Ultimate Products Plc (UPGS) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Ultimate Products Plc ?

High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times

High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times

High Debt company with Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength

With a fall in Net Sales of -11.11%, the company declared Very Negative results in Jul 25

The company has declared negative results for the last 2 consecutive quarters
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at GBP 19.96 MM
ROCE(HY) Lowest at 12.08%
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 3.4 times

Below par performance in long term as well as near term

Along with generating -41.34% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed FTSE 100 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months

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 Trading & Distributors)

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

Is Ultimate Products Plc for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Ultimate Products Plc

-100.0%

-1.44

48.39%

FTSE 100

13.98%

1.02

13.67%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

5.35%

EBIT Growth (5y)

1.24%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

11.92

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

1.04

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.38

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

2.69

Tax Ratio

28.86%

Dividend Payout Ratio

54.17%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

29.23%

ROE (avg)

27.76%

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

0.91

EV to EBIT

5.87

EV to EBITDA

4.81

EV to Capital Employed

0.93

EV to Sales

0.38

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

4.41%

ROCE (Latest)

15.82%

ROE (Latest)

12.52%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

OBV

Mildly Bearish

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

0What is working for the Company

NO KEY POSITIVE TRIGGERS

-21What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at GBP 19.96 MM

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 12.08%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 3.4 times

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 523.75

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 14.82% (YoY

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Lowest at GBP 5.31

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at GBP 70.65 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at GBP 4.92 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 6.96 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at GBP 2.97 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at GBP 2.18 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at GBP 0.03

Here's what is not working for Ultimate Products Plc

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at GBP 19.96 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 (GBP MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 523.75

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Pre-Tax Profit

At GBP 2.97 MM has Fallen at -38.38%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit

At GBP 2.18 MM has Fallen at -36.22%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 3.4 times and Fallen

In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Net Sales

Lowest at GBP 70.65 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Operating Profit

Lowest at GBP 4.92 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (GBP MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at 6.96 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at GBP 2.97 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 2.18 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (GBP MM)

EPS

Lowest at GBP 0.03

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (GBP)

Dividend per share

Lowest at GBP 5.31

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower dividend than previous years

DPS (GBP)

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 14.82% (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