Macfarlane Group (LSE:MACF) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

MACF Stock Overview

Macfarlane Group PLC, through its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and distribution of protective packaging products to businesses.

MACF fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	4/6
Future Growth	1/6
Past Performance	5/6
Financial Health	6/6
Dividends	4/6

Rewards

Trading at 0.3% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 2.46% per year

Earnings grew by 17% over the past year

Analysts in good agreement that stock price will rise by 36.4%

Risk Analysis

Unstable dividend track record

Significant insider selling over the past 3 months

Macfarlane Group PLC Competitors

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UK£155.8m

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UK£206.6m

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UK£224.3m

Andrews Sykes Group

AIM:ASY

UK£269.0m

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Macfarlane Group
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	UK£1.08
52 Week High	UK£1.21
52 Week Low	UK£0.85
Beta	0.85
1 Month Change	-1.82%
3 Month Change	-1.59%
1 Year Change	12.50%
3 Year Change	27.06%
5 Year Change	3.85%
Change since IPO	35.75%

Macfarlane Group's (LON:MACF) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Sep 10

Macfarlane Group's (LON:MACF) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.0094

Aug 27

Recent updates

Macfarlane Group's (LON:MACF) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Sep 10

Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0252

Feb 26

Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.009

Sep 04

Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.023

Apr 28

Macfarlane Group's (LON:MACF) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Feb 27

Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At UK£0.0087

Sep 13

Macfarlane Group's (LON:MACF) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Aug 29

With EPS Growth And More, Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF) Is Interesting

Jun 14

Here's What To Make Of Macfarlane Group's (LON:MACF) Decelerating Rates Of Return

May 04

Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Mar 30

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Macfarlane Group PLC (LON:MACF)

Mar 19

Is It Time To Consider Buying Macfarlane Group PLC (LON:MACF)?

Mar 08

Introducing Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF), A Stock That Climbed 40% In The Last Five Years

Feb 23

Could The Market Be Wrong About Macfarlane Group PLC (LON:MACF) Given Its Attractive Financial Prospects?

Feb 08

Here's Why I Think Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF) Is An Interesting Stock

Jan 26

Should You Be Impressed By Macfarlane Group's (LON:MACF) Returns on Capital?

Jan 14

Here's Why We Think Macfarlane Group's (LON:MACF) Statutory Earnings Might Be Conservative

Jan 02

Macfarlane Group PLC (LON:MACF) Has Got What It Takes To Be An Attractive Dividend Stock

Dec 21

Is Macfarlane Group PLC (LON:MACF) Popular Amongst Institutions?

Dec 09

We Think Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Nov 29

What Can We Conclude About Macfarlane Group's (LON:MACF) CEO Pay?

Nov 19

Shareholder Returns

	MACF	GB Trade Distributors	GB Market
7D	-0.9%	-0.9%	-0.3%
1Y	12.5%	18.5%	5.3%

Return vs Industry: MACF underperformed the UK Trade Distributors industry which returned 17.8% over the past year.

Return vs Market: MACF exceeded the UK Market which returned 3.3% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is MACF's price volatile compared to industry and market?
MACF volatility
MACF Average Weekly Movement	3.0%
Trade Distributors Industry Average Movement	3.6%
Market Average Movement	4.7%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market	11.2%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market	2.4%

Stable Share Price: MACF is less volatile than 75% of UK stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 3% a week.

Volatility Over Time: MACF's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1899	1,000	Peter Atkinson	https://www.macfarlanegroup.com

Macfarlane Group PLC, through its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and distribution of protective packaging products to businesses. The company operates through Packaging Distribution and Manufacturing Operations segments. The Packaging Distribution segment distributes packaging materials; and supplies storage and warehousing services in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Europe.

Macfarlane Group PLC Fundamentals Summary

How do Macfarlane Group's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
MACF fundamental statistics
Market Cap	UK£170.51m
Earnings (TTM)	UK£16.26m
Revenue (TTM)	UK£292.83m

10.5x

P/E Ratio

0.6x

P/S Ratio

Is MACF overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report
MACF income statement (TTM)
Revenue	UK£292.83m
Cost of Revenue	UK£190.55m
Gross Profit	UK£102.28m
Other Expenses	UK£86.02m
Earnings	UK£16.26m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2023

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	0.10
Gross Margin	34.93%
Net Profit Margin	5.55%
Debt/Equity Ratio	8.3%

How did MACF perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

3.2%

Current Dividend Yield

34%

Payout Ratio

MACF Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Macfarlane Group PLC Competitors

LSE:SDY

UK£155.8m

LSE:VP.

UK£206.6m

AIM:LTHM

UK£224.3m

AIM:ASY

UK£269.0m

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Macfarlane Group's (LON:MACF) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Chief Executive & Executive Director recently sold UK£211k worth of stock

Macfarlane Group's (LON:MACF) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.0094

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.047 (vs UK£0.044 in 1H 2022)

Macfarlane Group PLC Announces Interim Dividend for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023, Payable on October 12, 2023

Macfarlane Group PLC to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Aug 24, 2023

Recent updates

Macfarlane Group's (LON:MACF) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Chief Executive & Executive Director recently sold UK£211k worth of stock

Macfarlane Group's (LON:MACF) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.0094

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.047 (vs UK£0.044 in 1H 2022)

Macfarlane Group PLC Announces Interim Dividend for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023, Payable on October 12, 2023

Macfarlane Group PLC to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Aug 24, 2023

Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.025 per share at 3.1% yield

Macfarlane Group's (LON:MACF) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.0252

Price target decreased by 7.1% to UK£1.44

Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0252

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.099 (vs UK£0.087 in FY 2021)

Macfarlane Group PLC to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Feb 23, 2023

Less than half of directors are independent

Now 22% undervalued after recent price drop

Macfarlane Group PLC Announces Executive Changes

Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.009

Now 23% undervalued after recent price drop

Macfarlane Group PLC Declares Interim Dividend, Payable on October 13, 2022

First half 2022 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.044 (vs UK£0.038 in 1H 2021)

Macfarlane Group PLC to Report First Half, 2022 Results on Aug 25, 2022

Macfarlane Group PLC (LSE:MACF) acquired Packmann Gesellschaft FÜR Verpackungen Und Dienstleistungen Mbh for €8.625 million.

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.023 per share

Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.023

Price target increased to UK£1.55

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.087 (vs UK£0.062 in FY 2020)

Macfarlane Group's (LON:MACF) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

Macfarlane Group PLC Proposes Final Dividend for the Full Year 2021, Payable on 1 June 2022

Macfarlane Group plc Proposes Final Dividend for the Full Year 2021, Payable 2 June 2022

Macfarlane Group PLC to Report Fiscal Year 2021 Results on Feb 24, 2022

The Reflex Group Ltd acquired Macfarlane Labels Limited from Macfarlane Group PLC (LSE:MACF) for £6.4 million.

Less than half of directors are independent

Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At UK£0.0087

Less than half of directors are independent

Less than half of directors are independent

Independent Non-Executive Director Andrea Dunstan has left the company

Macfarlane Group's (LON:MACF) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

First half 2021 earnings released: EPS UK£0.038 (vs UK£0.018 in 1H 2020)

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

With EPS Growth And More, Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF) Is Interesting

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.018 per share

Here's What To Make Of Macfarlane Group's (LON:MACF) Decelerating Rates Of Return

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS UK£0.064 (vs UK£0.061 in FY 2019)

Executive Director has left the company

Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Macfarlane Group PLC (LON:MACF)

Price target raised to UK£1.24

Is It Time To Consider Buying Macfarlane Group PLC (LON:MACF)?

Full year 2020 earnings released

Revenue beats expectations

Macfarlane Group PLC, Annual General Meeting, May 11, 2021

Introducing Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF), A Stock That Climbed 40% In The Last Five Years

New 90-day low: UK£0.84

Macfarlane Group PLC to Report Fiscal Year 2020 Results on Feb 25, 2021

Could The Market Be Wrong About Macfarlane Group PLC (LON:MACF) Given Its Attractive Financial Prospects?

Here's Why I Think Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF) Is An Interesting Stock

Should You Be Impressed By Macfarlane Group's (LON:MACF) Returns on Capital?

Here's Why We Think Macfarlane Group's (LON:MACF) Statutory Earnings Might Be Conservative