- £2.07bn
- £3.01bn
- £6.08bn
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Growth & Value
| 12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
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| PE Ratio (f) | 6.05 | ||
| PEG Ratio (f) | n/a | ||
| EPS Growth (f) | -25% | ||
| Dividend Yield (f) | 5.05% | ||
| Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Book Value | 0.99 | ||
| Price to Tang. Book | 1.3 | ||
| Price to Free Cashflow | 4.38 | ||
| Price to Sales | 0.34 | ||
| EV to EBITDA | 2.75 | ||
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Quality
| Name | Industry | Market | |
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| Return on Capital | 22.06% | ||
| Return on Equity | 26.02% | ||
| Operating Margin | 13.98% | ||
Financial Summary
| Year End 31st Dec | Unit | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025E | 2026E | CAGR / Avg |
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| Total Revenue | £m | 4,235 | 5,173.9 | 8,159.2 | 7,450.3 | 6,081.2 | 6,503.62 | 5,876.82 | 6.41% |
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| EPS Growth | % | +0.43 | n/a | n/a | +28.76 | +7.42 | -20.85 | -37.31 | n/a |
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Recent History
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Profile Summary
Drax Group PLC is a United Kingdom-based renewable energy company. The Company is engaged in renewable power generation, the production of sustainable biomass and the sale of renewable electricity to businesses. Its segments include Pellet Production, Generation, and Customers. The Pellet Production segment is engaged in the production and subsequent sale of biomass pellets at the Group’s processing facilities in North America. The Generation segment includes its power generation activities in the United Kingdom. The Customers segment is engaged in the supply of electricity and gas to non-domestic customers in the United Kingdom. It also operates a generation portfolio of sustainable biomass, hydro-electric and pumped hydro storage assets across four sites in England and Scotland. It also operates a bioenergy supply business with manufacturing facilities at 13 sites in the United States and Canada. It also offers installation and maintenance of electric vehicle (EV) charge points.
Directors
- Philip Cox NEC (68)
- Will Gardiner CEO
- Andrew Skelton CFO (50)
- Brett Gladden SEC
- Kim Keating NED
- Erika Peterman NED
- John Baxter NID
- Nicola Hodson NID
- David Nussbaum NID
- Vanessa Simms NID (45)
- Last Annual
- December 31st, 2024
- Last Interim
- December 31st, 2024
- Incorporated
- September 13th, 2005
- Public Since
- December 20th, 2005
- No. of Employees
- 3,243
- Sector
- Renewable Energy
- Industry
- Energy
- Exchange
London Stock Exchange- Shares in Issue
- 357,739,709
- Address
- Drax Power Station, SELBY, YO8 8PH
- Web
- https://www.drax.com
- Phone
- +44 1757618381
- Contact
- Mark Strafford
- Auditors
- Deloitte LLP
Latest News for DRX
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FAQ
As of Today at 20:19 UTC, shares in Drax are trading at 577.50p. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in Drax last closed at 577.50p and the price had moved by +18.97% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the Drax share price has outperformed the FTSE All Share Index by +14.3% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for Drax is Hold. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
Find out moreThe Drax dividend yield is 4.5% based on the trailing twelve month period.
Last year, Drax paid a total dividend of £0.26, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 4.5%.Looking ahead, shares in Drax are due to go ex-dividend on 2025-04-24 and the next dividend pay date is 2025-05-16.
Drax are due to go ex-dividend on 2025-04-24 and the next dividend pay date is 2025-05-16. The historic dividend yield on Drax shares is currently 4.5%.
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As of the previous close price of 577.50p, shares in Drax had a market capitalisation of £2.07bn.
Here are the trading details for Drax:
- Country of listing: United Kingdom
- Exchange: LSE
- Ticker Symbol: DRX
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum Drax is currently classified as a Super Stock. 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 Drax is 719.80p. That is 24.64% above the last closing price of 577.50p.
Analysts covering Drax currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of £1.07 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 Drax. Over the past six months, its share price has underperformed the FTSE All Share Index by -11.09%.
As of the last closing price of 577.50p, shares in Drax were trading -7.41% below their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The Drax PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 6.05. The shares last closed at 577.50p.
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.
Drax's management team is headed by:
- Philip Cox - NEC
- Will Gardiner - CEO
- Andrew Skelton - CFO
- Brett Gladden - SEC
- Kim Keating - NED
- Erika Peterman - NED
- John Baxter - NID
- Nicola Hodson - NID
- David Nussbaum - NID
- Vanessa Simms - NID