Vertu Motors Plc (VTU) 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 Vertu Motors Plc ?

Flat results in Feb 26

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at GBP 127.34 MM
ROCE(HY) Lowest at 4.09%
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 5.3 times

With ROE of 4.84%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 0.65 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 21.14%, its profits have fallen by -8.1%

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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 Retailing)

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

Is Vertu Motors Plc for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Vertu Motors Plc

21.14%

-0.27

29.42%

FTSE 100

17.87%

1.52

11.77%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

13.67%

EBIT Growth (5y)

5.14%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

6.75

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

0.70

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.24

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

8.97

Tax Ratio

26.86%

Dividend Payout Ratio

44.37%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

0.40%

ROCE (avg)

13.16%

ROE (avg)

9.06%

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

0.65

EV to EBIT

8.22

EV to EBITDA

3.87

EV to Capital Employed

0.71

EV to Sales

0.06

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

128.90%

ROCE (Latest)

8.69%

ROE (Latest)

4.84%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bullish

Bullish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Dow Theory

No Trend

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bearish

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

6What is working for the Company

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 1,045.45%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -1.22% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at GBP 73.08 MM

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 54.44 times

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At GBP 5.35 MM has Grown at 49.4%

-7What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at GBP 127.34 MM

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 4.09%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 5.3 times

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at GBP 2.69 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at GBP 0

Here's what is working for Vertu Motors Plc

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 1,045.45% and Grown

In each year in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Pre-Tax Profit

At GBP 5.35 MM has Grown at 49.4%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Cash and Eqv

Highest at GBP 73.08 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Highest at 54.44 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -1.22% (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 22.2 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 Vertu Motors Plc

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at GBP 127.34 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (GBP MM)

Net Profit

Lowest at GBP 2.69 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (GBP MM)

EPS

Lowest at GBP 0

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (GBP)

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 5.3 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio