- £110.17m
- £95.75m
- £224.41m
- 77
- 93
- 27
- 77
Growth & Value
12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
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PE Ratio (f) | 14.7 | ||
PEG Ratio (f) | 0.34 | ||
EPS Growth (f) | 75.13% | ||
Dividend Yield (f) | 7.38% |
Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
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Price to Book Value | 0.86 | ||
Price to Tang. Book | 0.86 | ||
Price to Free Cashflow | n/a | ||
Price to Sales | 0.54 | ||
EV to EBITDA | 4.2 |
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Quality
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Return on Capital | 10.04% | ||
Return on Equity | 9.51% | ||
Operating Margin | 6.75% |
Financial Summary
Year End 31st Mar | Unit | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025E | 2026E | CAGR / Avg |
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Total Revenue | £m | 138.67 | 114.7 | 148.58 | 200.99 | 224.41 | 169.35 | 174.95 | 8.36% |
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EPS Growth | % | -15.63 | -63.94 | +134.83 | +62.27 | +21.21 | -74.26 | +75.13 | n/a |
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Recent History
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Profile Summary
Castings P.L.C. is a United Kingdom-based company, which is engaged in manufacturing iron castings and machining operations. Its segments include Foundry operations and Machining. It operates two iron foundries, such as Castings P.L.C. (Brownhills, West Midlands) and William Lee Limited (Dronfield, Derbyshire) together with the CNC Speedwell Limited machining operation, which is also based in Brownhills. It produces Ductile iron, SG iron, Austempered ductile iron (ADI), SiMo, and Ni-resist castings up to 45 kilograms in weight. Its four Disamatic molding machines and three horizontal green sand molding machines provide a foundry capacity of approximately 70,000 tons per annum. Its machining operation supports the capacity requirements of the foundry customer base and also to expands general machining in alternative materials. Its customer sector profile includes commercial vehicles, automotive, and others. It operates in the United Kingdom, Europe, and North and South America, others.
Directors
- Brian Cooke NEC (80)
- Adam Vicary CEO (52)
- Steve Mant FID (44)
- Andrew Eastgate NID (64)
- Alec Jones NID (68)
- Last Annual
- March 31st, 2024
- Last Interim
- September 30th, 2024
- Incorporated
- January 9th, 1907
- Public Since
- January 2nd, 1986
- No. of Employees
- 1,241
- Sector
- Metals & Mining
- Industry
- Basic Materials
- Exchange
London Stock Exchange
- Shares in Issue
- 43,458,068

- Address
- Lichfield Road, Brownhills, BROWNHILLS, WS8 6JZ
- Web
- https://castings.plc.uk/
- Phone
- +44 1543374341
- Auditors
- MAZARS LLP
Latest News for CGS
Upcoming Events for CGS
Full Year 2025 Castings PLC Earnings Release
Castings PLC Annual Shareholders Meeting
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FAQ
As of Today at 19:49 UTC, shares in Castings are trading at 253.50p. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in Castings last closed at 253.50p and the price had moved by -27.88% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the Castings share price has underperformed the FTSE All Share Index by -30.72% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for Castings is Buy. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
Find out moreThe Castings dividend yield is 7.26% based on the trailing twelve month period.
Last year, Castings paid a total dividend of £0.18, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 7.26%. We do not have any data on when Castings is to next pay dividends.
We do not have data on when Castings is to next pay dividends. The historic dividend yield on Castings shares is currently 7.26%.
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As of the previous close price of 253.50p, shares in Castings had a market capitalisation of £110.17m.
Here are the trading details for Castings:
- Country of listing: United Kingdom
- Exchange: LSE
- Ticker Symbol: CGS
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum Castings is currently classified as a Contrarian. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
The analyst consensus target price for shares in Castings is 325.00p. That is 28.21% above the last closing price of 253.50p.
Analysts covering Castings currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of £0.10 for the next financial year.
Find out moreAn important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like Castings. Over the past six months, its share price has underperformed the FTSE All Share Index by -14.99%.
As of the last closing price of 253.50p, shares in Castings were trading -11.97% below their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The Castings PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 14.7. The shares last closed at 253.50p.
The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.
The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.
Castings' management team is headed by:
- Brian Cooke - NEC
- Adam Vicary - CEO
- Steve Mant - FID
- Andrew Eastgate - NID
- Alec Jones - NID