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Should You Consider Focusrite Plc (LON:TUNE)?

AIM:TUNE
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Focusrite Plc (LON:TUNE) is a company with exceptional fundamental characteristics. Upon building up an investment case for a stock, we should look at various aspects. In the case of TUNE, it is a company with great financial health as well as a a great history of performance. In the following section, I expand a bit more on these key aspects. For those interested in understanding where the figures come from and want to see the analysis, take a look at the report on Focusrite here.

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Flawless balance sheet with solid track record

Over the past year, TUNE has grown its earnings by 22%, with its most recent figure exceeding its annual average over the past five years. This strong performance generated a robust double-digit return on equity of 24%, which is an notable feat for the company. TUNE's ability to maintain an adequate level of cash to meet upcoming liabilities is a good sign for its financial health. This suggests prudent control over cash and cost by management, which is a key determinant of the company’s health. Investors should not worry about TUNE’s debt levels because the company has none! It has only utilized funding from its equity capital to run the business, which is typically normal for a small-cap company. Investors’ risk associated with debt is virtually non-existent and the company has plenty of headroom to grow debt in the future, should the need arise.

AIM:TUNE Income Statement, August 16th 2019
AIM:TUNE Income Statement, August 16th 2019

Next Steps:

For Focusrite, I've put together three relevant factors you should further research:

  1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for TUNE’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for TUNE’s outlook.
  2. Valuation: What is TUNE worth today? Is the stock undervalued, even when its growth outlook is factored into its intrinsic value? The intrinsic value infographic in our free research report helps visualize whether TUNE is currently mispriced by the market.
  3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of TUNE? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!

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