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Close Brothers Group LSE:CBG Stock Report

Last Price

UK£2.23

Market Cap

UK£343.3m

7D

-4.7%

1Y

-72.2%

Updated

20 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

Close Brothers Group plc

LSE:CBG Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£343.3m

CBG Stock Overview

A merchant banking company, engages in the provision of financial services to small businesses and individuals in the United Kingdom. More details

CBG fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation5/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance3/6
Financial Health4/6
Dividends0/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Close Brothers Group
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£2.23
52 Week HighUK£8.19
52 Week LowUK£1.80
Beta0.96
1 Month Change3.72%
3 Month Change-48.26%
1 Year Change-72.16%
3 Year Change-84.06%
5 Year Change-86.22%
Change since IPO68.30%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.45

Oct 13
Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.45

Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.225

Mar 17
Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.225

Close Brothers Group plc (LON:CBG) Just Released Its Yearly Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Estimates

Oct 07
Close Brothers Group plc (LON:CBG) Just Released Its Yearly Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Estimates

Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Sep 30
Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.22

Mar 18
Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.22

Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Oct 01
Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Why It Might Not Make Sense To Buy Close Brothers Group plc (LON:CBG) For Its Upcoming Dividend

Mar 21
Why It Might Not Make Sense To Buy Close Brothers Group plc (LON:CBG) For Its Upcoming Dividend

Should You Buy Close Brothers Group plc (LON:CBG) For Its 2.6% Dividend?

Feb 18
Should You Buy Close Brothers Group plc (LON:CBG) For Its 2.6% Dividend?

Have Insiders Been Buying Close Brothers Group plc (LON:CBG) Shares This Year?

Dec 09
Have Insiders Been Buying Close Brothers Group plc (LON:CBG) Shares This Year?

Shareholder Returns

CBGGB BanksGB Market
7D-4.7%-0.8%-2.6%
1Y-72.2%34.0%2.7%

Return vs Industry: CBG underperformed the UK Banks industry which returned 34% over the past year.

Return vs Market: CBG underperformed the UK Market which returned 2.7% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is CBG's price volatile compared to industry and market?
CBG volatility
CBG Average Weekly Movement11.3%
Banks Industry Average Movement3.7%
Market Average Movement4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.5%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.6%

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

Volatility Over Time: CBG's weekly volatility (11%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of UK stocks.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
18784,031Adrian Sainsburywww.closebrothers.com

Close Brothers Group plc, a merchant banking company, engages in the provision of financial services to small businesses and individuals in the United Kingdom. It operates through five segments: Commercial, Retail, Property, Asset Management, and Securities. The company offers banking services comprises debt factoring, invoice discounting, asset-based lending; financing for SMEs, residential housing, transport, industrial equipment, renewable energy, motorcycle, used car, and commercial vehicle financing; insurance, refurbishment, and bridging financing, savings products for individuals and corporates, hire purchase, lease, and loan related services.

Close Brothers Group plc Fundamentals Summary

How do Close Brothers Group's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
CBG fundamental statistics
Market capUK£343.27m
Earnings (TTM)UK£89.30m
Revenue (TTM)UK£926.80m

3.7x

P/E Ratio

0.2x

P/B Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
CBG income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£926.80m
Cost of RevenueUK£0
Gross ProfitUK£926.80m
Other ExpensesUK£837.50m
EarningsUK£89.30m

Last Reported Earnings

Jul 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.60
Gross Margin100.00%
Net Profit Margin9.64%
Debt/Equity Ratio134.9%

How did CBG perform over the long term?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 19:08
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/07/31
Annual Earnings2024/07/31

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.

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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Analyst Sources

Close Brothers Group plc is covered by 24 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Sarah SpikesArden Partners Plc.
Toni DangBarclays
Peter RichardsonBerenberg