C&C Group (DB:GCC) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

GCC Stock Overview

Manufactures, markets, and distributes beer, cider, wine, spirits, and soft drinks in the Republic of Ireland, Great Britain, and internationally. More details

GCC fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	2/6
Future Growth	3/6
Past Performance	0/6
Financial Health	6/6
Dividends	2/6

Rewards

Earnings are forecast to grow 90.1% per year

Risk Analysis

Dividend of 3.37% is not well covered by earnings

Volatile share price over the past 3 months compared to the German market

C&C Group plc Competitors

Schloss Wachenheim

XTRA:SWA

€116.4m

Berentzen-Gruppe

XTRA:BEZ

€38.3m

Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke

DB:SSH

€588.4m

Sektkellerei J.Oppmann

MUN:1SK

€5.9m

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for C&C Group
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	UK£1.66
52 Week High	UK£2.14
52 Week Low	UK£1.49
Beta	1.26
11 Month Change	-8.79%
3 Month Change	-5.68%
1 Year Change	-1.78%
33 Year Change	-38.06%
5 Year Change	-58.29%
Change since IPO	-26.55%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	GCC	DE Beverage	DE Market
7D	-1.8%	-1.0%	-0.02%
1Y	-1.8%	-14.0%	8.2%

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

Return vs Market: GCC underperformed the German Market which returned 7.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is GCC's price volatile compared to industry and market?
GCC volatility
GCC Average Weekly Movement	7.3%
Beverage Industry Average Movement	3.3%
Market Average Movement	4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in DE Market	10.9%
10% least volatile stocks in DE Market	2.4%

Stable Share Price: GCC's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the German market.

Volatility Over Time: GCC's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of German stocks.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1935	2,937	Ralph Findlay	candcgroupplc.com

C&C Group plc manufactures, markets, and distributes beer, cider, wine, spirits, and soft drinks in the Republic of Ireland, Great Britain, and internationally. It offers its products primarily under the Tennent’s, Bulmers, Magners, Orchard Pig, Heverlee, Menabrea, Five Lamps, Drygate, Gerard Bertrand, Catena Zapata, Santa Rita, Bottega, Ferrari, Innis & Gunn, Jubel, Bibendum, Matthew Clark, Fête, Blackthorn, Dowd’s Lane, Chaplin & Cork’s, Clonmel, Celedonia Best, and Addlestones brands. The company was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Dublin, the Republic of Ireland.

C&C Group plc Fundamentals Summary

How do C&C Group's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
GCC fundamental statistics
Market cap	€675.38m
Earnings (TTM)	-€118.90m
Revenue (TTM)	€1.65b

0.4x

P/S Ratio

-5.7x

P/E Ratio

Is GCC overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
GCC income statement (TTM)
Revenue	€1.65b
Cost of Revenue	€1.27b
Gross Profit	€383.10m
Other Expenses	€502.00m
Earnings	-€118.90m

Last Reported Earnings

Aug 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

May 27, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)	-0.31
Gross Margin	23.23%
Net Profit Margin	-7.21%
Debt/Equity Ratio	38.8%

How did GCC perform over the long term?

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Dividends

3.4%

Current Dividend Yield

-20%

Payout Ratio

Does GCC pay a reliable dividends?

See GCC dividend history and benchmarks

When do you need to buy GCC by to receive an upcoming dividend?
C&C Group dividend dates
Ex Dividend Date	Nov 14 2024
Dividend Pay Date	Dec 13 2024
Days until Ex dividend	10 days
Days until Dividend pay date	19 days

Does GCC pay a reliable dividends?

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GCC Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

C&C Group plc Competitors

XTRA:SWA

€116.4m

XTRA:BEZ

€38.3m

DB:SSH

€588.4m

MUN:1SK

€5.9m

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

New minor risk - Share price stability

First half 2025 earnings released: EPS: €0.033 (vs €0.047 in 1H 2024)

First half dividend of €0.02 announced

C&C Group plc Announces Interim Dividend for the Period Ended 31 August 2024, Payable on 13 December 2024

C&C Group plc Announces Board Committee Appointments

C&C Group plc Appoints Sanjay Nakra as an Independent Non-Executive Director to the Board

Recent updates

New minor risk - Share price stability

First half 2025 earnings released: EPS: €0.033 (vs €0.047 in 1H 2024)

First half dividend of €0.02 announced

C&C Group plc Announces Interim Dividend for the Period Ended 31 August 2024, Payable on 13 December 2024

C&C Group plc Announces Board Committee Appointments

C&C Group plc Appoints Sanjay Nakra as an Independent Non-Executive Director to the Board

C&C Group plc (LSE:CCR) commences an Equity Buyback Plan for 38,645,511 shares, representing 10% of its issued share capital, under the authorization approved on August 15, 2024.

C&C Group plc Appoints Feargal O'rourke as Non-Executive Director

C&C Group plc to Report Fiscal Year 2025 Results on May 27, 2025

C&C Group plc Announces Appointment of Andrew Andrea as Transformation Officer

Upcoming dividend of €0.04 per share

Full year 2024 earnings released: €0.29 loss per share (vs €0.13 profit in FY 2023)

Engine Capital Sends a Letter to C&C Group’s Board

C&C Group plc to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on Jun 07, 2024

C&C Group plc Announces Board Committee Changes

C&C Group plc Re-Affirms Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2024

C&C Group plc (ISE:GCC) commences an Equity Buyback Plan for 39,298,221 shares, representing 10% of its issued share capital, under the authorization approved on July 13, 2023.

C&C Group plc (ISE:GCC) commences an Equity Buyback Plan for 39,298,221 shares, representing 10% of its issued share capital, under the authorization approved on July 13, 2023.

C&C Group plc, Annual General Meeting, Jul 11, 2024

Now 21% undervalued

Now 22% undervalued

New major risk - Share price stability

C&C Group plc Announces Appointment of Andrew Andrea as Chief Financial Officer, Effective from March 1, 2024

C&C Group plc Announces Board Changes

New minor risk - Share price stability

Upcoming dividend of €0.019 per share at 2.3% yield

New minor risk - Profit margin trend

C&C Group plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the First Half of Fiscal Year Ended 31 August 2023

High number of new directors

C&C Group plc Appoints Chris Browne Obe and Sarah Newbitt as Independent Non-Executive Directors, Effective October 2, 2023 and August 31, 2023, Respectively

C&C Group plc to Report First Half, 2024 Results on Oct 26, 2023

C&C Group plc, Annual General Meeting, Jul 13, 2023

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: €0.13 (vs €0.099 in FY 2022)

Upcoming dividend of €0.038 per share

C&C Group plc Proposes Final Dividend for the Year Ended 28 February 2023, Payable on 21 July 2023

C&C Group plc Announces Management Changes

C&C Group plc to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on May 24, 2023

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 15%

C&C Group plc Announces Board Changes

C&C Group plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2023

C&C Group plc Announces Directorate Change and Board Committee Update

High number of new directors

High number of new directors

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: €0.096 (vs €0.025 in 1H 2022)

C&C Group plc Appoints John Gibney as an Independent Non-Executive Director

C&C Group plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Six Months Ended August 31, 2022

C&C Group plc to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Oct 27, 2022

C&C Group plc, Annual General Meeting, Jul 07, 2022

Proprium Capital Partners, L.P. agreed to acquire unknown minority stake in Admiral Taverns Limited from C&C Group plc (LSE:CCR) for £55 million.

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: €0.099 (vs €0.34 loss in FY 2021)

High number of new directors

C&C Group plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2022

First half 2022 earnings released: EPS €0.025 (vs €0.10 loss in 1H 2021)

C&C Group plc has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of £151.194406 million.

Group CEO & Executive Director recently bought €137k worth of stock

Full year 2021 earnings released

Northeast Kingdom Drinks Group LLC agreed to acquire Vermont Hard Cider Company, LLC from C&C Group plc (LSE:CCR) for $20 million.

New 90-day high: €3.18

New 90-day high: €2.89