Wickes Group Plc

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Retailing
  • ISIN: GB00BL6C2002
GBP
1.77
-0.03 (-1.66%)
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  • Key factors
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  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
Hold
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
Financial
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Why is Wickes Group Plc ?

1
With a growth in Operating Profit of 5.95%, the company declared Very Positive results in Dec 25
  • The company has declared positive results for the last 2 consecutive quarters
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at GBP 368.1 MM
  • PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At GBP 21.5 MM has Grown at 7,066.67%
  • NET PROFIT(Q) At GBP 15.49 MM has Grown at 1,091.84%
2
With ROE of 0.56%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 3.15 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -19.18%, its profits have risen by 133%
3
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • Even though the market (FTSE 100) has generated returns of 17.87% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -19.18% returns
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Wickes Group Plc should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Retailing should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Retailing)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Wickes Group Plc for you?

Medium Risk, Medium Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Wickes Group Plc
-19.18%
0.88
29.46%
FTSE 100
17.87%
1.52
11.77%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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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
0
Dividend Payout Ratio
64.92%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.02%
ROCE (avg)
0
ROE (avg)
0
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
411
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.15
EV to EBIT
-63.62
EV to EBITDA
-85.57
EV to Capital Employed
3.28
EV to Sales
42.98
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
6.43%
ROCE (Latest)
-5.15%
ROE (Latest)
0.56%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
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

14What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at GBP 368.1 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At GBP 21.5 MM has Grown at 7,066.67%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At GBP 15.49 MM has Grown at 1,091.84%

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 27.92%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -0.33% (YoY

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 5.26 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 27.13 times

-2What is not working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 481.3 %

Here's what is working for Wickes Group Plc

Pre-Tax Profit
At GBP 21.5 MM has Grown at 7,066.67%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit
At GBP 15.49 MM has Grown at 1,091.84%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at GBP 368.1 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)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 5.26 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 27.13 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 -0.33% (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

Here's what is not working for Wickes Group Plc

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 481.3 % and Grown
In each half year 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