Universal Store Holdings Limited

Section 1: Company Overview and Fundamentals Insights

Company Overview: Universal Store Holdings Limited (ASX: UNI) is an Australia-based retailer specializing in casual men's and women's fashion, shoes, accessories, lifestyle, and gifting. It operates through two segments: Universal Store and CTC. The CTC segment is engaged in the design, wholesaling and retailing of casual youth fashion apparel. Kalkine’s Penny Stocks Report covers the Investment Highlights, Key Financial Metrics, Risks, Technical Analysis along with the Valuation, Target Price, and Recommendation on the stock.

1.2 The Key Positives, Negatives, Investment Highlights, and Risks

1.3 Top 10 Shareholders:

The top 10 shareholders together form ~66.58% of the total shareholding. Bennelong Australian Equity Partners Pty. Ltd. and Perpetual Investment Management Limited hold maximum stakes in the company at ~14.15% and ~8.95%, respectively.

1.4 Key Metrics: UNI's Gross Margin improved from 46.5% in FY22 to 48.90% in FY23. Below is captured other metrics:

Section 2: Business Updates, Financial and Operational Highlights

2.1 Recent Business Updates:

2.2 FY23 Results Highlights (for the 12 months ended 30 June 2023): Below mentioned are some key financial highlights:   

2.3 Historical Financial Trend

Section 3: Key Risks and Outlook:

Section 4: Stock Recommendation Summary

4.1 Price Performance and Technical Summary

The stock has decreased by ~1.41% in last 1 month, whereas over the last 1-year, it has declined by ~30.28%. The stock has a 52-week low and 52-week high of AUD 2.450 and AUD 6.190, respectively, and is currently trading below the mid-point of 52-week low and high. UNI was last covered in a report dated ‘28 August 2023’.

Markets are trading in a highly volatile zone currently due to certain macro-economic issues and geopolitical tensions prevailing. Therefore, it is prudent to follow a cautious approach while investing.

Note 1: Past performance is neither an indicator nor a guarantee of future performance.

Note 2: The reference date for all price data, currency, technical indicators, support, and resistance levels is 22 September 2023. The reference data in this report has been partly sourced from REFINITIV.

Note 3: Investment decisions should be made depending on an individual's appetite for upside potential, risks, holding duration, and any previous holdings. An 'Exit' from the stock can be considered if the Target Price mentioned as per the Valuation and or the technical levels provided has been achieved and is subject to the factors discussed above.

Note 4: Dividend Yield may vary as per the stock price movement.

Technical Indicators Defined: -

Support: A level at which the stock prices tend to find support if they are falling, and a downtrend may take a pause backed by demand or buying interest. Support 1 refers to the nearby support level for the stock and if the price breaches the level, then Support 2 may act as the crucial support level for the stock.

Resistance: A level at which the stock prices tend to find resistance when they are rising, and an uptrend may take a pause due to profit booking or selling interest. Resistance 1 refers to the nearby resistance level for the stock and if the price surpasses the level, then Resistance 2 may act as the crucial resistance level for the stock.

Stop-loss: It is a level to protect further losses in case of unfavourable movement in the stock prices.

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