%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at GBP 265 MM and Fallen

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (GBP MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 429.59

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Interest

Highest at GBP 16.9 MM

in the last five periods and Increased by 16.55% (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (GBP MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at GBP 8.8 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit

Lowest at GBP 11.4 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (GBP MM)

EPS

Lowest at GBP 0.05

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (GBP)

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at GBP 87.4 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 47.66 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 9.07% (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