HOTC — Hotel Chocolat Share Price
- £513.33m
- £550.10m
- £204.50m
- 76
- 10
- 91
- 63
Growth & Value
12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
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PE Ratio (f) | 93.18 | ||
PEG Ratio (f) | n/a | ||
EPS Growth (f) | n/a | ||
Dividend Yield (f) | n/a |
Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
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Price to Book Value | 5.49 | ||
Price to Tang. Book | 5.57 | ||
Price to Free Cashflow | 101.13 | ||
Price to Sales | 2.51 | ||
EV to EBITDA | 31.8 |
Shareholder Activity
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Quality
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Return on Capital | -2.96% | ||
Return on Equity | -6.5% | ||
Operating Margin | -1.94% |
Financial Summary
Year End 2nd Jul | Unit | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024E | 2025E | CAGR / Avg |
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Total Revenue | £m | 132.48 | 136.29 | 164.55 | 226.13 | 204.5 | 209 | 223.4 | 11.94% |
Operating Profit | m | ||||||||
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EPS Growth | % | +6.64 | -95.35 | +1359.68 | +80.08 | n/a | n/a | +200 | n/a |
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Cash etc | m | ||||||||
Working Capital | m | ||||||||
NFA | m | ||||||||
Net Debt | m | ||||||||
Book Value | m | ||||||||
Diluted Weighted Average Shares | m | ||||||||
Book Value ps |
Other Ratios
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Recent History
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Profile Summary
Hotel Chocolat Group plc is a United Kingdom-based chocolate manufacturer and retailer. The principal activities of the Company are the manufacture and retail of chocolate in the United Kingdom and overseas. Its product types include Biscuits, Boxed Chocolates, Chocolate Covered Fruit, Chocolate Egg Sandwiches, Coffee, Extra Thick Easter Eggs, Hot Chocolate, Macarons, Puddles, Selectors, Slabs & Batons, Splat Easter Eggs, Christmas Crackers, Gin, Velvetisers, and Wreaths, among others. Its chocolate types include Ginger, Milk, Mint, Nut, and others. Its United Kingdom (UK) market is focused on UK Physical, which includes stores, cafes, and restaurants; UK Digital, which includes online sales, including subscriptions, and UK Partners and business-to-business (B2B), which is focused on wholesale and partners. Its international market includes overseas locations, including the United States, Ireland and Japan. Its Cacao estate and hotel includes a cacao farm and hotel in Saint Lucia.
Directors
- Andrew Gerrie NEC (58)
- Angus Thirlwell CEO (58)
- Peter Harris CFD (65)
- Matthew Pritchard CFO (47)
- Jo Brett CEX (47)
- Brendan Drake CEX (46)
- Chris Horobin CEX (56)
- Matthew Margereson COO (50)
- Lysa Hardy CMO (51)
- Brian Hodder NID (69)
- Sophie Alice Tomkins NID (52)
- Last Annual
- July 2nd, 2023
- Last Interim
- July 2nd, 2023
- Incorporated
- July 16th, 2013
- Public Since
- May 10th, 2016
- No. of Employees
- 2,339
- Sector
- Food & Tobacco
- Industry
- Consumer Defensives
- Exchange
London Stock Exchange
- Shares in Issue
- 137,622,465

- Address
- Mint House, Newark Close, ROYSTON, SG8 5HL
- Web
- https://www.hotelchocolat.com/
- Phone
- +44 1763257746
- Contact
- Angus Thirlwell
- Auditors
- RSM UK Audit LLP
Latest News for HOTC
Upcoming Events for HOTC
Half Year 2024 Hotel Chocolat Group PLC Earnings Release
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FAQ
As of Today at 18:10 UTC, shares in Hotel Chocolat are trading at 373.00p. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in Hotel Chocolat last closed at 373.00p and the price had moved by +78.9% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the Hotel Chocolat share price has outperformed the FTSE All Share Index by +86.36% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for Hotel Chocolat is Hold. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
Find out moreHotel Chocolat does not currently pay a dividend.
Hotel Chocolat does not currently pay a dividend.
Hotel Chocolat does not currently pay a dividend.
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As of the previous close price of 373.00p, shares in Hotel Chocolat had a market capitalisation of £513.33m.
Here are the trading details for Hotel Chocolat:
- Country of listing: United Kingdom
- Exchange: LSE
- Ticker Symbol: HOTC
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum Hotel Chocolat is currently classified as a High Flyer. 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 Hotel Chocolat is 375.00p. That is 0.54% above the last closing price of 373.00p.
Analysts covering Hotel Chocolat currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of £0.02 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 Hotel Chocolat. Over the past six months, its share price has outperformed the FTSE All Share Index by +221.72%.
As of the last closing price of 373.00p, shares in Hotel Chocolat were trading +98.14% higher than their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The Hotel Chocolat PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 93.18. The shares last closed at 373.00p.
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.
Hotel Chocolat's management team is headed by:
- Andrew Gerrie - NEC
- Angus Thirlwell - CEO
- Peter Harris - CFD
- Matthew Pritchard - CFO
- Jo Brett - CEX
- Brendan Drake - CEX
- Chris Horobin - CEX
- Matthew Margereson - COO
- Lysa Hardy - CMO
- Brian Hodder - NID
- Sophie Alice Tomkins - NID