Bunzl plc

LSE:BNZL Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£10.9b

Bunzl Future Growth

Future criteria checks 2/6

Bunzl is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 7.1% and 3% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 8.4% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 21.3% in 3 years.

Key information

7.1%

Earnings growth rate

8.4%

EPS growth rate

Trade Distributors earnings growth9.4%
Revenue growth rate3.0%
Future return on equity21.3%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated20 Dec 2024

Recent future growth updates

Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL) Just Reported Full-Year Earnings: Have Analysts Changed Their Mind On The Stock?

Feb 28
Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL) Just Reported Full-Year Earnings: Have Analysts Changed Their Mind On The Stock?

Recent updates

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Dec 26
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Nov 25
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.201

Nov 07
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.201

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.201

Oct 24
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.201

Investor Optimism Abounds Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL) But Growth Is Lacking

Oct 14
Investor Optimism Abounds Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL) But Growth Is Lacking

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.201

Sep 13
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.201

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.201

Aug 30
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.201

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Aug 28
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Do Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Jul 14
Do Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL)

Jun 28
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL)

Is Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Using Too Much Debt?

Jun 15
Is Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Using Too Much Debt?

Here's What To Make Of Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Decelerating Rates Of Return

May 21
Here's What To Make Of Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Decelerating Rates Of Return

Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Bunzl plc's (LON:BNZL) P/E Ratio

May 09
Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Bunzl plc's (LON:BNZL) P/E Ratio

Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Apr 25
Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.501

Apr 10
Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.501

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Mar 25
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.501

Mar 05
Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.501

Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL) Just Reported Full-Year Earnings: Have Analysts Changed Their Mind On The Stock?

Feb 28
Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL) Just Reported Full-Year Earnings: Have Analysts Changed Their Mind On The Stock?

With EPS Growth And More, Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Makes An Interesting Case

Feb 16
With EPS Growth And More, Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Makes An Interesting Case

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL)

Jan 18
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL)

Return Trends At Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Aren't Appealing

Jan 03
Return Trends At Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Aren't Appealing

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

LSE:BNZL - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/202612,4686047201,20514
12/31/202512,1845796691,12315
12/31/202411,7925366581,10615
6/30/202411,602488877935N/A
3/31/202411,699507862919N/A
12/31/202311,797526846904N/A
9/30/202312,046508902957N/A
6/30/202312,2964909581,011N/A
3/31/202312,168482931981N/A
12/31/202212,040474905952N/A
9/30/202211,554464810852N/A
6/30/202211,069453715752N/A
3/31/202210,677448708743N/A
12/31/202110,285443700733N/A
9/30/202110,208449705738N/A
6/30/202110,131456709743N/A
3/31/202110,121443733767N/A
12/31/202010,111430757790N/A
9/30/20209,878405741774N/A
6/30/20209,645380725757N/A
3/31/20209,486364679713N/A
12/31/20199,327349632669N/A
9/30/20199,295341579616N/A
6/30/20199,264332526564N/A
3/31/20199,172329488522N/A
12/31/20189,079327449480N/A
9/30/20188,942327444476N/A
6/30/20188,805328439472N/A
3/31/20188,693319N/A474N/A
12/31/20178,581311N/A476N/A
9/30/20178,341298N/A461N/A
6/30/20178,102286N/A446N/A
3/31/20177,765276N/A426N/A
12/31/20167,429266N/A407N/A
9/30/20167,115252N/A388N/A
6/30/20166,801239N/A370N/A
3/31/20166,646236N/A350N/A
12/31/20156,490233N/A330N/A
9/30/20156,421229N/A318N/A
6/30/20156,353226N/A306N/A
3/31/20156,255218N/A317N/A
12/31/20146,157211N/A328N/A
9/30/20146,118208N/A332N/A
6/30/20146,080206N/A335N/A
3/31/20146,089206N/A338N/A
12/31/20136,098207N/A340N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: BNZL's forecast earnings growth (7.1% per year) is above the savings rate (2.1%).

Earnings vs Market: BNZL's earnings (7.1% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the UK market (14.8% per year).

High Growth Earnings: BNZL's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: BNZL's revenue (3% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the UK market (3.6% per year).

High Growth Revenue: BNZL's revenue (3% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: BNZL's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (21.3%)

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/26 22:39
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 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.

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Analyst Sources

Bunzl plc is covered by 44 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Paul Daniel CheckettsBarclays
James RosenthalBarclays
Thomas BurltonBerenberg