CEPS PLC is a UK-based industrial holding company. It is engaged in acquiring majority stakes in stable, profitable, and steadily growing entrepreneurial companies. The business activity of the group is operated through Aford Awards, Friedman's, and Hickton Group segments. The Aford Awards segment operates as a sports trophy and engraving company. Friedman's segment converts and distributes specialist Lycra. Its Hickton Group segment comprises Hickton Quality Control, Cook Brown, Morgan Lambert, and Qualitas Compliance, providers of services to the construction industry. The company generates maximum revenue from the Hickton Group segment.

Financial Strength

4/10

Name	Current	Vs Industry
Cash-To-Debt	0.16
Equity-to-Asset	0.11
Debt-to-Equity	3.96
Debt-to-EBITDA	2.91
Interest Coverage	3.47
Piotroski F-Score	8/9	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Altman Z-Score	1.45	Distress Grey Safe
Beneish M-Score	-2.78	Manipulator Not Manipulator
WACC vs ROIC		WACC ROIC

Growth Rank

5/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	3-Year Revenue Growth Rate	26.5
	3-Year EBITDA Growth Rate	94.1
	3-Year FCF Growth Rate	14.5

Momentum Rank

6/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	5-Day RSI	74.75
	9-Day RSI	71.78
	14-Day RSI	68.27
	6-1 Month Momentum %	6.98
	12-1 Month Momentum %	-41.03

Liquidity Ratio

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Current Ratio	0.9
	Quick Ratio	0.67
	Cash Ratio	0.16
	Days Inventory	49.69
	Days Sales Outstanding	55.47
	Days Payable	69.71

Dividend & Buy Back

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio	-7.3
	Shareholder Yield %	13.82

Profitability Rank

5/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Gross Margin %	43.1
	Operating Margin %	8.33
	Net Margin %	2.07
	FCF Margin %	8.19
	ROE %	27.68
	ROA %	2.72
	ROIC %	9.44
	3-Year ROIIC %	52.97
	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %	64.6
	ROCE %	19.18
	Years of Profitability over Past 10-Year	3

GF Value Rank

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	PE Ratio	7.83
	PE Ratio without NRI	10.68
	Price-to-Owner-Earnings	3.26
	PEG Ratio	0.5
	PS Ratio	0.16
	PB Ratio	1.85
	Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow	1.97
	Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow	1.77
	EV-to-EBIT	4.97
	EV-to-EBITDA	3.8
	EV-to-Revenue	0.45
	EV-to-FCF	5.52
	Price-to-Projected-FCF	0.43
	Price-to-Median-PS-Value	0.76
	Price-to-Peter-Lynch-Fair-Value	0.59
	Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) %	20.12
	FCF Yield %	50.66
	Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %	40.99

GF Value: £0.61

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