SF5 Stock Overview
Operates as a value-added IT reseller and IT infrastructure solutions provider in the United Kingdom. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
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| Valuation | 2/6 |
| Future Growth | 3/6 |
| Past Performance | 4/6 |
| Financial Health | 6/6 |
| Dividends | 3/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | UK£17.70 |
| 52 Week High | UK£21.60 |
| 52 Week Low | UK£14.70 |
| Beta | 0.68 |
| 1 Month Change | -6.35% |
| 3 Month Change | -2.21% |
| 1 Year Change | 15.69% |
| 3 Year Change | -12.38% |
| 5 Year Change | 31.01% |
| Change since IPO | 338.44% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| SF5 | DE IT | DE Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -2.2% | -1.5% | -2.0% |
| 1Y | 15.7% | -21.1% | 6.9% |
Return vs Industry: SF5 exceeded the German IT industry which returned -21.1% over the past year.
Return vs Market: SF5 exceeded the German Market which returned 6.9% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| SF5 volatility | |
|---|---|
| SF5 Average Weekly Movement | 4.6% |
| IT Industry Average Movement | 5.2% |
| Market Average Movement | 4.9% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in DE Market | 11.3% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in DE Market | 2.4% |
Stable Share Price: SF5 has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.
Volatility Over Time: SF5's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 2,509 | Graham Charlton | www.softcat.com |
Softcat plc operates as a value-added IT reseller and IT infrastructure solutions provider in the United Kingdom. The company advices, procures, designs, implements, and manages technology, such as software licensing, workplace technology, networking, security, and cloud and datacenter for businesses and public sector organizations. It also offers public cloud, collaboration, networking and connectivity, data centre and private cloud, devices, and financial solution services.
Softcat plc Fundamentals Summary
| SF5 fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | €3.66b |
| Earnings (TTM) | €143.46m |
| Revenue (TTM) | €1.16b |
25.5x
P/E Ratio3.2x
P/S RatioIs SF5 overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| SF5 income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | UK£962.63m |
| Cost of Revenue | UK£544.88m |
| Gross Profit | UK£417.75m |
| Other Expenses | UK£298.71m |
| Earnings | UK£119.04m |
Last Reported Earnings
Jul 31, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.60 |
| Gross Margin | 43.40% |
| Net Profit Margin | 12.37% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 0% |
How did SF5 perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
3.1%
Current Dividend Yield45%
Payout RatioCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/23 06:16 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/07/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/07/31 |
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.
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Softcat plc is covered by 23 analysts. 13 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 |
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| James Zaremba | Barclays |
| Alexander James Short | Berenberg |
| Benjamin May | Berenberg |