Alumasc Group
Market Cap
UK£37.0m
Last Updated
2020/01/19 20:34 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
The Alumasc Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells building products, systems, and solutions in the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, the Middle East, the Far East, and internationally.
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Excellent balance sheet and good value.
Share Price & News
How has Alumasc Group's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: ALU has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
1.5%
ALU
2.8%
GB Building
1.4%
GB Market
1 Year Return
-3.7%
ALU
27.0%
GB Building
12.4%
GB Market
Return vs Industry: ALU underperformed the UK Building industry which returned 27.1% over the past year.
Return vs Market: ALU underperformed the UK Market which returned 12.7% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| ALU | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 1.5% | 2.8% | 1.4% |
| 30 Day | 12.5% | 1.5% | 1.8% |
| 90 Day | 20.3% | 17.6% | 8.8% |
| 1 Year | 3.5%-3.7% | 31.3%27.0% | 18.3%12.4% |
| 3 Year | -29.3%-40.0% | 28.6%16.8% | 23.8%8.0% |
| 5 Year | 9.6%-13.4% | 69.8%44.9% | 41.8%8.9% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Alumasc Group's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Is Alumasc Group undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
>50%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: ALU (£1.05) is trading below our estimate of fair value (£6.3)
Significantly Below Fair Value: ALU is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: ALU is poor value based on its PE Ratio (51.5x) compared to the Building industry average (16.8x).
PE vs Market: ALU is poor value based on its PE Ratio (51.5x) compared to the UK market (18.5x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: ALU is good value based on its PEG Ratio (0.9x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: ALU is good value based on its PB Ratio (1.5x) compared to the GB Building industry average (1.7x).
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Future Growth
How is Alumasc Group forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 2 analysts?
60.5%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: ALU's forecast earnings growth (60.5% per year) is above the savings rate (0.5%).
Earnings vs Market: ALU's earnings (60.5% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the UK market (11.7% per year).
High Growth Earnings: earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: ALU's revenue (3.5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the UK market (3.6% per year).
High Growth Revenue: ALU's revenue (3.5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: ALU's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (22.5%)
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Past Performance
How has Alumasc Group performed over the past 5 years?
-11.0%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: ALU has a large one-off loss of £787.0K impacting its June 30 2019 financial results.
Growing Profit Margin: ALU's current net profit margins (0.8%) are lower than last year (4.6%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: ALU's earnings have declined by -11% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: ALU's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: ALU had negative earnings growth (-81.6%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Building industry average (1.4%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: ALU's Return on Equity (2.9%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Financial Health
How is Alumasc Group's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: ALU's short term assets (£34.9M) exceed its short term liabilities (£22.5M).
Long Term Liabilities: ALU's short term assets (£34.9M) exceed its long term liabilities (£23.0M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: ALU's debt to equity ratio (30.9%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: ALU's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 58.2% to 30.9% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: ALU's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (16.3%).
Interest Coverage: ALU's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (7.3x coverage).
Balance Sheet
Inventory Level: ALU has a high level of physical assets or inventory.
Debt Coverage by Assets: ALU's debt is covered by short term assets (assets are 4.4x debt).
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Dividend
What is Alumasc Group's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
7.10%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Current dividend yield vs market & industry
Notable Dividend: ALU's dividend (7.03%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (1.83%).
High Dividend: ALU's dividend (7.03%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (4.95%)
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: ALU's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: ALU's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its high payout ratio (362.5%), ALU's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: ALU's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be well covered by earnings (37.6% payout ratio).
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Management
What is the CEO of Alumasc Group's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?
13.3yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
G. Hooper (62yo)
16.8yrs
Tenure
UK£343,000
Compensation
Mr. G. Paul Hooper, B.Sc, MBA, DipM has been the Chief Executive at Alumasc Group Plc since March 2003 and has been its Executive Director since 2003. Mr. Hooper joined Alumasc Group Plc's as Group Managin ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: G.'s total compensation ($USD446.00K) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD326.78K).
Compensation vs Earnings: G.'s compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Management Age and Tenure
13.3yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: ALU's management team is seasoned and experienced (13.3 years average tenure).
Board Age and Tenure
5.3yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: ALU's board of directors are considered experienced (5.3 years average tenure).
Insider Trading
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Vice Chairman Deputy Chairman & Senior Independent Non-Executive Director |
| Shares | 10,000 |
| Max Price | UK£0.95 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Vice Chairman Deputy Chairman & Senior Independent Non-Executive Director |
| Shares | 20,000 |
| Max Price | UK£0.93 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Group Finance Director & Executive Director |
| Shares | 17,742 |
| Max Price | UK£0.91 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Group Finance Director & Executive Director |
| Shares | 17,364 |
| Max Price | UK£0.95 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive & Executive Director |
| Shares | 36,266 |
| Max Price | UK£0.94 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Group Finance Director & Executive Director |
| Shares | 45,220 |
| Max Price | UK£1.15 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Group Finance Director & Executive Director |
| Shares | 44,920 |
| Max Price | UK£1.15 |
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Management Team
G. Hooper (62yo)
Chief Executive & Executive Director
- Tenure: 16.8yrs
- Compensation: UK£343.00k
Andrew Magson (51yo)
Group Finance Director & Executive Director
- Tenure: 13.3yrs
- Compensation: UK£237.00k
Giovanni Simoni
Managing Director of Levolux
Gilbert Jackson (59yo)
Divisional MD & Executive Director
- Tenure: 0.3yrs
Michael Leaf (55yo)
Divisional MD of Housebuilding Products Division & Executive Director
- Tenure: 0.3yrs
John Carter
Managing Director of Insulated Renders
Les White
Managing Director of Precision
Kirstan Boynton
Company Secretary
- Tenure: 2yrs
Helen Ashton
Group Company Secretary
Board Members
Jon Pither (84yo)
Deputy Chairman & Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
- Tenure: 28yrs
- Compensation: UK£40.00k
G. Hooper (62yo)
Chief Executive & Executive Director
- Tenure: 16.8yrs
- Compensation: UK£343.00k
John McCall (73yo)
Chairman
- Tenure: 36yrs
- Compensation: UK£104.00k
Andrew Magson (51yo)
Group Finance Director & Executive Director
- Tenure: 13.3yrs
- Compensation: UK£237.00k
Vijay Thakrar (56yo)
Independent Non-executive Director
- Tenure: 1yrs
- Compensation: UK£18.00k
Gilbert Jackson (59yo)
Divisional MD & Executive Director
- Tenure: 0.3yrs
Michael Leaf (55yo)
Divisional MD of Housebuilding Products Division & Executive Director
- Tenure: 0.3yrs
David Armfield (57yo)
Non-Executive Director
- Tenure: 5.3yrs
- Compensation: UK£35.00k
Steve Beechey
Non-Executive Director
- Tenure: 1yrs
- Compensation: UK£18.00k
Company Information
The Alumasc Group plc's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: The Alumasc Group plc
- Ticker: ALU
- Exchange: AIM
- Founded: 1984
- Industry: Building Products
- Sector: Capital Goods
- Market Cap: UK£37.016m
- Shares outstanding: 35.76m
- Website: https://www.alumasc.co.uk
Number of Employees
Location
- The Alumasc Group plc
- Burton Latimer
- Kettering
- Northamptonshire
- NN15 5JP
- United Kingdom
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALU | AIM (London Stock Exchange AIM Market) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | GB | GBP | Oct 1993 |
| 0JL | BST (Boerse-Stuttgart) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | DE | EUR | Oct 1993 |
Biography
The Alumasc Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells building products, systems, and solutions in the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, the Middle East, the Far East, and internationally. The company offers solar shading, architectural screening, and balcony and balustrading systems; and roofing and water management solutions to manage and attenuate water originating inside or outside of the buildings. It also provides housebuilding products, such as roofline and others, loft doors, air leakage products, cavity trays and closures, access panels, and underfloor products primarily for housebuilding applications. The company was founded in 1984 and is based in Kettering, the United Kingdom.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/01/19 20:34 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/01/17 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/06/30 |
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