Why is Trifast Plc ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 6.23%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 6.23% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with a 12.74% CAGR growth in Operating Profits over the last 5 years
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 4.07% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
3
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 12.74% of over the last 5 years
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at GBP 28.5 MM
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 0.95%
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 455.35
4
With ROE of 2.10%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 0.82 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -6.54%, its profits have risen by 128.3% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.3
5
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -6.54% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed FTSE 100 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Trifast Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Industrial Manufacturing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Industrial Manufacturing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Trifast Plc for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Trifast Plc
-6.54%
-0.32
48.57%
FTSE 100
13.98%
1.15
13.60%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
3.87%
EBIT Growth (5y)
12.74%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
5.85
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.08
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.16
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.25
Tax Ratio
100.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio
233.77%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
6.23%
ROE (avg)
4.07%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
39
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.82
EV to EBIT
10.96
EV to EBITDA
6.14
EV to Capital Employed
0.85
EV to Sales
0.56
PEG Ratio
0.30
Dividend Yield
324.29%
ROCE (Latest)
7.72%
ROE (Latest)
2.10%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Movement
7What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at GBP 28.5 MM
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 0.95%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 455.35
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -12.97% (YoY
-2What is not working for the Company
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at GBP 105.85 MM
Here's what is working for Trifast Plc
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 455.35
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at GBP 28.5 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (GBP MM)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -12.97% (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 Trifast Plc
Net Sales
Lowest at GBP 105.85 MM and Fallen
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very negative
Net Sales (GBP MM)






