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De La Rue (DL1C) Stock Overview

Provides secure physical and digital tools for government and commercial organization in the United Kingdom, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, the United States, Rest of Europe, and internationally. More details

DL1C fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	0/6
Future Growth	3/6
Past Performance	0/6
Financial Health	0/6
Dividends	0/6

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Earnings are forecast to grow 95.43% per year

Risk Analysis

Interest payments are not well covered by earnings

Negative shareholders equity

Significant insider selling over the past 3 months

Latest financial reports are more than 6 months old

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for De La Rue
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	UK£1.49
52 Week High	UK£1.54
52 Week Low	UK£0.97
Beta	0.66
1 Month Change	-0.67%
3 Month Change	7.97%
1 Year Change	34.23%
3 Year Change	64.64%
5 Year Change	-3.87%
Change since IPO	-85.81%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	DL1C	DE Commercial Services	DE Market
7D	0%	-13.8%	0.3%
1Y	34.2%	-22.8%	5.0%

Return vs Industry: DL1C exceeded the German Commercial Services industry which returned 12.5% over the past year.

Return vs Market: DL1C exceeded the German Market which returned 17.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is DL1C's price volatile compared to industry and market?
DL1C volatility
DL1C Average Weekly Movement	7.0%
Commercial Services Industry Average Movement	6.3%
Market Average Movement	5.0%
10% most volatile stocks in DE Market	12.4%
10% least volatile stocks in DE Market	2.4%

Stable Share Price: DL1C has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.

Volatility Over Time: DL1C's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1813	1,630	Clive Vacher	www.delarue.com

De La Rue plc provides secure physical and digital tools for government and commercial organization in the United Kingdom, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, the United States, Rest of Europe, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Currency and Authentication. The company designs, manufactures, and delivers bank notes, polymer substrate, and security features.

De La Rue plc Fundamentals Summary

How do De La Rue's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
DL1C fundamental statistics
Market cap	€302.36m
Earnings (TTM)	-€18.26m
Revenue (TTM)	€339.58m

0.9x

P/S Ratio

-16.6x

P/E Ratio

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
DL1C income statement (TTM)
Revenue	UK£293.90m
Cost of Revenue	UK£209.30m
Gross Profit	UK£84.60m
Other Expenses	UK£100.40m
Earnings	-UK£15.80m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	-0.078
Gross Margin	28.79%
Net Profit Margin	-5.38%
Debt/Equity Ratio	-2,712.8%

How did DL1C perform over the long term?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/07/03 16:14
End of Day Share Price	2025/07/01 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2024/03/30

Data Sources

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Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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

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Analyst Sources

De La Rue plc is covered by 9 analysts. 1 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
Tobias Reeks	BofA Global Research
Thomas Rands	Davy
Andrew Chambers	Edison Investment Research

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Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

De La Rue plc(LSE:DLAR) dropped from FTSE All-Share Index (GBP)

De La Rue Expects Shares Cancelation Effective July 03

Atlas FRM LLC agreed to acquire De La Rue plc (LSE:DLAR) from Schroder Investment Management Limited, Crystal Amber Fund Limited (AIM:CRS), managed by Crystal Amber Asset Management (Guernsey) Limited, Richard Griffiths and others for approximately £250 million.

Disruptive Capital GP Limited and Pension SuperFund Capital entities proposed to acquire De La Rue plc (LSE:DLAR) for £245 million.

Less than half of directors are independent

De La Rue plc Confirms Discussions with Disruptive Capital GP Limited and Pension Superfund Capital Entities

Recent updates

De La Rue plc(LSE:DLAR) dropped from FTSE All-Share Index (GBP)

De La Rue Expects Shares Cancelation Effective July 03

Atlas FRM LLC agreed to acquire De La Rue plc (LSE:DLAR) from Schroder Investment Management Limited, Crystal Amber Fund Limited (AIM:CRS), managed by Crystal Amber Asset Management (Guernsey) Limited, Richard Griffiths and others for approximately £250 million.

Disruptive Capital GP Limited and Pension SuperFund Capital entities proposed to acquire De La Rue plc (LSE:DLAR) for £245 million.

Less than half of directors are independent

De La Rue plc Confirms Discussions with Disruptive Capital GP Limited and Pension Superfund Capital Entities

De La Rue plc to Report First Half, 2025 Results on Dec 12, 2024

New minor risk - Share price stability

Now 22% overvalued after recent price rise

Full year 2024 earnings released: UK£0.10 loss per share (vs UK£0.29 loss in FY 2023)

De La Rue plc, Annual General Meeting, Sep 25, 2024

New minor risk - Financial data availability

De La Rue plc to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on Jun 18, 2024

First half 2024 earnings released: UK£0.062 loss per share (vs UK£0.13 loss in 1H 2023)

De La Rue plc to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Dec 19, 2023

De La Rue plc Announces Executive Changes, Effective September 8, 2023

De La Rue plc Appoints Brian Small as A Non-Executive Director to the Board, Effective 8 September 2023

De La Rue plc Appoints Dean Moore as Executive Director

De La Rue plc, Annual General Meeting, Sep 07, 2023

Full year 2023 earnings released: UK£0.29 loss per share (vs UK£0.11 profit in FY 2022)

Dean Moore Joins as Non-Executive Director of De La Rue plc

De La Rue plc Announces Margaret Rice-Jones Declines Re-Election

De La Rue plc Announces Resignation of Catherine Ashton as a Director

De La Rue plc Announces Board Changes

De La Rue plc Announces Rob Harding Steps Down as Director

Crystal Amber Provides Information to the Shareholders

First half 2023 earnings released: UK£0.13 loss per share (vs UK£0.049 profit in 1H 2022)

Less than half of directors are independent

De La Rue Plc Response to Crystal Amber's Open Letter

De La Rue plc to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Nov 23, 2022

De La Rue plc Appoints Mark Hoad as A Non-Executive Director, Effective from 29 September 2022

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

De La Rue plc Announces Appointment of David Sharratt as Managing Director with Effect from 12 September 2022

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

De La Rue plc, Annual General Meeting, Jul 27, 2022

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.11 (vs UK£0.037 in FY 2021)

High number of new directors

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

First half 2022 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

De La Rue Provide Revenue Guidance for Fiscal Year 2021-2022

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS UK£0.037 (vs UK£0.30 in FY 2020)

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS UK£0.037 (vs UK£0.33 in FY 2020)

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

New 90-day high: €1.95

De La Rue plc to Report Fiscal Year 2021 Results on May 26, 2021

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

First half 2021 earnings released: EPS UK£0.01

New 90-day high: €1.85

Market bids up stock over the past week

New 90-day high: €1.84

De La Rue plc Appoints Rob Harding as Chief Financial Officer

De La Rue plc Announces Appointment of Rt Hon Baroness Catherine Ashtonand Margaret Rice-Jones as Non-executive Directors

De La Rue plc has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of £100 million.

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Price Volatility

About the Company

De La Rue plc Fundamentals Summary

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