Snowflake Score | |
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Valuation | 5/6 |
Future Growth | 4/6 |
Past Performance | 2/6 |
Financial Health | 4/6 |
Dividends | 0/6 |
WRKS Stock Overview
TheWorks.co.uk plc operates as a retailer of gifts, arts, crafts, toys, books, and stationery products.
TheWorks.co.uk Competitors
Price History & Performance
Historical stock prices | |
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Current Share Price | UK£0.43 |
52 Week High | UK£0.72 |
52 Week Low | UK£0.42 |
Beta | 2 |
1 Month Change | -19.48% |
3 Month Change | -15.02% |
1 Year Change | -29.97% |
3 Year Change | -37.68% |
5 Year Change | n/a |
Change since IPO | -75.84% |
Recent News & Updates
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Shareholder Returns
WRKS | GB Specialty Retail | GB Market | |
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7D | -9.5% | 1.8% | 2.4% |
1Y | -30.0% | -25.4% | -6.7% |
Return vs Industry: WRKS underperformed the UK Specialty Retail industry which returned -25% over the past year.
Return vs Market: WRKS underperformed the UK Market which returned -6.8% over the past year.
Price Volatility
WRKS volatility | |
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WRKS Average Weekly Movement | 6.0% |
Specialty Retail Industry Average Movement | 6.3% |
Market Average Movement | 5.4% |
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market | 10.6% |
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market | 2.8% |
Stable Share Price: WRKS is not significantly more volatile than the rest of UK stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 6% a week.
Volatility Over Time: WRKS's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
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1981 | 3,600 | Gavin Peck | https://www.theworksplc.co.uk |
TheWorks.co.uk plc operates as a retailer of gifts, arts, crafts, toys, books, and stationery products. The company sells its products through a network of stores, as well as through its online platform. As of May 2, 2021, it operated 527 stores in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
TheWorks.co.uk Fundamentals Summary
WRKS fundamental statistics | |
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Market Cap | UK£26.88m |
Earnings (TTM) | UK£113.00k |
Revenue (TTM) | UK£207.82m |
238.9x
P/E Ratio0.1x
P/S RatioIs WRKS overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
WRKS income statement (TTM) | |
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Revenue | UK£207.82m |
Cost of Revenue | UK£177.51m |
Gross Profit | UK£30.32m |
Other Expenses | UK£30.20m |
Earnings | UK£113.00k |
Last Reported Earnings
Oct 31, 2021
Next Earnings Date
n/a
Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.0018 |
Gross Margin | 14.59% |
Net Profit Margin | 0.054% |
Debt/Equity Ratio | -2.6% |
How did WRKS perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonValuation
Is WRKS undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?
Valuation Score
5/6Valuation Score 5/6
Price-To-Sales vs Peers
Price-To-Sales vs Industry
Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio
Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
PEG Ratio
Key Valuation Metric
Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for WRKS?
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What is WRKS's n/a Ratio? | |
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n/a Ratio | 0x |
n/a | n/a |
Market Cap | UK£26.88m |
Key Statistics | |
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Enterprise Value/Revenue | 0.6x |
Enterprise Value/EBITDA | -79.8x |
PEG Ratio | 6.4x |
Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers
How does WRKS's PS Ratio compare to its peers?
WRKS PS Ratio vs Peers |
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Company | PS | Estimated Growth | Market Cap |
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Peer Average | 0.5x | ||
G4M Gear4music (Holdings) | 0.3x | 9.5% | UK£37.8m |
ANG Angling Direct | 0.4x | n/a | UK£30.9m |
SGI Stanley Gibbons Group | 0.6x | n/a | UK£6.2m |
SCHO Scholium Group | 0.8x | n/a | UK£5.8m |
WRKS TheWorks.co.uk | 0.1x | 9.6% | UK£26.9m |
Price-To-Sales vs Peers: WRKS is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.1x) compared to the peer average (0.5x).
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry
How does WRKS's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the GB Specialty Retail Industry?
Price-To-Sales vs Industry: WRKS is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.1x) compared to the UK Specialty Retail industry average (0.3x)
Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio
What is WRKS's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.
Fair Ratio | |
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Current PS Ratio | 0.1x |
Fair PS Ratio | 0.1x |
Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: WRKS is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.1x).
Share Price vs Fair Value
What is the Fair Price of WRKS when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.
Below Fair Value: WRKS (£0.43) is trading below our estimate of fair value (£4.53)
Significantly Below Fair Value: WRKS is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: WRKS is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (6.4x)
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Future Growth
How is TheWorks.co.uk forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 3 analysts?
Future Growth Score
4/6Future Growth Score 4/6
Earnings vs Savings Rate
Earnings vs Market
High Growth Earnings
Revenue vs Market
High Growth Revenue
Future ROE
37.5%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: WRKS's forecast earnings growth (37.5% per year) is above the savings rate (0.9%).
Earnings vs Market: WRKS's earnings (37.5% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the UK market (11% per year).
High Growth Earnings: WRKS's earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: WRKS's revenue (9.6% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the UK market (4.1% per year).
High Growth Revenue: WRKS's revenue (9.6% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: WRKS's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (15.3%).
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Past Performance
How has TheWorks.co.uk performed over the past 5 years?
Past Performance Score
2/6Past Performance Score 2/6
Quality Earnings
Growing Profit Margin
Earnings Trend
Accelerating Growth
Earnings vs Industry
High ROE
-40.9%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: WRKS has a large one-off gain of £12.8M impacting its October 31 2021 financial results.
Growing Profit Margin: WRKS became profitable in the past.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: WRKS has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by -40.9% per year.
Accelerating Growth: WRKS has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: WRKS has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Specialty Retail industry (46.2%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: WRKS's Return on Equity (1.1%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is TheWorks.co.uk's financial position?
Financial Health Score
4/6Financial Health Score 4/6
Short Term Liabilities
Long Term Liabilities
Debt Level
Reducing Debt
Debt Coverage
Interest Coverage
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: WRKS's short term assets (£73.8M) do not cover its short term liabilities (£93.5M).
Long Term Liabilities: WRKS's short term assets (£73.8M) do not cover its long term liabilities (£94.5M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: WRKS is debt free.
Reducing Debt: WRKS has no debt compared to 5 years ago when its debt to equity ratio was 549.3%.
Debt Coverage: WRKS has no debt, therefore it does not need to be covered by operating cash flow.
Interest Coverage: WRKS has no debt, therefore coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is TheWorks.co.uk current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Score
0/6Dividend Score 0/6
Notable Dividend
High Dividend
Stable Dividend
Growing Dividend
Earnings Coverage
Future Dividend Coverage
5.58%
Forecast Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate WRKS's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate WRKS's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if WRKS's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if WRKS's dividend payments have been increasing.
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: WRKS is not paying a notable dividend for the UK market.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: Unable to calculate sustainability of dividends as WRKS has not reported any payouts.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
3.9yrs
Average board tenure
CEO
Gavin Peck (40 yo)
2.42yrs
Tenure
UK£303,000
Compensation
Mr. Gavin Lee Peck has been Chief Executive Officer of Theworks Co.Uk Plc since January 16, 2020 and serves as its Director. Mr. Peck served as Chief Financial Officer of TheworksCo.Uk Plc since April 201...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Gavin's total compensation ($USD367.30K) is about average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD332.74K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Gavin's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Board Members
Experienced Board: WRKS's board of directors are considered experienced (3.9 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
TheWorks.co.uk plc's employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: TheWorks.co.uk plc
- Ticker: WRKS
- Exchange: LSE
- Founded: 1981
- Industry: Specialty Stores
- Sector: Retail
- Implied Market Cap: UK£26.875m
- Shares outstanding: 62.50m
- Website: https://www.theworksplc.co.uk
Number of Employees
Location
- TheWorks.co.uk plc
- Boldmere House
- Faraday Avenue
- Birmingham
- West Midlands
- B46 1AL
- United Kingdom
Listings
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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Company Analysis | 2022/06/29 00:00 |
End of Day Share Price | 2022/06/29 00:00 |
Earnings | 2021/10/31 |
Annual Earnings | 2021/05/02 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.