Wilmington plc (WIL) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

Pearson Plc

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Wilmington plc

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Time Out Group Plc

Centaur Media Plc

The Quarto Group, Inc.

Why is Wilmington plc ?

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -1.15% and Operating profit at 18.20% over the last 5 years

Negative results in Dec 25

INTEREST(HY) At GBP 0.34 MM has Grown at 824.32%
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at GBP 35.55 MM
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 3,168.71

With ROE of 15.61%, it has a expensive valuation with a 2.31 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -18.82%, its profits have risen by 2.9% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 4.2

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 -18.82% returns

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 Media & Entertainment)

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

Is Wilmington plc for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Wilmington plc

-100.0%

-0.91

34.00%

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)

-1.15%

EBIT Growth (5y)

18.20%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

13.24

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

0.26

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.27

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.28

Tax Ratio

34.39%

Dividend Payout Ratio

89.36%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

25.76%

ROE (avg)

25.34%

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

2.31

EV to EBIT

13.91

EV to EBITDA

12.00

EV to Capital Employed

1.81

EV to Sales

3.06

PEG Ratio

4.17

Dividend Yield

412.64%

ROCE (Latest)

12.99%

ROE (Latest)

15.61%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

OBV

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

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

3What is working for the Company

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 140.27%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -44.54% (YoY

-12What is not working for the Company

INTEREST(HY)

At GBP 0.34 MM has Grown at 824.32%

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at GBP 35.55 MM

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 3,168.71

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at GBP 10.88 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 64.49 %

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 3.89 times

EPS(Q)

Lowest at GBP 0.02

Here's what is working for Wilmington plc

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 140.27% and Grown

In each year in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -44.54% (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 Wilmington plc

Interest

At GBP 0.34 MM has Grown at 824.32%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (GBP MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 3,168.71

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at GBP 35.55 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (GBP MM)

EPS

Lowest at GBP 0.02

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (GBP)

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at GBP 10.88 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 64.49 %

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

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 3.89 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio