Vesuvius Plc

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Miscellaneous
  • ISIN: GB00B82YXW83
GBP
3.92
-1.53 (-28.11%)
  • Price Points
  • Score
  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Why is Vesuvius Plc ?

1
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 3.58% of over the last 5 years
2
With a fall in Net Sales of -3.2%, the company declared Very Negative results in Jun 25
  • ROCE(HY) Lowest at 6.19%
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 879.03
  • PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) Lowest at GBP 62 MM
3
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • The stock has generated a return of 0.71% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (FTSE 100) returns of 15.58%
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. 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 Miscellaneous)

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

Is Vesuvius Plc for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Vesuvius Plc
-100.0%
-1.80
28.59%
FTSE 100
13.98%
1.15
13.60%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
3.05%
EBIT Growth (5y)
3.58%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
8.50
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.02
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.26
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.12
Tax Ratio
27.85%
Dividend Payout Ratio
70.07%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.03%
ROCE (avg)
11.37%
ROE (avg)
10.12%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
12
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.03
EV to EBIT
10.53
EV to EBITDA
7.03
EV to Capital Employed
1.02
EV to Sales
0.87
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
5.30%
ROCE (Latest)
9.71%
ROE (Latest)
8.50%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

4What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at GBP 321.1 MM

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 56.98%

-18What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 6.19%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 879.03

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at GBP 62 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at GBP 35.23 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 8.45% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 41.91 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 4.26 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 3.68 times

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at GBP 109 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 12.01 %

EPS(Q)

Lowest at GBP 0.12

Here's what is working for Vesuvius Plc

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at GBP 321.1 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (GBP MM)

Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 56.98%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Depreciation
Highest at GBP 37 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 Vesuvius Plc

Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 879.03
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at GBP 62 MM and Fallen
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit
Lowest at GBP 35.23 MM and Fallen
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit
At GBP 35.23 MM has Fallen at -34.22%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Operating Profit
Lowest at GBP 109 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (GBP MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 12.01 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Fallen at -26.28%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

EPS
Lowest at GBP 0.12
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (GBP)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 41.91 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 4.26 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 3.68 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 8.45% (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