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Literacy Capital LSE:BOOK Stock Report

Last Price

UK£5.18

Market Cap

UK£310.5m

7D

0%

1Y

9.4%

Updated

09 May, 2024

Data

Company Financials

BOOK Stock Overview

Literacy Capital plc is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in early stage investments, direct private equity investments, buyout, growth capital, MBIs, M&A, mature, family owned, fund investments and co investments with private equity managers.

BOOK fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health3/6
Dividends0/6

Rewards

Risk Analysis

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Literacy Capital plc Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Literacy Capital
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£5.18
52 Week HighUK£5.30
52 Week LowUK£4.36
Beta-0.21
1 Month Change2.99%
3 Month Change6.70%
1 Year Change9.41%
3 Year Changen/a
5 Year Changen/a
Change since IPO187.50%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

BOOKGB Capital MarketsGB Market
7D0%1.2%2.3%
1Y9.4%8.6%5.6%

Return vs Industry: BOOK underperformed the UK Capital Markets industry which returned 10.5% over the past year.

Return vs Market: BOOK exceeded the UK Market which returned 5.2% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is BOOK's price volatile compared to industry and market?
BOOK volatility
BOOK Average Weekly Movement1.5%
Capital Markets Industry Average Movement4.2%
Market Average Movement4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market11.3%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.7%

Stable Share Price: BOOK has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

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

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
20176Richard Pindarwww.literacycapital.com/home/default.aspx

Literacy Capital plc is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in early stage investments, direct private equity investments, buyout, growth capital, MBIs, M&A, mature, family owned, fund investments and co investments with private equity managers. The firm is sector agnostic. The firm seeks to invest in United Kingdom.

Literacy Capital plc Fundamentals Summary

How do Literacy Capital's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
BOOK fundamental statistics
Market capUK£310.50m
Earnings (TTM)UK£48.20m
Revenue (TTM)UK£56.33m

6.4x

P/E Ratio

5.5x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
BOOK income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£56.33m
Cost of RevenueUK£0
Gross ProfitUK£56.33m
Other ExpensesUK£8.13m
EarningsUK£48.20m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2023

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.80
Gross Margin100.00%
Net Profit Margin85.57%
Debt/Equity Ratio3.1%

How did BOOK perform over the long term?

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