How does MPE's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

MPE is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.8x) compared to the peer average (12x).

How does MPE's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Food Industry?

MPE is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.8x) compared to the European Food industry average (13.4x).

What is MPE's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

MPE is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.5x).

What is the Fair Price of MPE when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

MPE (£9.76) is trading below our estimate of [[fair value]] (£31.19)

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.

M.P. Evans Group (AIM:MPE) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

MPE Stock Overview

Through its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership and development of oil palm plantations in Indonesia and Malaysia. More details

MPE fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	6/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	5/6
Financial Health	6/6
Dividends	4/6

Rewards

Trading at 68.7% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings grew by 47.8% over the past year

Trading at good value compared to peers and industry

Analysts in good agreement that stock price will rise by 32.1%

Risk Analysis

Unstable dividend track record

Significant insider selling over the past 3 months

M.P. Evans Group PLC Competitors

Anglo-Eastern Plantations

LSE:AEP

UK£283.5m

Wynnstay Group

AIM:WYN

UK£71.4m

Bakkavor Group

LSE:BAKK

UK£766.3m

Hilton Food Group

LSE:HFG

UK£832.4m

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for M.P. Evans Group
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	UK£9.76
52 Week High	UK£10.12
52 Week Low	UK£7.06
Beta	0.69
11 Month Change	3.61%
3 Month Change	13.23%
1 Year Change	31.89%
33 Year Change	13.23%
5 Year Change	42.48%
Change since IPO	2,340.00%

Recent updates

M.P. Evans Group's (LON:MPE) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.325

Mar 25

M.P. Evans Group's (LON:MPE) Dividend Will Be $0.125

Sep 14

M.P. Evans Group's (LON:MPE) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Apr 08

Need To Know: Analysts Are Much More Bullish On M.P. Evans Group PLC (LON:MPE) Revenues

Mar 31

M.P. Evans Group's (LON:MPE) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Mar 25

Is M.P. Evans Group (LON:MPE) Using Too Much Debt?

May 26

Results: M.P. Evans Group plc Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates

Mar 26

New Forecasts: Here's What Analysts Think The Future Holds For M.P. Evans Group plc (LON:MPE)

Mar 24

Is M.P. Evans Group plc's (LON:MPE) Recent Performancer Underpinned By Weak Financials?

Mar 02

M.P. Evans Group plc (LON:MPE) Investors Should Think About This Before Buying It For Its Dividend

Feb 04

Did You Participate In Any Of M.P. Evans Group's (LON:MPE) Fantastic 106% Return ?

Jan 09

Do Insiders Own Lots Of Shares In M.P. Evans Group plc (LON:MPE)?

Dec 14

M.P. Evans Group plc's (LON:MPE) On An Uptrend But Financial Prospects Look Pretty Weak: Is The Stock Overpriced?

Nov 23

Shareholder Returns

	MPE	GB Food	GB Market
7D	6.6%	-3.0%	-0.4%
1Y	31.9%	4.9%	5.6%

Return vs Industry: MPE exceeded the UK Food industry which returned 4.9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: MPE exceeded the UK Market which returned 5.6% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is MPE's price volatile compared to industry and market?
MPE volatility
MPE Average Weekly Movement	3.8%
Food Industry Average Movement	3.8%
Market Average Movement	4.7%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market	10.2%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market	2.6%

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

Volatility Over Time: MPE's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1981	12,800	Matthew Coulson	www.mpevans.co.uk

M.P. Evans Group PLC, through its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership and development of oil palm plantations in Indonesia and Malaysia. The company operates through Plantation, Property, and Other segments. It produces and sells crude palm oil and palm kernels.

M.P. Evans Group PLC Fundamentals Summary

How do M.P. Evans Group's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
MPE fundamental statistics
Market cap	UK£520.26m
Earnings (TTM)	UK£52.34m
Revenue (TTM)	UK£267.03m

9.8x

P/E Ratio

1.9x

P/S Ratio

Is MPE overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
MPE income statement (TTM)
Revenue	US$336.64m
Cost of Revenue	US$239.50m
Gross Profit	US$97.14m
Other Expenses	US$31.15m
Earnings	US$65.99m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	1.26
Gross Margin	28.85%
Net Profit Margin	19.60%
Debt/Equity Ratio	8.7%

How did MPE perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

4.5%

Current Dividend Yield

49%

Payout Ratio

MPE Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

M.P. Evans Group PLC Competitors

LSE:AEP

UK£283.5m

AIM:WYN

UK£71.4m

LSE:BAKK

UK£766.3m

LSE:HFG

UK£832.4m

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Non-Executive Director exercised options to buy UK£183k worth of stock.

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.15 per share

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 23%

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.28 (vs US$0.15 in 1Q 2023)

M.P. Evans Group PLC Recommends Interim Dividend for the Period Ended 30 June 2024, Payable on

M.P. Evans Group PLC to Report First Half, 2024 Results on Sep 16, 2024

Recent updates

Non-Executive Director exercised options to buy UK£183k worth of stock.

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.15 per share

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 23%

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.28 (vs US$0.15 in 1Q 2023)

M.P. Evans Group PLC Recommends Interim Dividend for the Period Ended 30 June 2024, Payable on

M.P. Evans Group PLC to Report First Half, 2024 Results on Sep 16, 2024

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.33 per share

M.P. Evans Group's (LON:MPE) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.325

Final dividend of UK£0.33 announced

M.P. Evans Group PLC, Annual General Meeting, Jun 14, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

M.P. Evans Group PLC to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Mar 19, 2024

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.13 per share at 5.9% yield

M.P. Evans Group's (LON:MPE) Dividend Will Be $0.125

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.31 (vs US$0.82 in 1H 2022)

M.P. Evans Group plc Declares Interim Dividend for the Second Half of 2023

New minor risk - Profit margin trend

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

M.P. Evans Group PLC to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Sep 11, 2023

M.P. Evans Group plc Announces Appointment of Luke Alexander Shaw as Chief Financial Officer

M.P. Evans Group PLC Announces Management Changes

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.30 per share at 4.8% yield

M.P. Evans Group's (LON:MPE) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

M.P. Evans Group's (LON:MPE) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

M.P. Evans Group PLC Appoints Lee Yuan Zhang as Non-Executive Director, Effective from 1 February 2023

Less than half of directors are independent

Less than half of directors are independent

M.P. Evans Group (LON:MPE) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.13 per share

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 12%

M.P. Evans Group's (LON:MPE) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.125

First half 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.82 (vs US$0.53 in 1H 2021)

M.P. Evans Group PLC Declares Interim Dividend, Payable on or after 4 November 2022

M.P. Evans Group PLC to Report First Half, 2022 Results on Sep 12, 2022

M.P. Evans Group plc Appoints Tanya Ashton as an Independent Non-Executive Director, Effective from 1 August 2022

M.P. Evans Group PLC Appoints Michael Sherwin as Non-Executive Director

Do M.P. Evans Group's (LON:MPE) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

M.P. Evans Group plc Announces Directorate Change

M.P. Evans Group's (LON:MPE) Dividend Will Be Increased To UK£0.25

Executive Director exercised options to buy UK£157k worth of stock.

Less than half of directors are independent

M.P. Evans Group plc Appoints Luke Shaw as CFO

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.25 per share

M.P. Evans Group's (LON:MPE) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

M.P. Evans Group's (LON:MPE) Earnings Are Weaker Than They Seem

M.P. Evans Group PLC, Annual General Meeting, Jun 10, 2022

Need To Know: Analysts Are Much More Bullish On M.P. Evans Group PLC (LON:MPE) Revenues

M.P. Evans Group's (LON:MPE) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

M.P. Evans Group PLC to Report Fiscal Year 2021 Results on Mar 22, 2022

M.P. Evans Group PLC Announces Darian Mcbain Will Be Resigning from the Board on 31 March 2022

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.05 per share

M.P. Evans Group PLC Declares Special Dividend, Payable on February 11, 2022

Less than half of directors are independent

Less than half of directors are independent

CEO & Executive Director Tristan R. Price has left the company

Consensus EPS estimates increase to US$0.59

Is M.P. Evans Group (LON:MPE) Using Too Much Debt?

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.17 per share