Wickes Group Plc () Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Wickes Group Plc ?

Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength as the company has not declared results in the last 6 months

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -231.95% of over the last 5 years
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times

The company has declared Negative results for the last 4 consecutive quarters

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 416.56
ROCE(HY) Lowest at 11.73%
CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at GBP 86.3 MM

With ROE of 0.56%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 4.13 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 62.77%, its profits have risen by 133%

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 Retailing)

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

Is Wickes Group Plc for you?

Medium Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Wickes Group Plc

-100.0%

2.14

31.82%

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)

2.83%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-231.95%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

-2.90

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Negative Net Debt

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.04

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.04

Tax Ratio

Dividend Payout Ratio

144.95%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

0.02%

ROCE (avg)

ROE (avg)

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

539

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

4.13

EV to EBIT

-72.55

EV to EBITDA

-97.58

EV to Capital Employed

8.93

EV to Sales

49.01

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

4.90%

ROCE (Latest)

-12.31%

ROE (Latest)

0.56%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

OBV

Mildly Bullish

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

Not enough Data to analyse Financial Trend

Here's what is working for Wickes Group Plc

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 1,327.27%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by 0.22% (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 53 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 Wickes Group Plc

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 416.56 and Fallen

In each period 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 0.3 MM has Fallen at -98.63%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit

At GBP 1.3 MM has Fallen at -91.4%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Operating Profit

Lowest at GBP 65.4 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (GBP MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at 8.85 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at GBP 0.3 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 1.3 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (GBP MM)

EPS

Lowest at GBP 0.01

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (GBP)

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at GBP 86.3 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 426.02 %

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

Non Operating Income

Highest at GBP 12 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income