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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. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
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| Valuation | 3/6 |
| Future Growth | 0/6 |
| Past Performance | 2/6 |
| Financial Health | 2/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
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| Current Share Price | UK£4.54 |
| 52 Week High | UK£5.35 |
| 52 Week Low | UK£4.28 |
| Beta | -0.17 |
| 1 Month Change | -9.65% |
| 3 Month Change | -8.19% |
| 1 Year Change | -5.42% |
| 3 Year Change | 53.90% |
| 5 Year Change | n/a |
| Change since IPO | 152.22% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| BOOK | GB Capital Markets | GB Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 0% | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| 1Y | -5.4% | 19.0% | 2.3% |
Return vs Industry: BOOK underperformed the UK Capital Markets industry which returned 19.5% over the past year.
Return vs Market: BOOK underperformed the UK Market which returned 2.7% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| BOOK volatility | |
|---|---|
| BOOK Average Weekly Movement | 3.7% |
| Capital Markets Industry Average Movement | 3.8% |
| Market Average Movement | 4.7% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in GB Market | 10.4% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in GB Market | 2.6% |
Stable Share Price: BOOK has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.
Volatility Over Time: BOOK's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | Richard Pindar | www.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. It also invest in private equity fund of fund investments. The firm is sector agnostic.
Literacy Capital plc Fundamentals Summary
| BOOK fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | UK£272.40m |
| Earnings (TTM) | UK£20.88m |
| Revenue (TTM) | UK£29.26m |
13.0x
P/E Ratio9.3x
P/S RatioIs BOOK overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| BOOK income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | UK£29.26m |
| Cost of Revenue | UK£226.34k |
| Gross Profit | UK£29.03m |
| Other Expenses | UK£8.15m |
| Earnings | UK£20.88m |
Last Reported Earnings
Jun 30, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.35 |
| Gross Margin | 99.23% |
| Net Profit Margin | 71.36% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 2.1% |
How did BOOK perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/30 08:03 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/30 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Literacy Capital plc is covered by 0 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
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