Snowflake Score | |
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Valuation | 2/6 |
Future Growth | 4/6 |
Past Performance | 0/6 |
Financial Health | 5/6 |
Dividends | 2/6 |
DWF Stock Overview
DWF Group plc provides various legal services and complementary connected services in the United Kingdom, the Middle East, Rest of Europe, and internationally.
DWF Group Competitors
Price History & Performance
Historical stock prices | |
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Current Share Price | UK£1.08 |
52 Week High | UK£1.31 |
52 Week Low | UK£0.93 |
Beta | 0.54 |
1 Month Change | -8.48% |
3 Month Change | -4.85% |
1 Year Change | 11.00% |
3 Year Change | -10.00% |
5 Year Change | n/a |
Change since IPO | -12.20% |
Recent News & Updates
Shareholder Returns
DWF | GB Professional Services | GB Market | |
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7D | -2.7% | -1.9% | 1.1% |
1Y | 11.0% | 4.7% | -2.5% |
Return vs Industry: DWF exceeded the UK Professional Services industry which returned 4.7% over the past year.
Return vs Market: DWF exceeded the UK Market which returned -2.5% over the past year.
Price Volatility
DWF volatility | |
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DWF Average Weekly Movement | 3.6% |
Professional Services Industry Average Movement | 5.1% |
Market Average Movement | 6.1% |
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market | 11.7% |
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market | 3.2% |
Stable Share Price: DWF is less volatile than 75% of UK stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 4% a week.
Volatility Over Time: DWF's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
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2018 | 3,861 | Nigel Knowles | https://www.dwfgroup.com |
DWF Group plc provides various legal services and complementary connected services in the United Kingdom, the Middle East, Rest of Europe, and internationally. The company operates through four divisions: Commercial Services, Insurance Services, International, and Connected Services. It offers a range of complex legal services and managed services covering areas, such as business restructuring, commercial and competition, tax and private capital, employment, finance, pensions, real estate, debt recovery, asset management, and housing and planning.
DWF Group Fundamentals Summary
DWF fundamental statistics | |
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Market Cap | UK£321.76m |
Earnings (TTM) | -UK£14.51m |
Revenue (TTM) | UK£408.49m |
0.8x
P/S Ratio-22.0x
P/E RatioIs DWF overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
DWF income statement (TTM) | |
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Revenue | UK£408.49m |
Cost of Revenue | UK£166.23m |
Gross Profit | UK£242.26m |
Other Expenses | UK£256.77m |
Earnings | -UK£14.51m |
Last Reported Earnings
Oct 31, 2021
Next Earnings Date
n/a
Earnings per share (EPS) | -0.049 |
Gross Margin | 59.31% |
Net Profit Margin | -3.55% |
Debt/Equity Ratio | 233.8% |
How did DWF perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
4.2%
Current Dividend Yield-92%
Payout RatioValuation
Is DWF Group undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
Valuation Score
2/6Valuation Score 2/6
Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
PE vs Industry
PE vs Market
PEG Ratio
PB vs Industry
>50%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: DWF (£1.08) is trading below our estimate of fair value (£2.71)
Significantly Below Fair Value: DWF is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: DWF is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the UK Professional Services industry average.
PE vs Market: DWF is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the UK market.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate DWF's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: DWF is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (7.4x) compared to the GB Professional Services industry average (2.6x).
Future Growth
How is DWF Group forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 6 analysts?
Future Growth Score
4/6Future Growth Score 4/6
Earnings vs Savings Rate
Earnings vs Market
High Growth Earnings
Revenue vs Market
High Growth Revenue
Future ROE
60.3%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: DWF is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered faster growth than the savings rate (0.9%).
Earnings vs Market: DWF is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered above average market growth.
High Growth Earnings: DWF's is expected to become profitable in the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: DWF's revenue (5% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the UK market (4.1% per year).
High Growth Revenue: DWF's revenue (5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if DWF's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time
Past Performance
How has DWF Group performed over the past 5 years?
Past Performance Score
0/6Past Performance Score 0/6
Quality Earnings
Growing Profit Margin
Earnings Trend
Accelerating Growth
Earnings vs Industry
High ROE
-79.4%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: DWF is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: DWF is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: DWF is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 79.4% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare DWF's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: DWF is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Professional Services industry (41.4%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: DWF has a negative Return on Equity (-33.49%), as it is currently unprofitable.
Financial Health
How is DWF Group's financial position?
Financial Health Score
5/6Financial Health Score 5/6
Short Term Liabilities
Long Term Liabilities
Debt Level
Reducing Debt
Debt Coverage
Interest Coverage
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: DWF's short term assets (£208.0M) exceed its short term liabilities (£142.6M).
Long Term Liabilities: DWF's short term assets (£208.0M) exceed its long term liabilities (£154.1M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: DWF's net debt to equity ratio (178.1%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: DWF's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 473.1% to 233.8% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: DWF's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (29.2%).
Interest Coverage: DWF's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (3.8x coverage).
Balance Sheet
Dividend
What is DWF Group current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Score
2/6Dividend Score 2/6
Notable Dividend
High Dividend
Stable Dividend
Growing Dividend
Earnings Coverage
Future Dividend Coverage
4.17%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: DWF's dividend (4.17%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (1.81%).
High Dividend: DWF's dividend (4.17%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (4.85%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Whilst dividend payments have been stable, DWF has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years.
Growing Dividend: DWF's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 3 years.
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: DWF is paying a dividend but the company is unprofitable.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (66.2%), DWF's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
2.5yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Nigel Knowles (64 yo)
2yrs
Tenure
UK£200,000
Compensation
Sir Nigel Knowles serves as Independent Chair of the Board at Morses Club PLC since March 01, 2022. He has been Group Chief Executive Officer at DWF Group plc since May 29, 2020 and serves as its Director....
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: DWF's management team is considered experienced (2.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
Experienced Board: DWF's board of directors are considered experienced (3.5 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
DWF Group plc's employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: DWF Group plc
- Ticker: DWF
- Exchange: LSE
- Founded: 2018
- Industry: Research and Consulting Services
- Sector: Commercial Services
- Implied Market Cap: UK£321.758m
- Shares outstanding: 295.19m
- Website: https://www.dwfgroup.com
Number of Employees
Location
- DWF Group plc
- 20 Fenchurch Street
- London
- Greater London
- EC3M 3AG
- United Kingdom
Listings
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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Company Analysis | 2022/05/19 00:00 |
End of Day Share Price | 2022/05/19 00:00 |
Earnings | 2021/10/31 |
Annual Earnings | 2021/04/30 |
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.