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Porvair LSE:PRV Stock Report

Last Price

UK£7.02

Market Cap

UK£325.9m

7D

1.7%

1Y

14.0%

Updated

30 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

Porvair plc

LSE:PRV Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£325.9m

PRV Stock Overview

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

PRV fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation1/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health5/6
Dividends0/6

Rewards

Price-To-Earnings ratio (21.1x) is below the Machinery industry average (21.8x)

Earnings are forecast to grow 5.76% per year

Risk Analysis

PRV passed our risk checks.

My Notes

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Porvair
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£7.02
52 Week HighUK£7.46
52 Week LowUK£5.94
Beta0.73
1 Month Change7.34%
3 Month Change6.69%
1 Year Change13.96%
3 Year Change-2.50%
5 Year Change-1.13%
Change since IPO408.70%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

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
7D1.7%0.3%0.2%
1Y14.0%-6.5%2.3%

Return vs Industry: PRV exceeded the UK Machinery industry which returned -6.3% over the past year.

Return vs Market: PRV exceeded the UK Market which returned 2.7% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is PRV's price volatile compared to industry and market?
PRV volatility
PRV Average Weekly Movement3.8%
Machinery Industry Average Movement3.9%
Market Average Movement4.7%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.4%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.6%

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 (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1982976Ben 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£325.92m
Earnings (TTM)UK£15.43m
Revenue (TTM)UK£180.10m

21.1x

P/E Ratio

1.8x

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£180.10m
Cost of RevenueUK£115.14m
Gross ProfitUK£64.96m
Other ExpensesUK£49.53m
EarningsUK£15.43m

Last Reported Earnings

May 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Feb 10, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)0.33
Gross Margin36.07%
Net Profit Margin8.57%
Debt/Equity Ratio6.9%

How did PRV perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

0.9%

Current Dividend Yield

18%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/30 06:11
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/30 00:00
Earnings2024/05/31
Annual Earnings2023/11/30

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 here.

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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
Edward HugoDaniel Stewart & Company
Lydia KennyInvestec Bank plc (UK)