| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 3/6 |
| Future Growth | 0/6 |
| Past Performance | 4/6 |
| Financial Health | 6/6 |
| Dividends | 5/6 |
HICL Stock Overview
HICL Infrastructure PLC specializes in direct and fund of funds investments.
HICL Infrastructure Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | UK£1.74 |
| 52 Week High | UK£1.81 |
| 52 Week Low | UK£1.59 |
| Beta | 0.18 |
| 1 Month Change | -0.46% |
| 3 Month Change | 7.80% |
| 1 Year Change | 3.57% |
| 3 Year Change | 7.60% |
| 5 Year Change | 6.61% |
| Change since IPO | 64.34% |
Recent News & Updates
Shareholder Returns
| HICL | GB Capital Markets | GB Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 0% | -1.4% | -1.0% |
| 1Y | 3.6% | -3.0% | 8.3% |
Return vs Industry: HICL exceeded the UK Capital Markets industry which returned -1.9% over the past year.
Return vs Market: HICL underperformed the UK Market which returned 8.3% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| HICL volatility | |
|---|---|
| HICL Average Weekly Movement | 1.7% |
| Capital Markets Industry Average Movement | 4.1% |
| Market Average Movement | 5.0% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in GB Market | 10.7% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in GB Market | 2.5% |
Stable Share Price: HICL is less volatile than 75% of UK stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 2% a week.
Volatility Over Time: HICL's weekly volatility (2%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | n/a | n/a | https://www.hicl.com |
HICL Infrastructure PLC specializes in direct and fund of funds investments. For direct investments, it seeks to invest in infrastructure projects. It invests in project companies which have not yet completed the construction phases of their concessions including project companies which are in the process of bidding for project concessions.
HICL Infrastructure Fundamentals Summary
| HICL fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market Cap | UK£3.37b |
| Earnings (TTM) | UK£187.40m |
| Revenue (TTM) | UK£190.50m |
18.0x
P/E Ratio17.7x
P/S RatioIs HICL overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| HICL income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | UK£190.50m |
| Cost of Revenue | UK£0 |
| Gross Profit | UK£190.50m |
| Expenses | UK£3.10m |
| Earnings | UK£187.40m |
Last Reported Earnings
Sep 30, 2021
Next Earnings Date
May 25, 2022
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.097 |
| Gross Margin | 100.00% |
| Net Profit Margin | 98.37% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 0.0% |
How did HICL perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
4.7%
Current Dividend Yield85%
Payout RatioValuation
Is HICL Infrastructure undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
1.5%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: HICL (£1.74) is trading below our estimate of fair value (£1.77)
Significantly Below Fair Value: HICL is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: HICL is poor value based on its PE Ratio (18x) compared to the UK Capital Markets industry average (10.9x).
PE vs Market: HICL is good value based on its PE Ratio (18x) compared to the UK market (19.1x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate HICL's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: HICL is good value based on its PB Ratio (1.1x) compared to the GB Capital Markets industry average (1.7x).
Future Growth
How is HICL Infrastructure forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 1 analyst?
9.0%
Forecasted Diversified Financials industry annual growth in earnings
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: Insufficient data to determine if HICL's forecast earnings growth is above the savings rate (0.9%).
Earnings vs Market: Insufficient data to determine if HICL's earnings are forecast to grow faster than the UK market
High Growth Earnings: Insufficient data to determine if earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: Insufficient data to determine if HICL's revenue is forecast to grow faster than the UK market.
High Growth Revenue: Insufficient data to determine if HICL's revenue is forecast to grow faster than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: HICL's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (9.1%).
Past Performance
How has HICL Infrastructure performed over the past 5 years?
-7.1%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: HICL has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: HICL's current net profit margins (98.4%) are higher than last year (97%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: HICL's earnings have declined by 7.1% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: HICL's earnings growth over the past year (152.6%) exceeds its 5-year average (-7.1% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: HICL earnings growth over the past year (152.6%) exceeded the Capital Markets industry 66.7%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: HICL's Return on Equity (6.2%) is considered low.
Financial Health
How is HICL Infrastructure's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: HICL's short term assets (£1.3M) exceed its short term liabilities (£900.0K).
Long Term Liabilities: HICL has no long term liabilities.
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: HICL is debt free.
Reducing Debt: HICL had no debt 5 years ago.
Debt Coverage: HICL has no debt, therefore it does not need to be covered by operating cash flow.
Interest Coverage: HICL has no debt, therefore coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
Dividend
What is HICL Infrastructure current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
4.74%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: HICL's dividend (4.74%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (1.41%).
High Dividend: HICL's dividend (4.74%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (4.06%)
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: HICL's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: HICL's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: At its current payout ratio (85.3%), HICL's payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to determine if a dividend will be paid in 3 years and that it will be covered by earnings.
Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
CEO
HICL Infrastructure has no CEO, or we have no data on them.
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.
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
HICL Infrastructure PLC's employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: HICL Infrastructure PLC
- Ticker: HICL
- Exchange: LSE
- Founded: 2018
- Industry: Asset Management and Custody Banks
- Sector: Diversified Financials
- Implied Market Cap: UK£3.374b
- Shares outstanding: 1.94b
- Website: https://www.hicl.com
Location
- HICL Infrastructure PLC
- 12 Charles II Street
- London
- Greater London
- SW1Y 4QU
- United Kingdom
Listings
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2022/01/19 21:17 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2022/01/19 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2021/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2021/03/31 |
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.