Christie Group
Market Cap
UK£20.8m
Last Updated
2020/10/19 21:57 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials
Executive Summary
Christie Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides professional business services for hospitality, leisure, healthcare, medical, childcare, retail, and education sectors in Europe and internationally. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Good value with proven track record.
Share Price & News
How has Christie Group's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: CTG has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-1.2%
CTG
-0.09%
GB Professional Services
-1.9%
GB Market
1 Year Return
-21.3%
CTG
9.3%
GB Professional Services
-14.5%
GB Market
Return vs Industry: CTG underperformed the UK Professional Services industry which returned 9.8% over the past year.
Return vs Market: CTG underperformed the UK Market which returned -14.2% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| CTG | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -1.2% | -0.09% | -1.9% |
| 30 Day | 1.9% | -3.9% | -1.7% |
| 90 Day | 6.5% | 1.9% | -4.4% |
| 1 Year | -21.3%-21.3% | 11.4%9.3% | -11.3%-14.5% |
| 3 Year | -22.3%-26.6% | 29.0%20.5% | -9.0%-20.3% |
| 5 Year | -29.2%-36.6% | 100.2%77.9% | 15.3%-10.6% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Christie Group's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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The Trends At Christie Group (LON:CTG) That You Should Know AboutValuation
Is Christie Group undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
>50%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: CTG (£0.82) is trading below our estimate of fair value (£2.05)
Significantly Below Fair Value: CTG is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: CTG is good value based on its PE Ratio (5.3x) compared to the GB Professional Services industry average (24.9x).
PE vs Market: CTG is good value based on its PE Ratio (5.3x) compared to the UK market (18.1x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate CTG's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: CTG has negative assets, so we can't compare its PB Ratio to the GB Professional Services industry average.
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Future Growth
How is Christie Group forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
15.5%
Forecasted Commercial Services industry annual growth in earnings
In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as Christie Group has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.
This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.
Next Steps
- Examine whether Christie Group is trading at an attractive price based on how much it is expected to earn in the future, and relative to its industry peers and the wider market.
- Christie Group competitive advantages and company strategy can generally be found in its financial reports archived here.
- Explore growth companies in the Commercial Services industry.
Past Performance
How has Christie Group performed over the past 5 years?
8.6%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: CTG has a large one-off gain of £1.5M impacting its December 31 2019 financial results.
Growing Profit Margin: CTG's current net profit margins (5.1%) are higher than last year (3.9%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: CTG's earnings have grown by 8.6% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: CTG's earnings growth over the past year (35.8%) exceeds its 5-year average (8.6% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: CTG earnings growth over the past year (35.8%) exceeded the Professional Services industry -16.3%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: CTG's liabilities exceed its assets, so it is difficult to calculate its Return on Equity.
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Financial Health
How is Christie Group's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: CTG has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering short term liabilities.
Long Term Liabilities: CTG has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering long term liabilities.
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: CTG has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than a high debt level.
Reducing Debt: CTG's has negative shareholder equity, so we do not need to check if its debt has reduced over time.
Debt Coverage: CTG's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (102.5%).
Interest Coverage: CTG's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (3.9x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is Christie Group current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate CTG's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate CTG's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if CTG's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if CTG's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: CTG is not paying a notable dividend for the UK market.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of CTG's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the UK market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
7.4yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
David Rugg (66 yo)
20.75yrs
Tenure
UK£623,000
Compensation
Mr. David B. Rugg has been the Group Chief Executive Officer of Christie Group PLC 2000 and as its Chairman of the Board since September 18, 2017. He served as Group Managing Director at Christie Group sin ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: David's total compensation ($USD809.03K) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD355.19K).
Compensation vs Earnings: David's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Chairman | 20.75yrs | UK£623.00k | 4.99% £ 1.0m | |
| Group Finance Director & Director | 3.08yrs | UK£266.00k | 0.49% £ 102.9k | |
| COO & Director | 10.58yrs | UK£377.00k | 0.29% £ 61.1k | |
| Executive Director | 9.25yrs | UK£290.00k | 1.32% £ 275.4k | |
| Non-Executive Director | no data | UK£548.00k | 2.99% £ 621.7k | |
| Managing Director - Pinders | no data | no data | no data | |
| Company Secretary | 1.75yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Medical - Christie & Co and Director of Christie & Co | 7.42yrs | no data | no data | |
| Managing Director - Christie Insurance | no data | no data | no data |
7.4yrs
Average Tenure
61yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: CTG's management team is seasoned and experienced (7.4 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Chairman | 20.75yrs | UK£623.00k | 4.99% £ 1.0m | |
| Group Finance Director & Director | 3.08yrs | UK£266.00k | 0.49% £ 102.9k | |
| COO & Director | 10.58yrs | UK£377.00k | 0.29% £ 61.1k | |
| Executive Director | 9.25yrs | UK£290.00k | 1.32% £ 275.4k | |
| Non-Executive Director | no data | UK£548.00k | 2.99% £ 621.7k | |
| Head of Medical - Christie & Co and Director of Christie & Co | 7.42yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.42yrs | UK£31.00k | 0.039% £ 8.1k | |
| Non-Executive Director | 3.08yrs | UK£31.00k | 4.02% £ 836.6k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.92yrs | UK£31.00k | no data |
3.1yrs
Average Tenure
54.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: CTG's board of directors are considered experienced (3.1 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Christie Group plc's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Christie Group plc
- Ticker: CTG
- Exchange: AIM
- Founded: 1846
- Industry: Research and Consulting Services
- Sector: Commercial Services
- Market Cap: UK£20.789m
- Shares outstanding: 25.51m
- Website: https://www.christiegroup.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Christie Group plc
- Whitefriars House
- 6 Carmelite Street
- London
- Greater London
- EC4Y 0BS
- United Kingdom
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTG | AIM (London Stock Exchange AIM Market) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | GB | GBP | Jan 1992 |
Biography
Christie Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides professional business services for hospitality, leisure, healthcare, medical, childcare, retail, and education sectors in Europe and internation ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/10/19 21:57 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/10/19 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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.