Science Group (AIM:SAG) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

SAG Stock Overview

A science, engineering, and technology business company, provides consultancy services and systems businesses in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, Asia, and internationally. More details

SAG fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	3/6
Future Growth	2/6
Past Performance	2/6
Financial Health	6/6
Dividends	3/6

Rewards

Trading at 46.1% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 18.31% per year

Risk Analysis

Profit margins (5.4%) are lower than last year (11.6%)

Science Group plc Competitors

Keystone Law Group

AIM:KEYS

UK£197.5m

Gateley (Holdings)

AIM:GTLY

UK£180.3m

Begbies Traynor Group

AIM:BEG

UK£145.1m

DWF Group

LSE:DWF

UK£316.4m

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Science Group
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	UK£4.67
52 Week High	UK£4.94
52 Week Low	UK£3.70
Beta	0.47
11 Month Change	4.71%
3 Month Change	-3.31%
1 Year Change	20.05%
33 Year Change	7.36%
5 Year Change	106.64%
Change since IPO	937.78%

Recent updates

An Intrinsic Calculation For Science Group plc (LON:SAG) Suggests It's 30% Undervalued

Mar 18

Is It Time To Consider Buying Science Group plc (LON:SAG)?

Jun 04

Science Group (LON:SAG) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

May 07

Statutory Profit Doesn't Reflect How Good Science Group's (LON:SAG) Earnings Are

Mar 17

Has Science Group plc's (LON:SAG) Impressive Stock Performance Got Anything to Do With Its Fundamentals?

Mar 12

Shareholders Of Science Group (LON:SAG) Must Be Happy With Their 172% Total Return

Feb 05

Is Science Group (LON:SAG) Using Too Much Debt?

Dec 14

Shareholder Returns

	SAG	GB Professional Services	GB Market
7D	0%	4.8%	2.2%
1Y	20.1%	20.9%	8.0%

Return vs Industry: SAG matched the UK Professional Services industry which returned 20.9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: SAG exceeded the UK Market which returned 8% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is SAG's price volatile compared to industry and market?
SAG volatility
SAG Average Weekly Movement	2.0%
Professional Services Industry Average Movement	4.5%
Market Average Movement	4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market	10.3%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market	2.6%

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

Volatility Over Time: SAG's weekly volatility (2%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
2008	640	Dan Edwards	www.sciencegroup.com

Science Group plc, a science, engineering, and technology business company, provides consultancy services and systems businesses in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, Asia, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Consultancy Services; Systems-Submarine Atmosphere Management; Systems-Audio Chips and Modules; and Freehold Properties. The company offers technical/scientific advisory, product development, and regulatory services.

Science Group plc Fundamentals Summary

How do Science Group's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
SAG fundamental statistics
Market cap	UK£209.73m
Earnings (TTM)	UK£6.04m
Revenue (TTM)	UK£110.93m

34.7x

P/E Ratio

1.9x

P/S Ratio

Is SAG overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
SAG income statement (TTM)
Revenue	UK£110.93m
Cost of Revenue	UK£65.56m
Gross Profit	UK£45.37m
Other Expenses	UK£39.33m
Earnings	UK£6.04m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	0.13
Gross Margin	40.90%
Net Profit Margin	5.44%
Debt/Equity Ratio	14.6%

How did SAG perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

1.7%

Current Dividend Yield

61%

Payout Ratio

SAG Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Science Group plc Competitors

AIM:KEYS

UK£197.5m

AIM:GTLY

UK£180.3m

AIM:BEG

UK£145.1m

LSE:DWF

UK£316.4m

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Science Group plc (AIM:SAG) commences an Equity Buyback Plan for 4,570,200 shares, representing 10% of its issued share capital, under the authorization approved on June 18, 2024.

Science Group plc (AIM:SAG) commences an Equity Buyback Plan for 4,570,200 shares, representing 10% of its issued share capital, under the authorization approved on June 18, 2024.

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.13 (vs UK£0.12 in 1H 2023)

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.08 per share

Group MD & Director recently sold UK£333k worth of stock

Science Group plc, Annual General Meeting, Jun 18, 2024

Recent updates

Science Group plc (AIM:SAG) commences an Equity Buyback Plan for 4,570,200 shares, representing 10% of its issued share capital, under the authorization approved on June 18, 2024.

Science Group plc (AIM:SAG) commences an Equity Buyback Plan for 4,570,200 shares, representing 10% of its issued share capital, under the authorization approved on June 18, 2024.

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.13 (vs UK£0.12 in 1H 2023)

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.08 per share

Group MD & Director recently sold UK£333k worth of stock

Science Group plc, Annual General Meeting, Jun 18, 2024

Price target increased by 9.1% to UK£6.35

Science Group plc Proposes Final Dividend for 2023, Payable on 19 July 2024

Full year 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Science Group plc to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Mar 21, 2024

New minor risk - Financial data availability

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Group MD & Director exercised options and sold UK£1.2m worth of stock

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.12 (vs UK£0.10 in 1H 2022)

Science Group plc (AIM:SAG) commences an Equity Buyback for 4,537,134 shares, representing 10.01% of its issued share capital, , under the authorization approved on May 18, 2023.

Less than half of directors are independent

Science Group plc Approves Final Dividend

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.05 per share at 1.2% yield

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Price target increased to UK£5.82

Science Group plc (AIM:SAG) signed a letter of intent to acquire remaining stakes in TP Group plc (AIM:TPG) from Hargreave Hale Limited, Asset Management Arm for approximately £17.53 million.

Price target increased to UK£5.82

First half 2022 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.10 (vs UK£0.11 in 1H 2021)

Science Group plc to Report First Half, 2022 Results on Jul 25, 2022

Science Group plc (AIM:SAG) commences an Equity Buyback Plan for 4,551,046 shares, representing 10% of its issued share capital, under the authorization approved on May 18, 2022.

Science Group plc Intends to Appoint Susan Clement Davies to the Board as a Non-Executive Director

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.05 per share

Less than half of directors are independent

An Intrinsic Calculation For Science Group plc (LON:SAG) Suggests It's 30% Undervalued

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Science Group plc Appoints Jon Brett as Finance Director, Effective 1 March 2022

Price target increased to UK£5.61

Science Group plc Provides Revenue Guidance for the Full Year Ended December 31, 2021

Science Group plc (AIM:SAG) commences an Equity Buyback Plan for 4,123,839 shares, representing 9.8% of its issued share capital, under the authorization approved on May 19, 2021.

Executive Chairman recently sold UK£9.0m worth of stock

Science Group plc has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of £18.557276 million.

First half 2021 earnings released: EPS UK£0.11 (vs UK£0.048 in 1H 2020)

Price target increased to UK£5.11

Science Group plc Provides Revenue Guidance for the Six Months to 30 June 2021

Is It Time To Consider Buying Science Group plc (LON:SAG)?

Science Group plc Approves Final Dividend

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.04 per share

Science Group (LON:SAG) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Statutory Profit Doesn't Reflect How Good Science Group's (LON:SAG) Earnings Are

Has Science Group plc's (LON:SAG) Impressive Stock Performance Got Anything to Do With Its Fundamentals?

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS UK£0.17 (vs UK£0.041 loss in FY 2019)

Revenue beats expectations

Shareholders Of Science Group (LON:SAG) Must Be Happy With Their 172% Total Return

Science Group plc Announces Executive Changes

New 90-day high: UK£2.90

Is Science Group (LON:SAG) Using Too Much Debt?

New 90-day high: UK£2.68

Executive Chairman recently sold UK£4.8m worth of stock

Upcoming Dividend of UK£0.02 Per Share

New 90-day high - UK£2.58

New 90-day high - UK£2.43

Shareholder Returns

Price Volatility

About the Company