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ME Group International DB:PHQ Stock Report

Last Price

€2.50

Market Cap

€946.7m

7D

-3.8%

1Y

77.3%

Updated

20 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

ME Group International plc

DB:PHQ Stock Report

Market Cap: €946.7m

PHQ Stock Overview

Operates, sells, and services a range of instant-service equipment in the United Kingdom. More details

PHQ fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation5/6
Future Growth3/6
Past Performance6/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends4/6

Rewards

Trading at 54.4% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 7.04% per year

Earnings grew by 23.8% over the past year

Trading at good value compared to peers and industry

Risk Analysis

Unstable dividend track record


My Notes

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ME Group International plc Competitors

ZEAL Network

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€1.0b

Auction Technology Group

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UK£673.5m

Fu Shou Yuan International Group

SEHK:1448

HK$8.7b

LS Invest

HMSE:IFA

€293.6m

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for ME Group International
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£2.50
52 Week HighUK£2.76
52 Week LowUK£1.33
Beta1.16
1 Month Change-5.30%
3 Month Change12.61%
1 Year Change77.31%
3 Year Change252.11%
5 Year Change126.86%
Change since IPO-44.44%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

PHQDE Consumer ServicesDE Market
7D-3.8%-0.6%-2.6%
1Y77.3%31.5%6.9%

Return vs Industry: PHQ exceeded the German Consumer Services industry which returned 32.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: PHQ exceeded the German Market which returned 7.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is PHQ's price volatile compared to industry and market?
PHQ volatility
PHQ Average Weekly Movement4.0%
Consumer Services Industry Average Movement4.6%
Market Average Movement4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in DE Market11.3%
10% least volatile stocks in DE Market2.4%

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

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

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19621,183Serge Crasnianskiwww.me-group.com

ME Group International plc operates, sells, and services a range of instant-service equipment in the United Kingdom. The company operates through Asia Pacific, Continental Europe, and United Kingdom and Ireland segments. It operates coin-operated automatic photobooths for identification and fun purposes, as well as vending equipment, including digital photo kiosks, laundry machines, business service equipment, amusement machines, and children’s rides.

ME Group International plc Fundamentals Summary

How do ME Group International's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
PHQ fundamental statistics
Market cap€946.70m
Earnings (TTM)€63.76m
Revenue (TTM)€366.60m

14.8x

P/E Ratio

2.6x

P/S Ratio

Is PHQ overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
PHQ income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£304.20m
Cost of RevenueUK£198.68m
Gross ProfitUK£105.51m
Other ExpensesUK£52.61m
EarningsUK£52.90m

Last Reported Earnings

Apr 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.14
Gross Margin34.69%
Net Profit Margin17.39%
Debt/Equity Ratio36.7%

How did PHQ perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

3.8%

Current Dividend Yield

56%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 08:37
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/04/30
Annual Earnings2023/10/31

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 here.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

ME Group International plc is covered by 10 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Calum BattersbyBerenberg
Eleanor SpencerBerenberg
James WoodCanaccord Genuity