Costain Group (COST)

Sector:

Construction and Building Materials

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

191.80p
   
  • Change Today:
    -2.00p
  • 52 Week High: 203.00
  • 52 Week Low: 121.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 267.30m
  • Volume: 99,029
  • Market Cap: £512.69m
  • RiskGrade: 234

Dividend Data

  31-Dec-2531-Dec-2431-Dec-2331-Dec-2231-Dec-21
Interim Dividend1.00p0.40pn/an/an/a
Final Dividend3.20p2.00p0.80pn/an/a
Total Dividend4.20p2.40p1.20pn/an/a
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Fundamentals - based on IFRS

  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Income Statement 31-Dec-25 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21
Continuing Operations          
Revenue 1,045.70 1,251.10 1,332.00 1,421.40 1,135.20
Operating Profit/(Loss) 44.40 31.10 26.80 34.90 (9.50)
Net Interest 3.80 5.40 4.10 (2.10) (3.80)
Profit Before Tax 48.20 36.50 30.90 32.80 (13.30)
Profit After Tax 37.30 30.60 22.10 25.90 (5.80)
Discontinued Operations          
Profit After Tax n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD 37.30 30.60 22.10 25.90 (5.80)
Attributable to:          
Equity Holders of Parent Company 37.30 30.60 22.10 25.90 (5.80)
Minority Interests n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
           
Continuing EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 13.90p 11.30p 8.10p 9.40p (2.10p)
Earnings per Share - Diluted 13.70p 11.10p 7.80p 9.40p (2.10p)
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 14.50p 14.60p 11.30p 9.90p 9.60p
Continuing and Discontinued EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 13.90p 11.30p 8.10p 9.40p (2.10p)
Earnings per Share - Diluted 13.70p 11.10p 7.80p 9.40p (2.10p)
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 14.50p 14.60p 11.30p 9.90p 9.60p
           
Dividend per Share 4.20p 2.40p 1.20p n/a n/a
  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Balance Sheet 31-Dec-25 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21
Assets          
Non-Current Assets          
Property, Plant & Equipment 34.50 35.30 26.80 26.60 32.00
Intangible Assets 51.10 51.20 26.80 52.20 52.50
Investment Properties n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Investments n/a 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40
Other Financial Assets n/a n/a 18.90 n/a n/a
Other Non-Current Assets 65.20 67.80 71.20 82.20 88.00
  150.80 154.70 144.10 161.40 172.90
Current Assets          
Inventories n/a n/a n/a 0.20 0.30
Trade & Other Receivables 191.50 185.30 198.30 187.40 199.60
Cash at Bank & in Hand 189.30 158.50 164.40 123.80 159.40
Current Asset Investments n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Current Assets 30.30 48.70 35.40 9.40 0.20
  411.10 392.50 398.10 320.80 359.50
           
Other Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Assets 561.90 547.20 542.20 482.20 532.40
           
Liabilities          
Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 8.50 13.00 10.30 9.10 16.00
Other Current Liabilities 277.60 283.90 296.30 242.10 265.40
  286.10 296.90 306.60 251.20 281.40
           
Net Current Assets cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a
           
Non-Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 16.50 12.80 14.00 15.00 50.20
Provisions n/a n/a n/a 3.70 n/a
Other Non-Current Liabilities 1.10 1.80 2.20 1.10 1.80
  17.60 14.60 16.20 19.80 52.00
           
Other Liabilities n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Liabilities 303.70 311.50 322.80 271.00 333.40
           
Net Assets 258.20 235.70 219.40 211.20 199.00
           
Capital & Reserves          
Share Capital 2.70 2.70 138.30 137.50 137.50
Share Premium Account 17.10 16.50 16.40 16.40 16.40
Other Reserves 135.00 136.40 (1.30) 0.60 0.60
Retained Earnings 103.40 80.10 66.00 56.70 44.50
Shareholders Funds 258.20 235.70 219.40 211.20 199.00
           
Minority Interests/Other Equity n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Equity 258.20 235.70 219.40 211.20 199.00
Cash Flow 31-Dec-25 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 51.30 42.70 69.60 14.10 29.50
Returns On Investment & Servicing of Finance fn/a fn/a fn/a fn/a fn/a
Taxation Paid fn/a fn/a fn/a fn/a fn/a
Net Cash Flow from Investing Activities (2.80) (9.00) (0.10) (1.30) (2.20)
Acquisitions & Disposals gn/a gn/a gn/a gn/a gn/a
Dividends Paid fn/a fn/a fn/a fn/a fn/a
Management of Liquid Resources cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a
Net Cash Flow from Financing Activities (30.10) (25.60) (15.00) (48.40) (18.80)
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash 18.40 8.10 40.60 (35.60) 8.50
Ratios - based on IFRS 31-Dec-25 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21
Continuing Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 11.0 7.3 5.6 4.0 5.6
PEG - Adjusted n/a 0.3 0.4 1.3 n/a
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted -1% 29% 14% 3% n/a
Dividend Cover 3.45 6.08 9.42 n/a n/a
Revenue per Share 389.46p 461.15p 498.31p 531.75p 424.69p
Pre-Tax Profit per Share 17.95p 13.45p 11.56p 12.27p (4.98p)
Operating Margin 4.25% 2.49% 2.01% 2.46% (0.84%)
Return on Capital Employed n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Continuing & Discontinued Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 11.0 7.3 5.6 4.0 5.6
PEG - Adjusted n/a 0.3 0.4 1.3 n/a
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted -1% 29% 14% 3% n/a
Dividend Cover 3.45 6.08 9.42 n/a n/a
           
Dividend Yield 2.6% 2.3% 1.9% 0.0% 0.0%
Dividend per Share Growth 75.00% 100.00% n/a n/a n/a
Operating Cash Flow per Share 19.11p 15.74p 26.04p 5.28p 11.04p
Cash Incr/Decr per Share 6.85p 2.99p 15.19p (13.32p) 3.18p
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) 77.13p 68.01p 72.05p 59.48p 54.81p
Net Gearing -63.63% -56.30% -63.86% -47.21% -46.83%

Key

* GAAP

a. Includes discontinued activities

b. Including assets due in more than one year

c. Not disclosed under IFRS

d. Total fixed assets

e. Includes borrowings

f. Included in cash flow from operating activities under IFRS

g. Included in net cash from investing activities under IFRS

h. Pre-tax

i. Capital expenditure

j. Based on operating cash flow before tax

k. Issue of ordinary shares

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

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