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De La Rue plcLSE:DLAR Stock Report

Market Cap UK£261.7m
Share Price
n/a
1Y28.7%
7D0.4%
1D0.4%
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De La Rue plc

LSE:DLAR Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£261.7m

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De La Rue (DLAR) Stock Overview

Provides secure physical and digital tools for government and commercial organization in the United Kingdom, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, the United States, Rest of Europe, and internationally. More details

DLAR fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation2/6
Future Growth3/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health0/6
Dividends0/6

Rewards

Earnings are forecast to grow 95.43% per year

Risk Analysis

Interest payments are not well covered by earnings

Negative shareholders equity

Significant insider selling over the past 3 months

Latest financial reports are more than 6 months old


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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for De La Rue
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£1.30
52 Week HighUK£1.34
52 Week LowUK£0.80
Beta0.66
1 Month Change1.17%
3 Month Change20.37%
1 Year Change28.71%
3 Year Change64.97%
5 Year Change-1.52%
Change since IPO-85.42%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article • Sep 26

Does De La Rue (LON:DLAR) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

David Iben put it well when he said, 'Volatility is not a risk we care about. What we care about is avoiding the...
Analysis Article • Apr 27

De La Rue plc's (LON:DLAR) Price Is Out Of Tune With Revenues

There wouldn't be many who think De La Rue plc's ( LON:DLAR ) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.5x is worth a...
Analysis Article • Dec 18

Optimistic Investors Push De La Rue plc (LON:DLAR) Shares Up 27% But Growth Is Lacking

De La Rue plc ( LON:DLAR ) shares have had a really impressive month, gaining 27% after a shaky period beforehand. The...
Analysis Article • Jan 24

De La Rue (LON:DLAR) Has No Shortage Of Debt

Legendary fund manager Li Lu (who Charlie Munger backed) once said, 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility...
Analysis Article • Nov 24

Should You Investigate De La Rue plc (LON:DLAR) At UK£0.77?

While De La Rue plc ( LON:DLAR ) might not be the most widely known stock at the moment, it received a lot of attention...
Analysis Article • May 26

At UK£1.00, Is It Time To Put De La Rue plc (LON:DLAR) On Your Watch List?

While De La Rue plc ( LON:DLAR ) might not be the most widely known stock at the moment, it saw significant share price...
Analysis Article • Nov 17

A Look At The Fair Value Of De La Rue plc (LON:DLAR)

Does the November share price for De La Rue plc ( LON:DLAR ) reflect what it's really worth? Today, we will estimate...
Analysis Article • Jun 14

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of De La Rue plc (LON:DLAR)

Today we'll do a simple run through of a valuation method used to estimate the attractiveness of De La Rue plc...
Analysis Article • Mar 07

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of De La Rue plc (LON:DLAR)

How far off is De La Rue plc ( LON:DLAR ) from its intrinsic value? Using the most recent financial data, we'll take a...
Analysis Article • Feb 17

What Is The Ownership Structure Like For De La Rue plc (LON:DLAR)?

If you want to know who really controls De La Rue plc ( LON:DLAR ), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share...
Analysis Article • Feb 02

Have Insiders Been Buying De La Rue plc (LON:DLAR) Shares?

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 • Jan 18

We're Not Counting On De La Rue (LON:DLAR) To Sustain Its Statutory Profitability

Statistically speaking, it is less risky to invest in profitable companies than in unprofitable ones. However...
Analysis Article • Dec 31

De La Rue's(LON:DLAR) Share Price Is Down 73% Over The Past Three Years.

De La Rue plc ( LON:DLAR ) shareholders should be happy to see the share price up 20% in the last quarter. But the last...
Analysis Article • Dec 14

Here's Why De La Rue (LON:DLAR) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says...
Analysis Article • Nov 27

De La Rue plc's (LON:DLAR) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 96% Above Its Share Price

How far off is De La Rue plc (LON:DLAR) from its intrinsic value? Using the most recent financial data, we'll take a...
Analysis Article • Jul 07

Does De La Rue (LON:DLAR) 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 • Jun 19

Is De La Rue plc's (LON:DLAR) P/E Ratio Really That Good?

Today, we'll introduce the concept of the P/E ratio for those who are learning about investing. We'll apply a basic...
Analysis Article • Jun 19

How Does De La Rue's (LON:DLAR) P/E Compare To Its Industry, After Its Big Share Price Gain?

The De La Rue (LON:DLAR) share price has done well in the last month, posting a gain of 217%. However, that doesn't...

Shareholder Returns

DLARGB Commercial ServicesGB Market
7D0.4%-1.7%0.7%
1Y28.7%5.3%16.3%

Return vs Industry: DLAR exceeded the UK Commercial Services industry which returned -13.1% over the past year.

Return vs Market: DLAR exceeded the UK Market which returned 5.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is DLAR's price volatile compared to industry and market?
DLAR volatility
DLAR Average Weekly Movement5.5%
Commercial Services Industry Average Movement4.6%
Market Average Movement5.0%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.4%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.6%

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

Volatility Over Time: DLAR's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
18131,630Clive Vacherwww.delarue.com

De La Rue plc provides secure physical and digital tools for government and commercial organization in the United Kingdom, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, the United States, Rest of Europe, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Currency and Authentication. The company designs, manufactures, and delivers bank notes, polymer substrate, and security features.

De La Rue plc Fundamentals Summary

How do De La Rue's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
DLAR fundamental statistics
Market capUK£261.68m
Earnings (TTM)-UK£15.80m
Revenue (TTM)UK£293.90m
0.9x
P/S Ratio
-16.6x
P/E Ratio

Is DLAR overvalued?

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
DLAR income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£293.90m
Cost of RevenueUK£209.30m
Gross ProfitUK£84.60m
Other ExpensesUK£100.40m
Earnings-UK£15.80m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)-0.078
Gross Margin28.79%
Net Profit Margin-5.38%
Debt/Equity Ratio-2,712.8%

How did DLAR perform over the long term?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/07/03 10:15
End of Day Share Price 2025/07/01 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/30

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.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Industry and Sector Metrics

Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on Github.

Analyst Sources

De La Rue plc is covered by 9 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.

AnalystInstitution
Tobias ReeksBofA Global Research
Thomas RandsDavy
Andrew ChambersEdison Investment Research