The Character Group Plc (CCT) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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The Character Group Plc

Why is The Character Group Plc ?

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -33.33% of over the last 5 years

With a fall in Net Sales of -10.51%, the company declared Very Negative results in Aug 25

INTEREST(HY) At GBP 0.09 MM has Grown at 333.33%
ROCE(HY) Lowest at -3.47%
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Lowest at 0%

Risky -

The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -10.23%, its profits have fallen by -65%

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -10.23% 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 Media & Entertainment)

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

Is The Character Group Plc for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

The Character Group Plc

-100.0%

-1.12

24.53%

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)

-1.59%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-33.33%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

7.39

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.40

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

3.34

Tax Ratio

16.24%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

60.95%

ROE (avg)

17.59%

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

1.26

EV to EBIT

29.63

EV to EBITDA

8.65

EV to Capital Employed

1.42

EV to Sales

0.29

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

2.59%

ROCE (Latest)

3.07%

ROE (Latest)

6.19%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

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

0What is working for the Company

NO KEY POSITIVE TRIGGERS

-25What is not working for the Company

INTEREST(HY)

At GBP 0.09 MM has Grown at 333.33%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at -3.47%

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 0%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 14.63% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 5.25 times

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Lowest at GBP 5.25

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at GBP 47.45 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at GBP -0.07 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at -0.14 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at GBP -0.89 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at GBP 0.45 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at GBP -0.2

Here's what is not working for The Character Group Plc

Interest

At GBP 0.09 MM has Grown at 333.33%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (GBP MM)

Net Sales

At GBP 47.45 MM has Fallen at -27.9%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is extremely negative

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At GBP -0.89 MM has Fallen at -119.52%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit

At GBP 0.45 MM has Fallen at -89.21%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Net Sales

Lowest at GBP 47.45 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Operating Profit

Lowest at GBP -0.07 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (GBP MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at -0.14 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at GBP -0.89 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 0.45 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (GBP MM)

EPS

Lowest at GBP -0.2

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (GBP)

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 5.25 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Dividend per share

Lowest at GBP 5.25

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower dividend than previous years

DPS (GBP)

Dividend Payout Ratio

Lowest at 0%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 14.63% (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