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

GCC Stock Overview

C&C Group plc manufactures, markets, and distributes beer, cider, wine, spirits, and soft drinks in the Republic of Ireland, Great Britain, and internationally.

About the company

GCC fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	3/6
Future Growth	3/6
Past Performance	1/6
Financial Health	5/6
Dividends	2/6

Rewards

Trading at 66.7% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 25.42% per year

Risk Analysis

Dividend of 1.97% is not well covered by cash flows

Profit margins (1.6%) are lower than last year (3.9%)

C&C Group plc Competitors

Schloss Wachenheim

XTRA:SWA

€120.4m

Berentzen-Gruppe

XTRA:BEZ

€52.4m

Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke

DB:SSH

€598.9m

FRoSTA

DB:NLM

€453.0m

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for C&C Group
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	UK£1.87
52 Week High	UK£1.90
52 Week Low	UK£1.35
Beta	1.28
1 Month Change	4.47%
3 Month Change	10.65%
1 Year Change	10.65%
3 Year Change	-44.67%
5 Year Change	-44.35%
Change since IPO	-17.26%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	GCC	DE Beverage	DE Market
7D	5.1%	-1.9%	0.5%
1Y	10.7%	-9.3%	1.3%

Return vs Industry: GCC exceeded the German Beverage industry which returned -6.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: GCC exceeded the German Market which returned 2.3% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is GCC's price volatile compared to industry and market?
GCC volatility
GCC Average Weekly Movement	3.8%
Beverage Industry Average Movement	3.4%
Market Average Movement	4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in DE Market	10.2%
10% least volatile stocks in DE Market	2.4%

Stable Share Price: GCC has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

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

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1935	2,897	Patrick McMahon	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. The company offers its products primarily under the Tennent’s, Bulmers, Magners, Orchard Pig, Heverlee, 5 Lamps, Fête, Blackthorn, Seven Summits, Dowd’s Lane, Chaplin & Cork’s, Celedonia Best, and Addlestones brand name. It also distributes third party branded beers, wines, spirits, cider, and soft drinks.

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	€748.08m
Earnings (TTM)	€27.20m
Revenue (TTM)	€1.66b

27.5x

P/E Ratio

0.5x

P/S 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	€1.66b
Cost of Revenue	€1.29b
Gross Profit	€372.20m
Other Expenses	€345.00m
Earnings	€27.20m

Last Reported Earnings

Aug 31, 2023

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	0.07
Gross Margin	22.44%
Net Profit Margin	1.64%
Debt/Equity Ratio	27.4%

How did GCC perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.0%

Current Dividend Yield

82%

Payout Ratio

GCC Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

C&C Group plc Competitors

XTRA:SWA

€120.4m

XTRA:BEZ

€52.4m

DB:SSH

€598.9m

DB:NLM

€453.0m

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

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

Recent updates

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

C&C Group plc (LSE:CCR) acquired a 8% stake in Innis & Gunn Holdings Limited.

New 90-day high: €2.71

New 90-day high: €2.49

New 90-day low: €1.67

First half earnings released

New 90-day low: €1.99

New 90-day low: €2.23

New 90-day low - €2.25

C&C Group plc Confirms CEO Succession, Effective 2 November 2020

C&C Group plc Announces the Appointment of David Forde as Group Chief Executive Officer

Shareholder Returns

Price Volatility

About the Company

C&C Group plc Fundamentals Summary

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