| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 5/6 |
| Future Growth | 4/6 |
| Past Performance | 0/6 |
| Financial Health | 5/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
COST Stock Overview
Costain Group PLC provides smart infrastructure solutions for the energy, water, transportation, and defense markets in the United Kingdom.
Rewards
Risk Analysis
No risks detected for COST from our risk checks.
Costain Group Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | UK£0.35 |
| 52 Week High | UK£0.65 |
| 52 Week Low | UK£0.32 |
| Beta | 2.85 |
| 1 Month Change | -12.50% |
| 3 Month Change | -11.06% |
| 1 Year Change | -39.66% |
| 3 Year Change | -79.91% |
| 5 Year Change | -92.41% |
| Change since IPO | -99.89% |
Recent News & Updates
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Shareholder Returns
| COST | GB Construction | GB Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -2.8% | 1.4% | 2.3% |
| 1Y | -39.7% | -17.6% | -8.6% |
Return vs Industry: COST underperformed the UK Construction industry which returned -17.6% over the past year.
Return vs Market: COST underperformed the UK Market which returned -8.6% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| COST volatility | |
|---|---|
| COST Average Weekly Movement | 7.0% |
| Construction Industry Average Movement | 4.0% |
| Market Average Movement | 5.5% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in GB Market | 10.8% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in GB Market | 2.8% |
Stable Share Price: COST is not significantly more volatile than the rest of UK stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 7% a week.
Volatility Over Time: COST's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1865 | 3,500 | Alex Vaughan | https://www.costain.com |
Costain Group PLC provides smart infrastructure solutions for the energy, water, transportation, and defense markets in the United Kingdom. The company operates through two segments, Transportation and Natural Resources. The Transportation segment operates in the road, rail, and integrated transport markets.
Costain Group Fundamentals Summary
| COST fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market Cap | UK£96.28m |
| Earnings (TTM) | -UK£5.80m |
| Revenue (TTM) | UK£1.14b |
0.1x
P/S Ratio-16.6x
P/E RatioIs COST overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| COST income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | UK£1.14b |
| Cost of Revenue | UK£1.10b |
| Gross Profit | UK£40.20m |
| Other Expenses | UK£46.00m |
| Earnings | -UK£5.80m |
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2021
Next Earnings Date
Aug 24, 2022
| Earnings per share (EPS) | -0.021 |
| Gross Margin | 3.54% |
| Net Profit Margin | -0.51% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 19.8% |
How did COST perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonValuation
Is COST undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?
Valuation Score
5/6Valuation Score 5/6
Price-To-Sales vs Peers
Price-To-Sales vs Industry
Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio
Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
PEG Ratio
Key Valuation Metric
Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for COST?
Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.
| What is COST's n/a Ratio? | |
|---|---|
| n/a Ratio | 0x |
| n/a | n/a |
| Market Cap | UK£96.28m |
| Key Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Value/Revenue | 0.003x |
| Enterprise Value/EBITDA | -0.5x |
| PEG Ratio | n/a |
Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers
How does COST's PS Ratio compare to its peers?
| COST PS Ratio vs Peers |
|---|
| Company | PS | Estimated Growth | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peer Average | 1.9x |
Price-To-Sales vs Peers: COST is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.1x) compared to the peer average (1.9x).
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry
How does COST's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Construction Industry?
Price-To-Sales vs Industry: COST is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.1x) compared to the UK Construction industry average (0.3x)
Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio
What is COST's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.
| Fair Ratio | |
|---|---|
| Current PS Ratio | 0.08x |
| Fair PS Ratio | 0.3x |
Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: COST is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.3x).
Share Price vs Fair Value
What is the Fair Price of COST when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.
Below Fair Value: COST (£0.35) is trading below our estimate of fair value (£1.37)
Significantly Below Fair Value: COST is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate COST's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
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Future Growth
How is Costain Group forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 3 analysts?
Future Growth Score
4/6Future Growth Score 4/6
Earnings vs Savings Rate
Earnings vs Market
High Growth Earnings
Revenue vs Market
High Growth Revenue
Future ROE
48.2%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: COST is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered faster growth than the savings rate (0.9%).
Earnings vs Market: COST is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered above average market growth.
High Growth Earnings: COST is expected to become profitable in the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: COST's revenue (4.4% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the UK market (4.1% per year).
High Growth Revenue: COST's revenue (4.4% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: COST's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (10.6%).
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Past Performance
How has Costain Group performed over the past 5 years?
Past Performance Score
0/6Past Performance Score 0/6
Quality Earnings
Growing Profit Margin
Earnings Trend
Accelerating Growth
Earnings vs Industry
High ROE
-52.0%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: COST is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: COST is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: COST is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 52% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare COST's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: COST is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Construction industry (48.2%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: COST has a negative Return on Equity (-2.91%), as it is currently unprofitable.
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Financial Health
How is Costain Group's financial position?
Financial Health Score
5/6Financial Health Score 5/6
Short Term Liabilities
Long Term Liabilities
Debt Level
Reducing Debt
Debt Coverage
Interest Coverage
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: COST's short term assets (£359.5M) exceed its short term liabilities (£281.4M).
Long Term Liabilities: COST's short term assets (£359.5M) exceed its long term liabilities (£52.0M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: COST has more cash than its total debt.
Reducing Debt: COST's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 70.2% to 19.8% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: COST's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (74.9%).
Interest Coverage: Insufficient data to determine if COST's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT.
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is Costain Group current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Score
0/6Dividend Score 0/6
Notable Dividend
High Dividend
Stable Dividend
Growing Dividend
Earnings Coverage
Future Dividend Coverage
6.31%
Forecast Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate COST's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate COST's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if COST's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if COST's dividend payments have been increasing.
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: COST is not paying a notable dividend for the UK market.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: Unable to calculate sustainability of dividends as COST has not reported any payouts.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
1.8yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Alex Vaughan
15.67yrs
Tenure
UK£980,793
Compensation
Mr. Alexander John Vaughan, also known as Alex, BSc (Hons), FRICS, MRICS, Dip IoD, FIoD, has been the Chief Executive Officer and Director at Costain Group Plc since May 7, 2019 and has been its Member of...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Alex's total compensation ($USD1.21M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD335.04K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Alex's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: COST's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
Experienced Board: COST's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Costain Group PLC's employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Costain Group PLC
- Ticker: COST
- Exchange: LSE
- Founded: 1865
- Industry: Construction and Engineering
- Sector: Capital Goods
- Implied Market Cap: UK£96.280m
- Shares outstanding: 275.08m
- Website: https://www.costain.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Costain Group PLC
- Costain House
- Vanwall Business Park
- Maidenhead
- Berkshire
- SL6 4UB
- United Kingdom
Listings
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2022/06/25 00:00 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2022/06/24 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2021/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2021/12/31 |
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.