YouGov Plc (YOU) 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

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Why is YouGov Plc ?

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at GBP 77.6 MM
NET PROFIT(Q) At GBP 8.41 MM has Fallen at -39.78%
CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at GBP 32.8 MM

With ROE of 9.90%, it has a expensive valuation with a 1.42 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -30.86%, its profits have fallen by -2.1%

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -30.86% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed FTSE 100 in each of the last 3 annual periods

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 Miscellaneous)

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

Is YouGov Plc for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

YouGov Plc

-30.86%

-0.84

48.46%

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)

20.47%

EBIT Growth (5y)

14.97%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

16.91

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

0.81

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.88

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.22

Tax Ratio

57.89%

Dividend Payout Ratio

80.72%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

25.46%

ROE (avg)

15.54%

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

1.42

EV to EBIT

10.18

EV to EBITDA

4.93

EV to Capital Employed

1.22

EV to Sales

1.09

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

4.03%

ROCE (Latest)

11.99%

ROE (Latest)

9.90%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

No Trend

OBV

No Trend

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

0What is working for the Company

NO KEY POSITIVE TRIGGERS

-6What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at GBP 77.6 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

At GBP 8.41 MM has Fallen at -39.78%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at GBP 32.8 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Fallen at -29.41%

Here's what is working for YouGov Plc

Depreciation

Highest at GBP 24.5 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 YouGov Plc

Net Profit

At GBP 8.41 MM has Fallen at -39.78%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at GBP 77.6 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (GBP MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

Fallen at -29.41%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at GBP 32.8 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents