Why is Young & Co.'s Brewery Plc ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 4.86%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 4.86% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.94 times
- Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 136.51% of over the last 5 years
- Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.94 times
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 3.87% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
3
Flat results in Mar 25
- INTEREST(HY) At GBP 10 MM has Grown at 100%
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 1.27%
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 546
4
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -22.11% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed FTSE 100 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you sell?
- All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses
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When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Young & Co.'s Brewery Plc for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Young & Co.'s Brewery Plc
-22.11%
-1.11
21.01%
FTSE 100
15.94%
1.23
12.99%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
20.26%
EBIT Growth (5y)
136.51%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
2.78
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.94
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.33
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.38
Tax Ratio
44.75%
Dividend Payout Ratio
146.13%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
4.86%
ROE (avg)
3.87%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
7
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.39
EV to EBIT
7.83
EV to EBITDA
4.92
EV to Capital Employed
0.54
EV to Sales
1.15
PEG Ratio
1.07
Dividend Yield
131.76%
ROCE (Latest)
6.96%
ROE (Latest)
5.71%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
5What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -10.9% (YoY
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 63.27%
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at GBP 34.82
-8What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At GBP 10 MM has Grown at 100%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 1.27%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Lowest at 546
EPS(Q)
Lowest at GBP -0.16
Here's what is working for Young & Co.'s Brewery Plc
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 63.27%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Dividend per share
Highest at GBP 34.82
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (GBP)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -10.9% (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
Depreciation
Highest at GBP 21.3 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (GBP MM)
Here's what is not working for Young & Co.'s Brewery Plc
Interest
At GBP 10 MM has Grown at 100%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (GBP MM)
Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 546
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest
EPS
Lowest at GBP -0.16
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (GBP)






