Wickes Group Plc

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Retailing
  • ISIN: GB00BL6C2002
GBP
2.04
-0.17 (-7.67%)
  • Price Points
  • Score
  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
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Why is Wickes Group Plc ?

1
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 0%
  • 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
2
The company has declared Negative results for the last 4 consecutive quarters
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 430.85 %
3
With ROE of 0.56%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 4.17 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 23.06%, its profits have risen by 133%
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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 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
22.16%
1.70
27.06%
FTSE 100
13.98%
1.15
13.60%
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
543
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
4.17
EV to EBIT
-73.30
EV to EBITDA
-98.58
EV to Capital Employed
9.02
EV to Sales
49.51
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
4.86%
ROCE (Latest)
-12.31%
ROE (Latest)
0.56%
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
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
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

6What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)

Higher at GBP 20.9 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -1.43% (YoY

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 5.09 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at GBP 847.9 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at GBP 0.09

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

Highest at 430.85 %

Here's what is working for Wickes Group Plc

Net Profit
Higher at GBP 20.9 MM
than preceding 12 month period ended Jun 2025
MOJO Watch
In the half year the company has already crossed Net Profit of the previous twelve months

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Net Sales
Highest at GBP 847.9 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (GBP MM)

EPS
Highest at GBP 0.09
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (GBP)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 5.09 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.43% (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 430.85 % 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