Market Cap
UK£6.9b
Last Updated
2019/10/17 20:38 UTC
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Executive Summary
DCC plc provides sales, marketing, and support services worldwide.
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Fundamentals
Excellent balance sheet with proven track record and pays a dividend.
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Share Price & News
How has DCC's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Market Performance
7 Day Return
2.4%
DCC
1.9%
GB Industrials
1.7%
GB Market
1 Year Return
5.4%
DCC
2.0%
GB Industrials
2.9%
GB Market
Return vs Industry: DCC exceeded the UK Industrials industry which returned 2% over the past year.
Return vs Market: DCC exceeded the UK Market which returned 2.9% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| DCC | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 2.4% | 1.9% | 1.7% |
| 30 Day | -0.4% | 0.5% | -0.7% |
| 90 Day | 1.9% | -0.7% | -1.8% |
| 1 Year | 7.6%5.4% | 5.6%2.0% | 8.0%2.9% |
| 3 Year | 11.6%5.7% | 11.7%1.7% | 18.2%3.8% |
| 5 Year | 124.2%105.2% | 50.2%27.2% | 35.6%6.1% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is DCC's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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Does DCC plc's (LON:DCC) 14% Earnings Growth Reflect The Long-Term Trend?3 weeks ago | Simply Wall St
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DCC plc (LON:DCC) Earns A Nice Return On Capital EmployedValuation
Is DCC undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
25.05x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Undervalued: DCC (£70.18) is trading above our estimate of fair value (£52.86)
Significantly Undervalued: DCC is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: DCC is poor value based on its PE Ratio (25.1x) compared to the Industrials industry average (23.4x).
PE vs Market: DCC is poor value based on its PE Ratio (25.1x) compared to the UK market (16.7x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Low PEG Ratio: DCC is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (3.1x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: DCC is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (2.9x) compared to the XE Industrials industry average (1x).
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Future Growth
How is DCC forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 13 analysts?
8.0%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: DCC's forecast earnings growth (8% per year) is above the savings rate (1.2%).
Earnings vs Market: DCC's earnings (8% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the UK market (12.9% per year).
High Growth Earnings: DCC's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: DCC's revenue (2.4% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the UK market (3.9% per year).
High Growth Revenue: DCC's revenue (2.4% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
High Future ROE: DCC's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (13.1%).
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Past Performance
How has DCC performed over the past 5 years?
16.6%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: DCC's earnings have grown by 16.6% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: DCC's earnings growth over the past year (13.6%) is below its 5-year average (16.6% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: DCC earnings growth over the past year (13.6%) exceeded the Industrials industry -6.7%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: DCC's Return on Equity (11.1%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
ROA vs Industry: DCC has a higher Return on Assets than the Industrials industry average last year.
Return on Capital Employed
ROCE Improving: DCC has improved its Return on Capital Employed over the past 3 years.
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Financial Health
How is DCC's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: DCC's short term assets (£3.8B) exceeds its short term liabilities (£2.7B)
Long Term Liabilities: DCC's short term assets (3.8B) exceeds its long term liabilities (2.0B)
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: DCC's debt to equity ratio (73.3%) is considered high
Reducing Debt: DCC's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 116.9% to 73.3% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: DCC's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (25.8%).
Interest Coverage: DCC's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (9.5x coverage).
Balance Sheet
Inventory Level: DCC has a high level of physical assets or inventory.
Debt Coverage by Assets: DCC's debt is covered by short term assets (assets are 2.140910x debt).
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Dividend
What is DCC's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
1.97%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Current dividend yield vs market & industry
Stability and Growth of Payments
Notable Dividend: DCC's dividend (1.97%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (1.99%).
High Dividend: DCC's dividend (1.97%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.41%).
Stable Dividend: DCC's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: DCC's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (49.4%), DCC's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: DCC's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be well covered by earnings (40.5% payout ratio).
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Management
What is the CEO of DCC's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?
5.3yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Donal Murphy (53yo)
2.3yrs
Tenure
UK£3,089,000
Compensation
Mr. Donal Murphy, B.Comm, BFS, MBA has been the Chief Executive Officer of DCC plc since July 14, 2017. Mr. Murphy served as Managing Director of Energy & Environmental Services Divisions at DCC plc since ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs. Market: Donal has recently become CEO, making it difficult to compare their total compensation against companies of similar size in the UK market.
Compensation vs Earnings: Donal's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Management Age and Tenure
5.3yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: DCC's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.3 years average tenure).
Board Age and Tenure
4.8yrs
Average Tenure
60yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: DCC's board of directors are considered experienced (4.8 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.
Ownership Breakdown
Management Team
Ger Whyte
Company Secretary & Head of Enterprise Risk Management
- Tenure: 0yrs
Fergal O’Dwyer (59yo)
CFO & Executive Director
- Tenure: 19.7yrs
- Compensation: UK£2.73m
Donal Murphy (53yo)
CEO & Executive Director
- Tenure: 2.3yrs
- Compensation: UK£3.09m
Peter Quinn
Chief Information Officer
- Tenure: 5.3yrs
Conor Costigan (48yo)
Managing Director of DCC Healthcare
- Tenure: 13.3yrs
Michael Tracey
Managing Director of DCC Environmental Britain & William Tracey
- Tenure: 0yrs
Clive Fitzharris
Head of Group Strategy & Development
- Tenure: 0yrs
Kevin Lucey
Head of Capital Markets
- Tenure: 0yrs
Conor Murphy
Head of Group Financial Planning & Control
- Tenure: 0yrs
Nicola McCracken
Head of Group Human Resources
- Tenure: 3.4yrs
Board Members
Pam Kirby (66yo)
Non-Executive Director
- Tenure: 6.1yrs
- Compensation: UK£80.00k
Mark Breuer (56yo)
Non-Executive Director
- Tenure: 0.9yrs
- Compensation: UK£31.00k
John Moloney (65yo)
Non-Executive Chairman
- Tenure: 5.1yrs
- Compensation: UK£308.00k
Cormac McCarthy (55yo)
Non-Executive Director
- Tenure: 3.4yrs
- Compensation: UK£80.00k
Fergal O’Dwyer (59yo)
CFO & Executive Director
- Tenure: 19.7yrs
- Compensation: UK£2.73m
Donal Murphy (53yo)
CEO & Executive Director
- Tenure: 2.3yrs
- Compensation: UK£3.09m
Philippe Van de Walle (63yo)
Senior Independent Director
- Tenure: 2.8yrs
- Compensation: UK£110.00k
Mark Ryan (60yo)
Non Executive Director
- Tenure: 1.9yrs
- Compensation: UK£80.00k
David Jukes (60yo)
Non-Executive Director
- Tenure: 4.6yrs
- Compensation: UK£79.00k
Jane Lodge (64yo)
Non-Executive Director
- Tenure: 7yrs
- Compensation: UK£95.00k
Company Information
DCC plc's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: DCC plc
- Ticker: DCC
- Exchange: LSE
- Founded: 1976
- Industry: Industrial Conglomerates
- Sector: Capital Goods
- Market Cap: UK£6.906b
- Shares outstanding: 98.35m
- Website: https://www.dcc.ie
Number of Employees
Location
- DCC plc
- DCC House
- Leopardstown Road
- Dublin
- Co. Dublin
- 18
- Ireland
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCCP.F | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | US | USD | May 1994 |
| DCC | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | GB | GBP | May 1994 |
| DCC | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | DE | EUR | May 1994 |
| DCCL | BATS-CHIXE (BATS 'Chi-X Europe') | Yes | Ordinary Shares | GB | GBP | May 1994 |
Biography
DCC plc provides sales, marketing, and support services worldwide. The company’s DCC LPG segment sells and markets liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). This segment serves approximately 0.7 million customers. It ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2019/10/17 20:38 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2019/10/17 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/03/31 |
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