| Latest | F'cast | |
|---|---|---|
| Div Yield | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Div Cover | 5.3 | 4.4 |
| Op Mrgn | 13.5% | 16.9% |
| ROCE | 30.8% |
| Latest | F'cast | |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 22.3 | 18.6 |
| PEG | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| Pr/Revenue | 2.8 | 1.6 |
| Pr/Book | 5.3 |
| Latest | F'cast | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 12.7% | -20.6% |
| PBT | 220.6% | 12.8% |
| EPS | 57.1% | 4.8% |
| DPS | 8.9% | -28.2% |
| Year Ending | Revenue ($m) | Pre-tax ($m) | EPS | P/E | PEG | EPS Grth. | Div | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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¢ | 23.1 | 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% |
| 30-Sep-26 | 353.70 | 42.00 | 143.30¢ | 17.1 | 0.3 | +57% | 26.80¢ | 1.1% |
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-27 | 370.83 | 62.60 | 111.81p | 20.7 | 4.3 | +5% | 25.42p | 0.0% |
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| Director/PDMR Shareholding | 12-Nov-2026 | 12:45 | RNS |
| Preliminary Results | 10-Nov-2026 | 07:00 | RNS |
| Director/PDMR Shareholding | 06-Nov-2026 | 13:06 | RNS |
| Drug film probe | 22-Apr-2008 | Sun |
| Traded | Action | Notifier | Price | Amount | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-26 | Buy | Bindi Foyle | 2,284.60p | 1,000 | £22,846.00 |
| 05-Nov-26 | Buy | Rich Cashin | 2,425.00p | 6 | £145.50 |
| 05-Nov-26 | Buy | Jos Sclater | 2,425.00p | 6 | £145.50 |
| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Share Price | 2,310.00p |
| Change Today | -5.00p |
| % Change | -0.22 % |
| 52 Week High | 2,565.00p |
| 52 Week Low | 1,520.00p |
| Volume | 73,059 |
| Shares Issued | 31.02m |
| Market Cap | £716.64m |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Final | Interim | |
| Ex-Div | 04-Feb-27 | 06-Aug-26 |
| Paid | 26-Feb-27 | 04-Sep-26 |
| Amount | 18.70¢ | 8.10¢ |
| Time | Volume / Share Price |
| 16:35 | 37,509 @ 2,310.00p |
| 16:35 | 156 @ 2,310.00p |
| 16:35 | 129 @ 2,310.00p |
| 16:35 | 42 @ 2,310.00p |
| 16:35 | 301 @ 2,310.00p |
| Chair | Bruce Thompson |
| CFO | Rich Cashin |
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