What the company actually pays, and whether its own cash supports it.
Dividends view
Yield
0.66%Below 5Y avg (1.96%)
Annual Rate
GBP 0.34Paid semi-annual
Payout Ratio
76.6%Moderate
Payback Period
66.2 yr
Last Ex-Dividend
Mar 5, 2026
The reported statements, read against the company's own industry.
Financials view
Market Capitalization
3.71BGBP
5.06B · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Trailing P/E
49.07x
vs Scientific & Technical Instruments peers
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Revenue (TTM)
737.26MGBP
1.01B · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Profit Margin
10.06%
vs Scientific & Technical Instruments peers
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Beta
1.12x
vs all stocks
Updated Aug 22, 2026
52-Week Change
60.38%
vs all stocks
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Forward Annual Dividend Yield
0.66%
vs all stocks
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Market Capitalization
3.71BGBP
5.06B · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Enterprise Value
3.41BGBP
4.66B · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Trailing P/E
49.07x
vs Scientific & Technical Instruments peers
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Forward P/E
25.11x
vs Scientific & Technical Instruments peers
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Price to Sales (TTM)
4.94x
vs Scientific & Technical Instruments peers
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Price to Book (MRQ)
3.99x
vs Scientific & Technical Instruments peers
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Enterprise to Revenue
4.63x
vs Scientific & Technical Instruments peers
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Enterprise to EBITDA
27.99x
vs Scientific & Technical Instruments peers
Provider-reported. Enterprise Value ÷ EBITDA (TTM) on this page gives 21.83×.Updated Aug 22, 2026
Profit Margin
10.06%
vs Scientific & Technical Instruments peers
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Operating Margin
10.99%
vs Scientific & Technical Instruments peers
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Return on Assets (TTM)
5.71%
vs Scientific & Technical Instruments peers
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Return on Equity (TTM)
8.20%
vs Scientific & Technical Instruments peers
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Revenue (TTM)
737.26MGBP
1.01B · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Revenue per Share (TTM)
10.13GBPUpdated Aug 22, 2026
Quarterly Revenue Growth
7.10%
vs Scientific & Technical Instruments peers
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Gross Profit (TTM)
332.55MGBP
454.04M · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Aug 22, 2026
EBITDA (TTM)
156.43MGBP
213.57M · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Net Income (TTM)
74.15MGBP
101.23M · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY)
-20.90%
vs Scientific & Technical Instruments peers
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Operating Cash Flow (TTM)
102.63MGBP
140.11M · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Levered Free Cash Flow (TTM)
41.85MGBP
57.14M · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Forward Annual Dividend Rate
0.3360GBPUpdated Aug 22, 2026
Forward Annual Dividend Yield
0.66%
vs all stocks
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate
0.7810GBPUpdated Aug 22, 2026
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield
1.53%
vs all stocks
Updated Aug 22, 2026
5-Year Average Dividend Yield
1.96%
vs all stocks
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Payout Ratio
76.64%
vs Scientific & Technical Instruments peers
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Minority Interest (Equity)
-577.00KGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Revenue
713.04MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Cost of Goods Sold
384.03MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Gross Profit
329.01MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Operating Income
107.89MGBP
147.30M · vs all stocks (USD)
FY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Pre-tax Income
118.00MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Income Tax Expense
34.24MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Net Income
83.76MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
EBIT
124.04MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
EBITDA (Income Statement)
156.43MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Selling, General & Administrative
221.13MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Non-operating Interest Income
13.16MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Non-operating Interest Expense
6.04MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Net Income from Continuing Operations
83.76MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Minority Interests (P&L)
0.00GBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Preferred Stock Dividends
0.00GBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Operating Cash Flow
68.87MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Free Cash Flow
27.48MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Cash & Cash Equivalents (End of Period)
87.42MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Starting Profit (CF Statement)
83.76MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Stock-based Compensation
790.00KGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Other Non-cash Items
-7.12MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Change in Accounts Receivable (CF)
-11.03MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Change in Other Assets/Liabilities
2.46MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Capital Expenditures
-41.39MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Net Intangibles (CF)
-286.00KGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Net Investing Cash Flow
-41.39MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Long-term Debt Payments
-794.00KGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Common Stock Repurchase
-154.00KGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Common Dividends Paid
-55.42MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Other Financing Charges
5.98MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Net Financing Cash Flow
-50.39MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Shares Outstanding
72.73MSharesUpdated Aug 22, 2026
Float Shares
33.88MSharesUpdated Aug 22, 2026
% Held by Insiders
53.13%
vs all stocks
Updated Aug 22, 2026
% Held by Institutions
40.42%
vs all stocks
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Total Cash (MRQ)
240.88MGBP
328.88M · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Total Cash per Share (MRQ)
3.31GBPUpdated Aug 22, 2026
Total Debt (MRQ)
14.66MGBP
20.02M · vs all stocks (USD)
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Total Debt to Equity (MRQ)
0.0160x
vs Scientific & Technical Instruments peers
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Current Ratio (MRQ)
4.57x
vs Scientific & Technical Instruments peers
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Book Value per Share (MRQ)
12.56GBPUpdated Aug 22, 2026
Total Assets
1.14BGBP
1.55B · vs all stocks (USD)
FY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Total Current Assets
628.30MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Total Liabilities
209.36MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Total Non-current Assets
506.93MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Total Non-current Liabilities
71.90MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Total Current Liabilities
137.46MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Cash
87.14MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Cash Equivalents
282.00KGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Cash & Cash Equivalents
87.42MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Other Short-term Investments
186.23MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Accounts Receivable
128.46MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Inventory
159.47MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Accounts Payable
25.94MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Short-term Debt
4.76MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Long-term Debt
10.89MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Common Stock (Book)
14.56MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Retained Earnings
901.17MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Total Shareholders' Equity
925.86MGBP
1.26B · vs all stocks (USD)
FY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
Treasury Stock
2.14MGBPFY2025 · Jun 30, 2025
52-Week Low
3.11KGBXUpdated Aug 22, 2026
52-Week High
5.49KGBXUpdated Aug 22, 2026
52-Week Change
60.38%
vs all stocks
Updated Aug 22, 2026
Beta
1.12x
vs all stocks
Updated Aug 22, 2026
50-Day MA
5.03KGBXUpdated Aug 22, 2026
200-Day MA
4.30KGBXUpdated Aug 22, 2026
Avg 10-Day Volume
68.06KSharesUpdated Aug 22, 2026
Avg 30-Day Volume
93.17KSharesUpdated Aug 22, 2026
Diluted EPS (TTM)
1.02GBPUpdated Aug 22, 2026
2 interpretations currently present — each is a set of fired observations whose alignment reads as one structural pattern. Click an observation to see the numbers behind it.
Three years of positive free cash flow and rising revenue, four of rising equity, and much of its sales turns into cash.
Reads
How is this stock valued?
High Retained Earnings With Profitability And Equity
Profits kept in the business fund much of what it owns, after five straight profitable years.
Reads
An interpretation is present only while every observation it reads stays fired (score ≥ 70). It describes what the aligned readings show — never a verdict, never a prediction.
Shared structure with peers — never a ranking.
Relationships view
Structural observations derived from financial data, industry benchmarks, and supply chain position.