Yellow Pages Ltd. (Y) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

Buy

Strong Buy

Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

Yellow Pages Ltd.

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Why is Yellow Pages Ltd. ?

High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 78.36%

Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 36.05

With ROE of 32.35%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 3.10 Price to Book Value

The stock is trading at a fair value compared to its peers' average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 7.80%, its profits have fallen by -19%

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Yellow Pages Ltd. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Computers - Software & Consulting should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Computers - Software & Consulting)

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

Is Yellow Pages Ltd. for you?

Medium Risk, Medium Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Yellow Pages Ltd.

7.8%

1.68

22.85%

S&P/TSX 60

29.6%

2.31

12.81%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

-9.37%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-22.04%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

36.05

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.73

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

3.81

Tax Ratio

27.51%

Dividend Payout Ratio

74.92%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

293.15%

ROE (avg)

78.36%

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

3.10

EV to EBIT

4.76

EV to EBITDA

3.33

EV to Capital Employed

16.61

EV to Sales

0.69

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

348.85%

ROE (Latest)

32.35%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

Dow Theory

Bearish

No Trend

OBV

Mildly Bearish

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

2What is working for the Company

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 83.17%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0.03% (YoY

-8What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at CAD 29.21 MM

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at CAD 46.83 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at CAD 9.03 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 19.28 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Fallen at -29.94%

NET PROFIT(Q)

Fallen at -32.73%

Here's what is working for Yellow Pages Ltd.

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 83.17%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by 0.03% (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 Yellow Pages Ltd.

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at CAD 29.21 MM and Fallen

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (CAD MM)

Net Sales

Lowest at CAD 46.83 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (CAD MM)

Operating Profit

Lowest at CAD 9.03 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (CAD MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at 19.28 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Fallen at -29.94%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (CAD MM)

Net Profit

Fallen at -32.73%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (CAD MM)