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Why SpaceandPeople plc (LON:SAL) Is An Attractive Investment To Consider

Attractive stocks have exceptional fundamentals. In the case of SpaceandPeople plc (LON:SAL), there’s is a financially-sound company with a a strong history superior dividend payments, trading at a discount. Below, I’ve touched on some key aspects you should know on a high level. For those interested in understanding where the figures come from and want to see the analysis, read the full report on SpaceandPeople here.

Very undervalued with flawless balance sheet and pays a dividend

SAL’s strong financial health means that all of its upcoming liability payments are able to be met by its current cash and short-term investment holdings. This implies that SAL manages its cash and cost levels well, which is a crucial insight into the health of the company. Looking at SAL’s capital structure, the company has no debt on its balance sheet. This implies that the company is running its operations purely on off equity funding. which is typically normal for a small-cap company. Therefore the company has plenty of headroom to grow, and the ability to raise debt should it need to in the future. SAL is currently trading below its true value, which means the market is undervaluing the company’s expected cash flow going forward. Investors have the opportunity to buy into the stock to reap capital gains, if SAL’s projected earnings trajectory does follow analyst consensus growth, which determines my intrinsic value of the company. Compared to the rest of the media industry, SAL is also trading below its peers, relative to earnings generated. This bolsters the proposition that SAL’s price is currently discounted.

AIM:SAL PE PEG Gauge December 10th 18
AIM:SAL PE PEG Gauge December 10th 18

SAL’s high dividend payments make it one of the best dividend stocks on the market, and it has also been able to maintain it at a level in which net income is able to cover dividend payments.

AIM:SAL Historical Dividend Yield December 10th 18
AIM:SAL Historical Dividend Yield December 10th 18

Next Steps:

For SpaceandPeople, I’ve put together three relevant factors you should look at:

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  1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for SAL’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for SAL’s outlook.

  2. Historical Performance: What has SAL’s returns been like over the past? Go into more detail in the past track record analysis and take a look at the free visual representations of our analysis for more clarity.

  3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of SAL? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!

To help readers see past the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned. For errors that warrant correction please contact the editor at editorial-team@simplywallst.com.