CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P chart

Last update: 2022-12-30
Key statistics and financials
Revenue per share 1.30
Dividend & YieldN/A£ (N/A)
Beta 1.73
Market capitalization 161.45M
Operating cash flow 97.4M
ESG Scores unknown

Company description

Card Factory plc operates as a specialist retailer of greeting cards in the United Kingdom. It operates through two segments, Card Factory and Getting Personal. The company designs, sources, prints, warehouses, produces, distributes, and sells greeting cards, dressings, balloons, and gifts. It also provides cards for various occasions; and online personalized cards and gifts. The company offers its products through various retail locations, as well as through its websites, such as cardfactory.co.uk and gettingpersonal.co.uk. It operates approximately 1,020 Card Factory stores; and 4 franchise stores. Card Factory plc was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Wakefield, the United Kingdom.

Sector: Consumer Cyclical - Industry: Specialty Retail

Financial Ratios
Quick Ratio0.22
Working Capital0.33
Return On Equity-0.07
Debt To Equity0.58
Fixed Asset Ratio0.02
Fixed Interest Cover-0.42

Financial data

Financial Statements

Cashflow Statement 2019-01-31 2020-01-31 2021-01-31 2022-01-31
Change To Liabilities 21.3M -13.3M 13.2M
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities -11.9M -14.1M -7M
Net Borrowings -44.9M -41M -47.7M -62.5M
Total Cash From Financing Activities -101.7M -97.9M -56.1M
Change To Operating Activities
Issuance Of Stock
Net Income 52.7M 51.6M -13.6M
Change In Cash 15.1M -1.8M 10.5M
Effect Of Exchange Rate
Total Cash From Operating Activities 128.7M 110.2M 73.6M
Depreciation 46.7M 48.5M 49.1M 46.2M
Change To Account Receivables 100k -2.9M 2.2M
Other Cashflows From Financing Activities -7.9M -8M -8.4M -18.5M
Change To Netincome 22.7M 10.4M 2.7M 17.6M
Capital Expenditures -10.3M -11M -4.9M -3.6M

Income Statement 2019-01-31 2020-01-31 2021-01-31 2022-01-31
Research Development
Income Before Tax 68.2M 65.2M -16.4M
Net Income 52.7M 51.6M -13.6M
Selling General Administrative 81M 85.7M 33.6M 38.9M
Gross Profit 165.6M 161.7M 80.6M 117.8M
Ebit 84.6M 76M -3.7M 29.9M
Operating Income 84.6M 76M -3.7M 29.9M
Interest Expense -8.2M -8.3M -8.9M
Income Tax Expense 15.5M 13.6M -2.8M
Total Revenue 436M 451.5M 285.1M
Cost Of Revenue 270.4M 289.8M 204.5M 246.6M
Total Other Income ExpenseNet -16.4M -10.8M -12.7M 1.7M
Net Income From Continuing Ops 52.7M 51.6M -13.6M
Net Income Applicable To Common Shares 52.7M 51.6M -13.6M

Balance Sheet Statement 2019-01-31 2020-01-31 2021-01-31 2022-01-31
Total Liabilities 362.2M 347.3M 326M
Total Stockholder Equity 220.1M 221.5M 206.5M
Other Current Liabilities 11.3M 12.1M 9M 21.2M
Total Assets 582.3M 568.8M 532.5M
Common Stock 3.4M 3.4M 3.4M
Other Current Assets 6.9M 5.5M 100k 2.9M
Retained Earnings 11M 14.2M 1.4M
Treasury Stock 3.5M 1.7M -500k
Cash 3.8M 5.5M 12.5M
Total Current Liabilities 105.1M 96.8M 99.8M
Other Stockholder Equity 3.5M 1.7M -500k
Property, Plant, and Equipment 176.3M 174M 148.2M
Total Current Assets 83.3M 71.8M 58.7M
Net Tangible Assets -100.1M -98.3M -113.8M
Net Receivables 900k 2.9M 7.7M 3M
Accounts Payable 19.4M 15M 11.1M 31.1M


Insider Transactions

Here are the insider transactions of stock shares related to CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P:

Filer Name Transaction Text Ownership Date Filer Relation Shares
Lee (Kristian)Bought at price 0.66 per share.D2022-08-0178.38k
Lee (Kristian)D2022-07-2913.79k
Lee (Kristian)Sold at price 0.63 per share.D2022-07-296.7k
Jupiter Asset Management LtdD2022-07-28
Lane (Nathan)D2022-06-23
Artemis Investment Management LLPD2022-06-104.84M
Lee (Kristian)D2022-05-1665.11k
Lee (Kristian)Sold at price 0.79 per share.D2022-05-1631.53k
Teleios Capital Partners LLCD2022-05-16
Willson-Rymer (Darcy)Bought at price 0.76 per share.D2022-05-0494.08k
McWilliam (Robert Gerard)Bought at price 0.77 per share.D2022-05-0432.22k
Majedie Asset Management, Ltd.D2022-05-02
Middleton (Stuart)D2022-05-02
Artemis Investment Management LLPD2022-05-02
Teleios Capital Partners LLCD2022-05-02
Wellcome Trust LtdD2022-05-02
Teleios Capital Partners LLCD2022-01-31
Wellcome Trust LtdD2022-01-31
Majedie Asset Management, Ltd.D2022-01-31
Middleton (Stuart)D2022-01-31
Artemis Investment Management LLPD2022-01-31
Moody (Paul Stephen)Bought at price 0.76 per share.D2022-01-18200k
Wellcome Trust LtdD2021-11-12
Lane (Nathan)Bought at price 0.72 per share.D2021-11-12200k
Artemis Investment Management LLPD2021-08-24420.97k
Lee (Kristian)Sold at price 0.83 per share.D2021-07-1213.01k
Lee (Kristian)D2021-07-1127.59k
Willson-Rymer (Darcy)Bought at price 0.83 per share.D2021-06-2584.11k
Stead (David Anthony)D2021-06-10
Whiteside (Roger Mark)D2021-06-10
Lee (Kristian)D2021-06-10
Morley (Octavia Kate)D2021-06-10
Majedie Asset Management, Ltd.D2021-06-09
Middleton (Stuart)D2021-06-09
Teleios Capital Partners LLCD2021-06-09
Aberforth Partners LLPD2021-06-09
Artemis Investment Management LLPD2021-06-09
Teleios Capital Partners LLCD2021-02-261.8M
DBAY Advisors LtdD2021-02-1913.13M
DBAY Advisors LtdD2021-02-121.67M
DBAY Advisors LtdD2021-02-0511.37M
DBAY Advisors LtdD2021-01-31
Aberforth Partners LLPD2021-01-31
Artemis Investment Management LLPD2021-01-31
Middleton (Stuart)D2021-01-31
Teleios Capital Partners LLCD2021-01-31
DBAY Advisors LtdD2021-01-293.15M
Stead (David Anthony)D2020-12-31
Whiteside (Roger Mark)D2020-12-31
Hubbard (Karen)D2020-12-31
Lee (Kristian)D2020-12-31

Insider transaction explanations

Insider buying is the legal purchase of shares by a senior executive or director of a company. "Filer Name" corresponds to the name of the stock buyer or seller. "Transaction Text" describes the transaction. "Ownership" gives information about the transaction type. "Date" is the reported transaction date. "Filer Relation" gives the role of the insider in the company. "Shares" is the value of the transaction. You will find the complete description of the General Transaction Codes on the SEC dedicated page


Investment strategy backtesting

These are the result of three automatic investment systems applied to CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P. You will find the performance of an systematic investment system, a momentum strategy, and a buy the dip trading strategy.


Systematic investment results on CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P

Here is the result of two systematic investment strategies applied to CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P. The first strategy automatically buys the first day of the month, and the second strategy buys the fifteenth day of the month.

Systematic investment equity curve on CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two systematic investment strategies applied to CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P:

CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P automated entries

The systematic investment strategy that buys the first day of the month would give a performance of -4.8% on the backtest period.

Performance at glance

Performance

-4.8 %

Latent gain

-87.15 £

Invested capital

1815.15 £

Annualized return

-1.17 %
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Momentum strategy results on CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P

This is the result of two momentum investment strategies applied to CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P. The first strategy uses a momentum signal calculated on one quarter, and the second uses a momentum signal calculated on two quarters.

Momentum entry openings on CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P

The following chart shows all the entries opened by the momentum investment system on CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P:

CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P momentum entries
  • The first momentum investment strategy would give -17.67% of return on CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P. That represents -764.9£ of latent gain with 4328.9£ of employed capital.
  • The second momentum investment strategy would give -34.85% of return on CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P. That represents -1126.3£ of latent gain with 3232.3£ of employed capital.
Performance at glance (1Q Momentum)

Performance

-17.67 %

Latent gain

-764.9 £

Invested capital

4328.9 £

Annualized return

28.37 %
Performance at glance (2Q Momentum)

Performance

-34.85 %

Latent gain

-1126.3 £

Invested capital

3232.3 £

Annualized return

-9.57 %

Momentum equity curve on CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two momentum strategies applied to CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P:

CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P momentum equity

Note: the dividends potentially given by CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution of the two momentum strategies on CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P since the beginning:

CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250£, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000£.


Buy the dip strategy result on CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P

Buy the dip entry openings on CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P

CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P

The performance achieved by the robo-advisor on CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P is 60.14%. That represents 141.96$ of latent gain with 236.04£ of employed capital. The following chart shows CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P stock price with all the entries opened by the automated investment system.

Note: The blue line represents the weekly stock price of CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P, and the green triangles represent the entry openings. The artificall robo-advisor needs at least 100 weeks of trading history to work.

Performance at glance

Performance

60.14 %

Latent gain

141.96 £

Invested capital

236.04 £

Annualized return

28.37 %

Equity curve of the strategy applied to CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P

The following chart shows the result of the investment strategy applied to CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P:

CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P

Note: the dividends potentially given by CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution since the beginning of the investment strategy on CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P:

CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Investment strategies comparison on CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P

In this section, I will compare the three previous investment strategies applied to CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P.

Equity curve comparison on CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P

The following chart shows the equity curve of the artificall advisor, the trend folowing and the automatic investment strategies:

CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P investment strategy comparison

Employed capital comparison on CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P

CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P investment comparison

Performance comparison on CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P

Strategy Latent Profit Growth Employed capital CAGR
Automatic investment -4.8% -87.15£ 1815.15£ -1.17%
Momentum 1 quarter -17.67% -764.9£ 4328.9£ -4.55%
Momentum 2 quarters -34.85% -1126.3£ 3232.3£ -9.57%
Non-directional 60.14% 141.96£ 236.04£ 28.37%
Annualized return comparison

Automatic investment

-1.17 %

Momentum 1Q

-9.57 %

Momentum 2Q

-9.57 %

Non-directional

28.37 %

Correlated stocks

Here are the most positively and negatively correlated stocks with CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P:

Positive correlations

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Most correlated stocks last 3 months

Negative correlation

Most negatively correlated stocks this year


Most negatively correlated stocks last 3 months

Note: The algorithm computes the probability of correlation between CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P and the other stocks. There may be false positives or some missing correlated stocks. If the price of CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P does not vary for 36 weeks, the correlation calculation result will be wrong.


Company information

Company name CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P
Country United Kingdom
City Wakefield
Address Century House
Phone 44 19 2483 9150
Website www.cardfactoryinvestors.com
FullTime employees 8000
Industry Specialty Retail
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Exchange XLON
Ticker CARD.XLON
Market www.londonstockexchange.com

CARD FACTORY PLC ORD 1P ESG Scores

Environment scores

Environment ESG Factors Scores
Environment Score 0
Peer Environment Performance unknown
Environment Percentile unknown
Palm Oil unknown
Nuclear unknown
Fur Leather unknown
GMO unknown
Coal unknown
Pesticides unknown
Animal Testing unknown

Social scores

Social ESG Factors Scores
Social Score 0
Peer Social Performance unknown
Social Percentile unknown
Highest Controversy unknown
Peer Highest Controversy Performance unknown
Adult unknown
Gambling unknown
Alcoholic unknown
Tobacco unknown
Catholic unknown
Controversial Weapons unknown
Small Arms unknown
Military Contract unknown
Peer Count unknown

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Governance scores

Governance ESG Factors Scores
Governance Score 0
Peer Governance Performance unknown
Governance Percentile unknown

ESG at glance
Total ESG Scores: unknown
Environment Score: 0
Social Score: 0
Governance Score: 0

ESG Performance: unknown

Peer Group: unknown

Peer Esg Score Performance: unknown

Rating Year: unknown

Rating Month: unknown

Max Age: unknown

Percentile: unknown