Tate & Lyle Plc (TATE) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Tate & Lyle Plc ?

Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with a -18.96% CAGR growth in Operating Profits over the last 5 years

The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 6.83% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -6.62% and Operating profit at -18.96% over the last 5 years

Flat results in Sep 25

INTEREST(HY) At GBP 28 MM has Grown at 133.33%
ROCE(HY) Lowest at 2.48%
CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at GBP 325 MM

With ROE of 2.07%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 1.04 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -38.36%, its profits have fallen by -78.2%

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -38.36% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed FTSE 100 in each of the last 3 annual periods

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 FMCG)

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

Is Tate & Lyle Plc for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Tate & Lyle Plc

-38.77%

-2.09

29.75%

FTSE 100

13.98%

1.15

13.60%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

-6.62%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-18.96%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

4.81

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

1.99

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.58

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.87

Tax Ratio

48.86%

Dividend Payout Ratio

139.73%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

0.04%

ROCE (avg)

8.68%

ROE (avg)

6.83%

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

1.04

EV to EBIT

25.03

EV to EBITDA

9.36

EV to Capital Employed

1.03

EV to Sales

1.27

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

5.53%

ROCE (Latest)

4.10%

ROE (Latest)

2.07%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

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

8What is working for the Company

NET PROFIT(HY)

Higher at GBP 56 MM

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 52.09%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 5.96 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at GBP 1,024 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 184 MM

-10What is not working for the Company

INTEREST(HY)

At GBP 28 MM has Grown at 133.33%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 2.48%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at GBP 325 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 62.29 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Fallen at -28.85%

Here's what is working for Tate & Lyle Plc

Net Profit

Higher at GBP 56 MM

than preceding 12 month period ended Sep 2025

MOJO Watch

In the half year the company has already crossed Net Profit of the previous twelve months

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Net Sales

Highest at GBP 1,024 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Net Sales

At GBP 1,024 MM has Grown at 32.13%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Operating Profit

Highest at GBP 184 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (GBP MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Highest at 5.96 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 52.09%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

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

Depreciation

Highest at GBP 86 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 Tate & Lyle Plc

Interest

At GBP 28 MM has Grown at 133.33%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (GBP MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

Fallen at -28.85%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at GBP 325 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 62.29 %

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