Vertu Motors (VTU) Stock Overview
Operates as an automotive retailer in the United Kingdom. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 5/6 |
| Future Growth | 2/6 |
| Past Performance | 1/6 |
| Financial Health | 5/6 |
| Dividends | 4/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | UK£0.59 |
| 52 Week High | UK£0.72 |
| 52 Week Low | UK£0.47 |
| Beta | 0.72 |
| 1 Month Change | -1.49% |
| 3 Month Change | -8.46% |
| 1 Year Change | -16.90% |
| 3 Year Change | 24.48% |
| 5 Year Change | 138.00% |
| Change since IPO | -7.03% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Unified Dealership Integration And Digitalization Will Drive Efficiency
Unified brand strategy, digitalization, and AI investments aim to reduce costs and enhance margins, bolstering future earnings.Some Investors May Be Willing To Look Past Vertu Motors' (LON:VTU) Soft Earnings
Oct 24
Is Vertu Motors (LON:VTU) A Risky Investment?
Dec 10Is Vertu Motors (LON:VTU) A Risky Investment?
Dec 04Does This Valuation Of Vertu Motors plc (LON:VTU) Imply Investors Are Overpaying?
Oct 12Vertu Motors (LON:VTU) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Aug 24Investors Could Be Concerned With Vertu Motors' (LON:VTU) Returns On Capital
Jul 28We Discuss Why Vertu Motors plc's (LON:VTU) CEO Compensation May Be Closely Reviewed
Jun 17Is It Time To Consider Buying Vertu Motors plc (LON:VTU)?
Jun 02Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Vertu Motors plc (LON:VTU)
May 13What Do The Returns On Capital At Vertu Motors (LON:VTU) Tell Us?
Mar 10Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Vertu Motors plc (LON:VTU)
Nov 26
Shareholder Returns
| VTU | GB Specialty Retail | GB Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -0.8% | -3.0% | 2.7% |
| 1Y | -16.9% | -18.0% | 19.4% |
Return vs Industry: VTU matched the UK Specialty Retail industry which returned -15.9% over the past year.
Return vs Market: VTU underperformed the UK Market which returned 16% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| VTU volatility | |
|---|---|
| VTU Average Weekly Movement | 3.0% |
| Specialty Retail Industry Average Movement | 4.2% |
| Market Average Movement | 4.8% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in GB Market | 10.7% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in GB Market | 2.5% |
Stable Share Price: VTU has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.
Volatility Over Time: VTU's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7,591 | Robert Forrester | www.vertumotors.com |
Vertu Motors plc operates as an automotive retailer in the United Kingdom. It sells new and used cars and motorcycles, vans, motability cars, electric vehicles, and commercial vehicles, as well as provides related aftersales services. The company operates chain of franchised dealerships offering sales, service, parts, and bodyshop facilities for new and used cars, and commercial vehicles under the Bristol Street Motors, Macklin Motors, and Vertu Motors.
Vertu Motors plc Fundamentals Summary
| VTU fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | UK£186.11m |
| Earnings (TTM) | UK£18.10m |
| Revenue (TTM) | UK£4.76b |
Is VTU overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| VTU income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | UK£4.76b |
| Cost of Revenue | UK£4.23b |
| Gross Profit | UK£532.93m |
| Other Expenses | UK£514.83m |
| Earnings | UK£18.10m |
Last Reported Earnings
Feb 28, 2025
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.058 |
| Gross Margin | 11.19% |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.38% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 38.9% |
How did VTU perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/08/29 17:37 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/08/29 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/02/28 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/02/28 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Vertu Motors plc is covered by 11 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Timothy Richmond | Arden Partners Plc. |
| Sanjay Vidyarthi | Canaccord Genuity |
| Ian Berry | Cavendish Historical (Cenkos Securities) |