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Judges Scientific AIM:JDG Stock Report

Last Price

UK£69.80

Market Cap

UK£463.6m

7D

-1.7%

1Y

-27.6%

Updated

06 Feb, 2025

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Judges Scientific
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£69.80
52 Week HighUK£122.50
52 Week LowUK£68.55
Beta0.74
1 Month Change-17.49%
3 Month Change-30.20%
1 Year Change-27.59%
3 Year Change-8.52%
5 Year Change29.74%
Change since IPO6,274.43%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Returns On Capital At Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) Paint A Concerning Picture

Nov 19
Returns On Capital At Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) Paint A Concerning Picture

Estimating The Fair Value Of Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG)

Jun 26
Estimating The Fair Value Of Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG)

Shareholders Should Be Pleased With Judges Scientific plc's (LON:JDG) Price

Jun 13
Shareholders Should Be Pleased With Judges Scientific plc's (LON:JDG) Price

Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

Apr 23
Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

Judges Scientific's (LON:JDG) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear

Mar 28
Judges Scientific's (LON:JDG) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG)

Mar 07
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG)

Is There Now An Opportunity In Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG)?

Nov 17
Is There Now An Opportunity In Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG)?

A Look At The Fair Value Of Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG)

Oct 11
A Look At The Fair Value Of Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG)

Does Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Jun 06
Does Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

Nov 03
Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At UK£0.47

Apr 28
Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At UK£0.47

Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At UK£0.47

Apr 01
Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At UK£0.47

There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Judges Scientific's (LON:JDG) Returns On Capital

Mar 08
There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Judges Scientific's (LON:JDG) Returns On Capital

Here's Why I Think Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) Is An Interesting Stock

Oct 20
Here's Why I Think Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) Is An Interesting Stock

Is There Now An Opportunity In Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG)?

Sep 28
Is There Now An Opportunity In Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG)?

At UK£62.60, Is It Time To Put Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG) On Your Watch List?

Jun 11
At UK£62.60, Is It Time To Put Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG) On Your Watch List?

What To Know Before Buying Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG) For Its Dividend

Apr 16
What To Know Before Buying Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG) For Its Dividend

These 4 Measures Indicate That Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Apr 04
These 4 Measures Indicate That Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

What Is Judges Scientific plc's (LON:JDG) Share Price Doing?

Mar 08
What Is Judges Scientific plc's (LON:JDG) Share Price Doing?

Is Judges Scientific plc's (LON:JDG) Stock's Recent Performance Being Led By Its Attractive Financial Prospects?

Feb 19
Is Judges Scientific plc's (LON:JDG) Stock's Recent Performance Being Led By Its Attractive Financial Prospects?

Shareholder Returns

JDGGB MachineryGB Market
7D-1.7%-1.2%0.8%
1Y-27.6%1.3%10.2%

Return vs Industry: JDG underperformed the UK Machinery industry which returned 1.3% over the past year.

Return vs Market: JDG underperformed the UK Market which returned 10.2% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is JDG's price volatile compared to industry and market?
JDG volatility
JDG Average Weekly Movement4.8%
Machinery Industry Average Movement4.0%
Market Average Movement4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.7%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.7%

Stable Share Price: JDG has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: JDG's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
n/a682David Cicurelwww.judges.uk.com

Judges Scientific plc designs, manufactures, and sells scientific instruments. The company offers engineering teaching and research equipment for universities, colleges, schools, and research centres; and research and development systems for food, beverage, dairy, edible oil, and pharmaceutical industries. It also provides cutting edge LED illumination systems for bioscience and clinical microscopy; tensile testing, motion control, and specimen cooling for microscopy applications; automated measurement systems for a range of fibers; edge-welded metal bellows; and fire testing instruments, such as cone calorimeters, large scale calorimeters, NBS smoke chambers and oxygen index test, and related fire testing instruments.

Judges Scientific plc Fundamentals Summary

How do Judges Scientific's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
JDG fundamental statistics
Market capUK£463.65m
Earnings (TTM)UK£12.70m
Revenue (TTM)UK£135.60m

36.5x

P/E Ratio

3.4x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
JDG income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£135.60m
Cost of RevenueUK£42.10m
Gross ProfitUK£93.50m
Other ExpensesUK£80.80m
EarningsUK£12.70m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Mar 19, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)1.91
Gross Margin68.95%
Net Profit Margin9.37%
Debt/Equity Ratio63.3%

How did JDG perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

1.4%

Current Dividend Yield

51%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/06 01:07
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/06 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Judges Scientific plc is covered by 10 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
James BaylissBerenberg
Eleanor SpencerBerenberg
Calum BattersbyBerenberg