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Nichols AIM:NICL Stock Report

Last Price

UK£12.45

Market Cap

UK£454.8m

7D

-1.2%

1Y

20.3%

Updated

21 May, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

Nichols plc

AIM:NICL Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£454.8m

NICL Stock Overview

Engages in supply of soft drinks to the retail, wholesale, catering, licensed, and leisure industries in the United Kingdom, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. More details

NICL fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation2/6
Future Growth4/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health5/6
Dividends4/6

Rewards

Trading at 31.5% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 14.76% per year

Risk Analysis

Large one-off items impacting financial results

Unstable dividend track record


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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Nichols
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£12.45
52 Week HighUK£13.85
52 Week LowUK£9.54
Beta0.35
1 Month Change3.32%
3 Month Change-4.96%
1 Year Change20.29%
3 Year Change-6.74%
5 Year Change-2.35%
Change since IPO465.91%

Recent News & Updates

Here's Why Shareholders May Want To Be Cautious With Increasing Nichols plc's (LON:NICL) CEO Pay Packet

Apr 16
Here's Why Shareholders May Want To Be Cautious With Increasing Nichols plc's (LON:NICL) CEO Pay Packet

Nichols' (LON:NICL) Solid Earnings Have Been Accounted For Conservatively

Mar 20
Nichols' (LON:NICL) Solid Earnings Have Been Accounted For Conservatively

Nichols (LON:NICL) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.171

Mar 14
Nichols (LON:NICL) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.171

Recent updates

Here's Why Shareholders May Want To Be Cautious With Increasing Nichols plc's (LON:NICL) CEO Pay Packet

Apr 16
Here's Why Shareholders May Want To Be Cautious With Increasing Nichols plc's (LON:NICL) CEO Pay Packet

Nichols' (LON:NICL) Solid Earnings Have Been Accounted For Conservatively

Mar 20
Nichols' (LON:NICL) Solid Earnings Have Been Accounted For Conservatively

Nichols (LON:NICL) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.171

Mar 14
Nichols (LON:NICL) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.171

Nichols plc (LON:NICL) Stock Rockets 26% As Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Nov 14
Nichols plc (LON:NICL) Stock Rockets 26% As Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Nichols (LON:NICL) Passed With Ease

Oct 31
We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Nichols (LON:NICL) Passed With Ease

Earnings Not Telling The Story For Nichols plc (LON:NICL)

Jul 27
Earnings Not Telling The Story For Nichols plc (LON:NICL)

Nichols (LON:NICL) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.156

Mar 09
Nichols (LON:NICL) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.156

The Returns At Nichols (LON:NICL) Aren't Growing

Oct 07
The Returns At Nichols (LON:NICL) Aren't Growing

Nichols (LON:NICL) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.124

Jul 30
Nichols (LON:NICL) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.124

Is Nichols plc (LON:NICL) Trading At A 27% Discount?

May 20
Is Nichols plc (LON:NICL) Trading At A 27% Discount?

Nichols' (LON:NICL) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Mar 05
Nichols' (LON:NICL) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Be Wary Of Nichols (LON:NICL) And Its Returns On Capital

Dec 06
Be Wary Of Nichols (LON:NICL) And Its Returns On Capital

Be Wary Of Nichols (LON:NICL) And Its Returns On Capital

Apr 09
Be Wary Of Nichols (LON:NICL) And Its Returns On Capital

Dividend Investors: Don't Be Too Quick To Buy Nichols plc (LON:NICL) For Its Upcoming Dividend

Mar 20
Dividend Investors: Don't Be Too Quick To Buy Nichols plc (LON:NICL) For Its Upcoming Dividend

Could The Nichols plc (LON:NICL) Ownership Structure Tell Us Something Useful?

Mar 09
Could The Nichols plc (LON:NICL) Ownership Structure Tell Us Something Useful?

Does Nichols' (LON:NICL) Statutory Profit Adequately Reflect Its Underlying Profit?

Feb 19
Does Nichols' (LON:NICL) Statutory Profit Adequately Reflect Its Underlying Profit?

Shareholder Returns

NICLGB BeverageGB Market
7D-1.2%1.6%2.2%
1Y20.3%-12.7%2.4%

Return vs Industry: NICL exceeded the UK Beverage industry which returned -13% over the past year.

Return vs Market: NICL exceeded the UK Market which returned 1.8% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is NICL's price volatile compared to industry and market?
NICL volatility
NICL Average Weekly Movement3.9%
Beverage Industry Average Movement4.9%
Market Average Movement5.9%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market11.2%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market3.3%

Stable Share Price: NICL has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: NICL's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1908297Andrew Milnewww.nicholsplc.co.uk

Nichols plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in supply of soft drinks to the retail, wholesale, catering, licensed, and leisure industries in the United Kingdom, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. It operates through Packaged and Out of Home segments. The company offers squash, still drinks, carbonates, flavored water, and energy drinks under the Vimto, Levi Roots, and SLUSH PUPPiE brands; and mixers, juices, cordials, post-mix, and frozen drinks under the Starslush, ICEE, CocaCola, Pepsi, IRN BRU, Old Jamaica, and Sunkist brands.

Nichols plc Fundamentals Summary

How do Nichols's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
NICL fundamental statistics
Market capUK£454.80m
Earnings (TTM)UK£17.84m
Revenue (TTM)UK£172.81m
25.5x
P/E Ratio
2.6x
P/S Ratio

Is NICL overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
NICL income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£172.81m
Cost of RevenueUK£93.86m
Gross ProfitUK£78.95m
Other ExpensesUK£61.12m
EarningsUK£17.84m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.49
Gross Margin45.69%
Net Profit Margin10.32%
Debt/Equity Ratio1.8%

How did NICL perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.6%
Current Dividend Yield
66%
Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/21 02:44
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/21 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Analyst Sources

Nichols plc is covered by 9 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Matthew AbrahamBerenberg
Wayne BrownCanaccord Genuity
Doriana RussoHSBC