Stock Overview

About the company

fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	-1/6
Future Growth	-1/6
Past Performance	-1/6
Financial Health	-1/6
Dividends	-1/6

Rewards

Trading at 50% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 13% per year

Earnings grew by 39.3% over the past year

Trading at good value compared to peers and industry

Risk Analysis

No risks detected for from our risk checks.

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

No updates

Recent updates

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Shareholder Returns

	COST	GB Construction	GB Market
7D	0.5%	-0.8%	-0.9%
1Y	73.9%	48.6%	9.5%

Return vs Industry: COST exceeded the UK Construction industry which returned 49.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: COST exceeded the UK Market which returned 9.7% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is COST's price volatile compared to industry and market?
COST volatility
COST Average Weekly Movement	4.9%
Construction Industry Average Movement	4.5%
Market Average Movement	4.6%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market	9.2%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market	2.6%

Stable Share Price: COST's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months.

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

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1865	3,270	Alex Vaughan	n/a

Fundamentals Summary

How do Costain Group's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
COST fundamental statistics
Market cap	UK£289.04m
Earnings (TTM)	UK£30.50m
Revenue (TTM)	UK£1.31b

9.5x

P/E Ratio

0.2x

P/S Ratio

Is COST overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
COST income statement (TTM)
Revenue	UK£1.31b
Cost of Revenue	UK£1.20b
Gross Profit	UK£103.00m
Other Expenses	UK£72.50m
Earnings	UK£30.50m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	0.11
Gross Margin	7.88%
Net Profit Margin	2.33%
Debt/Equity Ratio	0%

How did COST perform over the long term?

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Dividends

1.2%

Current Dividend Yield

11%

Payout Ratio

Does COST pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy COST by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Costain Group dividend dates
Ex Dividend Date	Sep 12 2024
Dividend Pay Date	Oct 18 2024
Days until Ex dividend	6 days
Days until Dividend pay date	42 days

Does COST pay a reliable dividends?

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