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.

About the company

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 46.4% 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£182.9m

Gateley (Holdings)

AIM:GTLY

UK£187.0m

Begbies Traynor Group

AIM:BEG

UK£153.0m

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£4.65
52 Week High	UK£4.94
52 Week Low	UK£3.62
Beta	0.46
11 Month Change	-4.32%
3 Month Change	11.24%
1 Year Change	14.25%
33 Year Change	0.22%
5 Year Change	140.31%
Change since IPO	933.33%

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%	-1.1%	-1.3%
1Y	14.3%	24.0%	6.1%

Return vs Industry: SAG underperformed the UK Professional Services industry which returned 24% over the past year.

Return vs Market: SAG exceeded the UK Market which returned 6.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is SAG's price volatile compared to industry and market?
SAG volatility
SAG Average Weekly Movement	2.2%
Professional Services Industry Average Movement	3.9%
Market Average Movement	4.7%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market	9.4%
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£209.63m
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£182.9m

AIM:GTLY

UK£187.0m

AIM:BEG

UK£153.0m

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