Ratings Softcat plc

Equities

SCT

GB00BYZDVK82

Market Closed - London S.E. Other stock markets 11:35:12 2024-04-26 EDT			5-day change	1st Jan Change
1,576 ^GBX	+0.57%		+1.68%	+15.88%

04-22	HSBC Boosts Softcat PT, Keeps Rating at Buy	MT
04-22	Jefferies raises B&M to 'hold'	AN

Summary

The company has strong fundamentals. More than 70% of companies have a lower mix of growth, profitability, debt and visibility.
The company presents an interesting fundamental situation from a short-term investment perspective.

Strengths

The company is in a robust financial situation considering its net cash and margin position.
The average price target of analysts who are interested in the stock has been strongly revised upwards over the last four months.
Considering the small differences between the analysts' various estimates, the group's business visibility is good.

Weaknesses

With a 2024 P/E ratio at 27.2 times the estimated earnings, the company operates at rather significant levels of earnings multiples.
The company appears highly valued given the size of its balance sheet.
The company is highly valued given the cash flows generated by its activity.
For the last twelve months, the trend in sales revisions has been clearly going down, which emphasizes downgraded expectations from the analysts.
The company's sales previsions for the coming years have been revised downwards, which foreshadows another slowdown in business.

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