Norman Broadbent plc

AIM:NBB Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£3.2m

Norman Broadbent Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Norman Broadbent has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 59.7%, while the Professional Services industry saw earnings growing at 11.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 16.3% per year. Norman Broadbent's return on equity is 29.2%, and it has net margins of 4.1%.

Key information

59.72%

Earnings growth rate

60.11%

EPS growth rate

Professional Services Industry Growth12.81%
Revenue growth rate16.29%
Return on equity29.16%
Net Margin4.09%
Last Earnings Update31 Dec 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article Sep 11

Norman Broadbent plc (LON:NBB) Soars 26% But It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward

Norman Broadbent plc ( LON:NBB ) shares have continued their recent momentum with a 26% gain in the last month alone...
Analysis Article Jul 11

Further Upside For Norman Broadbent plc (LON:NBB) Shares Could Introduce Price Risks After 31% Bounce

Despite an already strong run, Norman Broadbent plc ( LON:NBB ) shares have been powering on, with a gain of 31% in the...
Analysis Article May 23

Norman Broadbent plc (LON:NBB) Stock Rockets 67% But Many Are Still Ignoring The Company

Norman Broadbent plc ( LON:NBB ) shares have had a really impressive month, gaining 67% after a shaky period...
Analysis Article Jan 14

Take Care Before Jumping Onto Norman Broadbent plc (LON:NBB) Even Though It's 31% Cheaper

To the annoyance of some shareholders, Norman Broadbent plc ( LON:NBB ) shares are down a considerable 31% in the last...
Analysis Article Nov 30

Norman Broadbent plc (LON:NBB) Stock's 29% Dive Might Signal An Opportunity But It Requires Some Scrutiny

To the annoyance of some shareholders, Norman Broadbent plc ( LON:NBB ) shares are down a considerable 29% in the last...
Analysis Article Oct 02

Take Care Before Jumping Onto Norman Broadbent plc (LON:NBB) Even Though It's 27% Cheaper

Unfortunately for some shareholders, the Norman Broadbent plc ( LON:NBB ) share price has dived 27% in the last thirty...
Analysis Article Jul 11

Positive Sentiment Still Eludes Norman Broadbent plc (LON:NBB) Following 29% Share Price Slump

To the annoyance of some shareholders, Norman Broadbent plc ( LON:NBB ) shares are down a considerable 29% in the last...
Analysis Article Mar 29

Even With A 35% Surge, Cautious Investors Are Not Rewarding Norman Broadbent plc's (LON:NBB) Performance Completely

Despite an already strong run, Norman Broadbent plc ( LON:NBB ) shares have been powering on, with a gain of 35% in the...
Analysis Article Dec 19

Norman Broadbent plc's (LON:NBB) Business Is Trailing The Industry But Its Shares Aren't

It's not a stretch to say that Norman Broadbent plc's ( LON:NBB ) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.4x right now...
Analysis Article Oct 13

Does Norman Broadbent (LON:NBB) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...
Analysis Article Oct 14

Would Norman Broadbent (LON:NBB) Be Better Off With Less Debt?

Warren Buffett famously said, 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk.' It's only natural to consider a company's...
Analysis Article Jun 19

This Is Why Norman Broadbent plc's (LON:NBB) CEO Compensation Looks Appropriate

Shareholders may be wondering what CEO Mike Brennan plans to do to improve the less than great performance at Norman...
Analysis Article Mar 09

How Many Norman Broadbent plc (LON:NBB) Shares Did Insiders Buy, In The Last Year?

It is not uncommon to see companies perform well in the years after insiders buy shares. On the other hand, we'd be...
Analysis Article Nov 21

Have Insiders Been Buying Norman Broadbent plc (LON:NBB) Shares?

It is not uncommon to see companies perform well in the years after insiders buy shares. The flip side of that is that...

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Norman Broadbent makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

AIM:NBB Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 25151120
30 Sep 25141110
30 Jun 25130100
31 Mar 25120100
31 Dec 2411090
30 Sep 24110100
30 Jun 2411090
31 Mar 24120100
31 Dec 23120100
30 Sep 23120100
30 Jun 2311090
31 Mar 2310080
31 Dec 229070
30 Sep 228070
30 Jun 227-160
31 Mar 227-160
31 Dec 217-160
30 Sep 217060
30 Jun 216060
31 Mar 217060
31 Dec 208060
30 Sep 209070
30 Jun 2011070
31 Mar 2011070
31 Dec 1911070
30 Sep 1911070
30 Jun 1910070
31 Mar 1910-170
31 Dec 189-170
30 Sep 189-170
30 Jun 188-170
31 Mar 187-170
31 Dec 177-270
30 Sep 176-270
30 Jun 176-260
31 Mar 176-260
31 Dec 166-260
30 Sep 166-160
30 Jun 167060
31 Mar 168060
31 Dec 158070
30 Sep 158070
30 Jun 159070

Quality Earnings: NBB has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: NBB became profitable in the past.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: NBB has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 59.7% per year.

Accelerating Growth: NBB has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: NBB has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Professional Services industry (11.8%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: NBB's Return on Equity (29.2%) is considered high.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/06/26 22:08
End of Day Share Price 2026/06/26 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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Management10 years
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Analyst Sources

Norman Broadbent plc is covered by 1 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

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Guy HewettCavendish