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MACF: Index Inclusion Will Support Liquidity And Undervalued Long-Term Upside

Eco-Friendly Packaging And European Expansion Will Unlock New Opportunity

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Published 10 Feb 2025

Update shared on 09 Dec 2025

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Analysts have nudged their price target on Macfarlane Group slightly higher to reflect a modest improvement in the company’s risk profile and forward earnings multiple, though the overall fair value estimate remains close to unchanged at approximately £0.98 per share.

What's in the News

  • Macfarlane Group PLC has been added to the S&P Global BMI Index, which may increase its visibility among global institutional investors (Index Constituent Adds).
  • The index inclusion may support improved trading liquidity for Macfarlane Group shares over time (Index Constituent Adds).
  • Entry into the S&P Global BMI Index can enhance Macfarlane Group's profile in passive and benchmark driven investment strategies (Index Constituent Adds).

Valuation Changes

  • Fair Value Estimate: unchanged at approximately £0.98 per share, indicating no material revision to intrinsic value.
  • Discount Rate: fallen slightly from about 10.20 percent to about 10.12 percent, reflecting a modest reduction in perceived risk.
  • Revenue Growth: effectively unchanged at around 4.17 percent, suggesting a stable outlook for top line expansion.
  • Net Profit Margin: effectively unchanged at around 2.94 percent, indicating no meaningful shift in expected profitability.
  • Future P/E: edged down slightly from about 21.70 times to about 21.65 times forward earnings, in line with the small change in risk assumptions.

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