Why is St. James's Place Plc ?
1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 22.82%
2
Flat results in Jun 25
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at GBP 79.7 MM
- DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Lowest at 11.55%
- NET SALES(Q) Lowest at GBP 6,876 MM
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With ROE of 39.97%, it has a expensive valuation with a 5.07 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 51.62%, its profits have risen by 891.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0
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Market Beating Performance
- The stock has generated a return of 51.62% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (FTSE 100) returns of 15.94%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to St. James's Place Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Insurance should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Insurance)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is St. James's Place Plc for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
St. James's Place Plc
51.62%
0.08
34.14%
FTSE 100
15.94%
1.23
12.99%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
48.28%
EBIT Growth (5y)
0
EBIT to Interest (avg)
-2.48
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0
Tax Ratio
62.02%
Dividend Payout Ratio
24.64%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
0
ROE (avg)
22.82%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
13
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
5.07
EV to EBIT
NA
EV to EBITDA
186.78
EV to Capital Employed
5.29
EV to Sales
0.40
PEG Ratio
0.01
Dividend Yield
142.59%
ROCE (Latest)
ROE (Latest)
39.97%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
8What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 41.51%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by 0% (YoY
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 2.31 %
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 6.94 %
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at GBP 272.39 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at GBP 0.52
-8What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at GBP 79.7 MM
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Lowest at 11.55%
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at GBP 6,876 MM
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at GBP 15.5 MM
Here's what is working for St. James's Place Plc
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 6.94 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Net Profit
Highest at GBP 272.39 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (GBP MM)
Net Profit
At GBP 272.39 MM has Grown at 58.71%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (GBP MM)
EPS
Highest at GBP 0.52
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (GBP)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 2.31 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
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 St. James's Place Plc
Net Sales
At GBP 6,876 MM has Fallen at -56.34%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is extremely negative
Net Sales (GBP MM)
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at GBP 79.7 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (GBP MM)
Net Sales
Lowest at GBP 6,876 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (GBP MM)
Interest
Highest at GBP 15.5 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by inf% (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (GBP MM)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 11.55%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)






