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Porvair LSE:PRV Stock Report

Last Price

UK£6.90

Market Cap

UK£320.4m

7D

3.9%

1Y

2.4%

Updated

13 Apr, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

Porvair plc

LSE:PRV Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£320.4m

PRV Stock Overview

Engages in the filtration, laboratory, and environmental technology business. More details

PRV fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation1/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends0/6

Rewards

Price-To-Earnings ratio (19.4x) is below the Machinery industry average (19.9x)

Earnings are forecast to grow 5.36% per year

Earnings have grown 12.1% per year over the past 5 years

Risk Analysis

No risks detected for PRV from our risk checks.

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Porvair
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£6.90
52 Week HighUK£7.58
52 Week LowUK£5.94
Beta0.51
1 Month Change9.18%
3 Month Change-0.86%
1 Year Change2.37%
3 Year Change9.52%
5 Year Change12.93%
Change since IPO400.00%

Recent News & Updates

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Focus On Niche Markets And ESG Initiatives To Drive Future Success

Mar 14 Strategic focus on niche markets and organic growth could drive consistent revenue and improve net margins through customer loyalty and bespoke offerings.

Recent updates

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Focus On Niche Markets And ESG Initiatives To Drive Future Success

Mar 14 Strategic focus on niche markets and organic growth could drive consistent revenue and improve net margins through customer loyalty and bespoke offerings.

If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Porvair (LON:PRV) Presents An Opportunity

May 30
If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Porvair (LON:PRV) Presents An Opportunity

Analyst Estimates: Here's What Brokers Think Of Porvair plc (LON:PRV) After Its Yearly Report

Feb 08
Analyst Estimates: Here's What Brokers Think Of Porvair plc (LON:PRV) After Its Yearly Report

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying Porvair plc (LON:PRV)?

Dec 13
Is Now The Time To Look At Buying Porvair plc (LON:PRV)?

Do Porvair's (LON:PRV) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Jul 05
Do Porvair's (LON:PRV) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

What Does Porvair plc's (LON:PRV) Share Price Indicate?

Mar 27
What Does Porvair plc's (LON:PRV) Share Price Indicate?

Porvair's (LON:PRV) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Jul 08
Porvair's (LON:PRV) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Is It Time To Consider Buying Porvair plc (LON:PRV)?

May 09
Is It Time To Consider Buying Porvair plc (LON:PRV)?

Here's What's Concerning About Porvair's (LON:PRV) Returns On Capital

Apr 08
Here's What's Concerning About Porvair's (LON:PRV) Returns On Capital

Should Porvair plc (LON:PRV) Be Part Of Your Dividend Portfolio?

Mar 24
Should Porvair plc (LON:PRV) Be Part Of Your Dividend Portfolio?

Can You Imagine How Porvair's (LON:PRV) Shareholders Feel About The 79% Share Price Increase?

Mar 09
Can You Imagine How Porvair's (LON:PRV) Shareholders Feel About The 79% Share Price Increase?

Porvair plc's (LON:PRV) Fundamentals Look Pretty Strong: Could The Market Be Wrong About The Stock?

Feb 22
Porvair plc's (LON:PRV) Fundamentals Look Pretty Strong: Could The Market Be Wrong About The Stock?

We Think Porvair (LON:PRV) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Feb 02
We Think Porvair (LON:PRV) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Returns On Capital At Porvair (LON:PRV) Paint An Interesting Picture

Jan 06
Returns On Capital At Porvair (LON:PRV) Paint An Interesting Picture

Is There Now An Opportunity In Porvair plc (LON:PRV)?

Dec 11
Is There Now An Opportunity In Porvair plc (LON:PRV)?

Shareholder Returns

PRVGB MachineryGB Market
7D3.9%0.2%-1.0%
1Y2.4%-18.2%-3.0%

Return vs Industry: PRV exceeded the UK Machinery industry which returned -18.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: PRV exceeded the UK Market which returned -3% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is PRV's price volatile compared to industry and market?
PRV volatility
PRV Average Weekly Movement5.0%
Machinery Industry Average Movement4.8%
Market Average Movement5.5%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.3%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: PRV has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

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

Community vs My Fair Value

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Consensus Narrative from 3 Analysts

Focus On Niche Markets And ESG Initiatives To Drive Future Success

Key Takeaways Strategic focus on niche markets and organic growth could drive consistent revenue and improve net margins through customer loyalty and bespoke offerings. Acquisitions and investments in operations and ESG initiatives may boost operational efficiencies, future earnings, and brand value.
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UK£8.23
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16.2% undervalued intrinsic discount
3.76%
Revenue growth p.a.
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About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19821,001Ben D. Stockswww.porvair.com

Porvair plc engages in the filtration, laboratory, and environmental technology business. It operates through three segments: Aerospace & Industrial, Laboratory, and Metal Melt Quality. The Aerospace & Industrial segment designs and manufactures a range of specialist filtration equipment for aerospace, energy, and industrial applications.

Porvair plc Fundamentals Summary

How do Porvair's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
PRV fundamental statistics
Market capUK£320.40m
Earnings (TTM)UK£16.48m
Revenue (TTM)UK£192.64m

19.4x

P/E Ratio

1.7x

P/S Ratio

Is PRV overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
PRV income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£192.64m
Cost of RevenueUK£127.53m
Gross ProfitUK£65.11m
Other ExpensesUK£48.63m
EarningsUK£16.48m

Last Reported Earnings

Nov 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Jun 30, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)0.35
Gross Margin33.80%
Net Profit Margin8.55%
Debt/Equity Ratio1.4%

How did PRV perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

0.9%

Current Dividend Yield

18%

Payout Ratio

Does PRV pay a reliable dividends?

See PRV dividend history and benchmarks
When do you need to buy PRV by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Porvair dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateMay 01 2025
Dividend Pay DateJun 04 2025
Days until Ex dividend17 days
Days until Dividend pay date51 days

Does PRV pay a reliable dividends?

See PRV dividend history and benchmarks

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/13 22:04
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/11 00:00
Earnings2024/11/30
Annual Earnings2024/11/30

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.

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.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Porvair plc is covered by 9 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Eleanor SpencerBerenberg
James BaylissBerenberg
Edward HugoDaniel Stewart & Company