Sword Group SE (SWP) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Strong Sell

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Sword Group SE ?

High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 30.06%

Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 15.50%

Flat results in Jun 25

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at EUR 29.96 MM
INTEREST(HY) At EUR 1.67 MM has Grown at 21.87%
CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at EUR 41.37 MM

With ROE of 33.95%, it has a Fair valuation with a 4.58 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -5.13%, its profits have risen by 8.8%

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -5.13% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed France CAC 40 in each of the last 3 annual periods

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Sword Group SE should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Computers - Software & Consulting should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Computers - Software & Consulting)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Sword Group SE for you?

Low Risk, Medium Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Sword Group SE

-100.0%

0.04

26.65%

France CAC 40

0.34%

-0.10

17.53%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

15.50%

EBIT Growth (5y)

18.45%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

13.76

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

1.38

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.11

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.44

Tax Ratio

25.76%

Dividend Payout Ratio

86.49%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

28.38%

ROE (avg)

30.06%

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

4.58

EV to EBIT

10.82

EV to EBITDA

9.95

EV to Capital Employed

3.05

EV to Sales

1.92

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

6.40%

ROCE (Latest)

28.23%

ROE (Latest)

33.95%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

No Trend

OBV

No Trend

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

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

5What is working for the Company

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 25.87%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -17.74% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at EUR 175.81 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at EUR 21.12 MM

-8What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at EUR 29.96 MM

INTEREST(HY)

At EUR 1.67 MM has Grown at 21.87%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at EUR 41.37 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 87.89 %

EPS(Q)

Lowest at EUR 0.94

Here's what is working for Sword Group SE

Net Sales

Highest at EUR 175.81 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (EUR MM)

Operating Profit

Highest at EUR 21.12 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (EUR MM)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -17.74% (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 Sword Group SE

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at EUR 29.96 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 (EUR MM)

Interest

At EUR 1.67 MM has Grown at 21.87%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (EUR MM)

EPS

Lowest at EUR 0.94

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (EUR)

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at EUR 41.37 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 87.89 %

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