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

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Comparison

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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 -1.2%, the company declared Very Negative results in Jan 25

The company has declared negative results for the last 2 consecutive quarters
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At GBP 5.08 MM has Fallen at -46.51%
NET PROFIT(Q) At GBP 3.63 MM has Fallen at -48.97%
INTEREST(HY) At GBP 0.76 MM has Grown at 32.47%

Below par performance in long term as well as near term

Along with generating -49.11% 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

-49.15%

-1.16

51.91%

FTSE 100

16.5%

1.23

12.99%

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

1.14

EV to EBIT

6.54

EV to EBITDA

5.47

EV to Capital Employed

1.10

EV to Sales

0.50

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

16.82%

ROE (Latest)

14.29%

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

No Trend

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

3What is working for the Company

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 36.56%

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 5.87%

-14What is not working for the Company

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At GBP 5.08 MM has Fallen at -46.51%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At GBP 3.63 MM has Fallen at -48.97%

INTEREST(HY)

At GBP 0.76 MM has Grown at 32.47%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 14.2%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 7.28% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at GBP 2.52 MM

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 3.42%

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 8.72 %

Here's what is working for Ultimate Products Plc

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 36.56% and Grown

In each year in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Highest at 5.87%

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Here's what is not working for Ultimate Products Plc

Pre-Tax Profit

At GBP 5.08 MM has Fallen at -46.51%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit

At GBP 3.63 MM has Fallen at -48.97%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Interest

At GBP 0.76 MM has Grown at 32.47%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (GBP MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at 8.72 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at GBP 2.52 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 3.42%

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 7.28% (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