| Latest | F'cast | |
|---|---|---|
| Div Yield | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Div Cover | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Op Mrgn | 6.1% | 15.8% |
| ROCE | 13.5% |
| Latest | F'cast | |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 25.9 | 20.9 |
| PEG | 0.8 | n/a |
| Pr/Revenue | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| Pr/Book | 4.4 |
| Latest | F'cast | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 14.1% | -16.2% |
| PBT | 469.6% | 217.5% |
| EPS | 30.5% | 7.9% |
| DPS | 5.6% | -25.7% |
| Year Ending | Revenue ($m) | Pre-tax ($m) | EPS | P/E | PEG | EPS Grth. | Div | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-21 | 248.30 | (35.60) | 60.60¢ | 42.3 | n/a | -38% | 44.90¢ | 1.8% |
| 30-Sep-22 | 263.50 | 6.00 | 54.70¢ | 27.1 | n/a | -10% | 44.90¢ | 3.0% |
| 30-Sep-23 | 243.80 | (20.20) | 40.30¢ | 20.3 | n/a | -26% | 29.60¢ | 3.6% |
| 30-Sep-24 | 275.00 | 2.30 | 69.90¢ | 23.0 | 0.3 | +73% | 23.30¢ | 1.4% |
| 30-Sep-25 | 313.90 | 13.10 | 91.20¢ | 30.8 | 1.0 | +30% | 24.60¢ | 0.9% |
a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities
| Year Ending | Revenue (£m) | Pre-tax (£m) | EPS | P/E | PEG | EPS Grth. | Div | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-26 | 347.34 | 54.92 | 98.38p | 23.7 | 3.0 | +8% | 24.14p | 0.0% |
| 30-Sep-27 | 368.85 | 60.36 | 109.54p | 21.3 | 1.9 | +11% | 25.46p | 0.0% |
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| Holding(s) in Company | 09-Oct-2026 | 17:15 | RNS |
| Director/PDMR Shareholding | 07-Oct-2026 | 10:26 | RNS |
| Strategy Teach-in and FY26 Trading Update | 07-Oct-2026 | 07:00 | RNS |
| Drug film probe | 22-Apr-2008 | Sun |
| Traded | Action | Notifier | Price | Amount | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-26 | Buy | Rich Cashin | 1,868.00p | 8 | £149.44 |
| 05-Oct-26 | Buy | Jos Sclater | 1,868.00p | 8 | £149.44 |
| 07-Sep-26 | Buy | Rich Cashin | 1,836.00p | 8 | £146.88 |
| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Share Price | 2,330.00p |
| Change Today | 0.000p |
| % Change | 0.00 % |
| 52 Week High | 2,375.00 |
| 52 Week Low | 1,520.00 |
| Volume | 127,849 |
| Shares Issued | 31.02m |
| Market Cap | £722.84m |
| Beta | 0.01 |
| RiskGrade | 186 |
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| Strong Buy | 4 |
| Buy | 0 |
| Neutral | 2 |
| Sell | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
| Total | 6 |

| Latest | Previous | |
|---|---|---|
| Interim | Final | |
| Ex-Div | 06-Aug-26 | 05-Feb-26 |
| Paid | 04-Sep-26 | 06-Mar-26 |
| Amount | 8.10¢ | 17.00¢ |
| Time | Volume / Share Price |
| 16:35 | 30,766 @ 2,330.00p |
| 16:35 | 1 @ 2,330.00p |
| 16:35 | 36 @ 2,330.00p |
| 16:35 | 281 @ 2,330.00p |
| 16:35 | 892 @ 2,330.00p |
| Chair | Bruce Thompson |
| CFO | Rich Cashin |
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