Nichols plc

AIM:NICL Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£476.7m

Nichols Future Growth

Future criteria checks 4/6

Nichols is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 14.8% and 3.9% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 13.2% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 27.3% in 3 years.

Key information

14.8%

Earnings growth rate

13.2%

EPS growth rate

Beverage earnings growth8.6%
Revenue growth rate3.9%
Future return on equity27.3%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated13 Mar 2025

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

Nichols plc (LON:NICL) Stock Rockets 26% As Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Nov 14
Nichols plc (LON:NICL) Stock Rockets 26% As Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Nichols (LON:NICL) Passed With Ease

Oct 31
We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Nichols (LON:NICL) Passed With Ease

Earnings Not Telling The Story For Nichols plc (LON:NICL)

Jul 27
Earnings Not Telling The Story For Nichols plc (LON:NICL)

Nichols (LON:NICL) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.156

Mar 09
Nichols (LON:NICL) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.156

The Returns At Nichols (LON:NICL) Aren't Growing

Oct 07
The Returns At Nichols (LON:NICL) Aren't Growing

Nichols (LON:NICL) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.124

Jul 30
Nichols (LON:NICL) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.124

Is Nichols plc (LON:NICL) Trading At A 27% Discount?

May 20
Is Nichols plc (LON:NICL) Trading At A 27% Discount?

Nichols' (LON:NICL) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Mar 05
Nichols' (LON:NICL) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Be Wary Of Nichols (LON:NICL) And Its Returns On Capital

Dec 06
Be Wary Of Nichols (LON:NICL) And Its Returns On Capital

Be Wary Of Nichols (LON:NICL) And Its Returns On Capital

Apr 09
Be Wary Of Nichols (LON:NICL) And Its Returns On Capital

Dividend Investors: Don't Be Too Quick To Buy Nichols plc (LON:NICL) For Its Upcoming Dividend

Mar 20
Dividend Investors: Don't Be Too Quick To Buy Nichols plc (LON:NICL) For Its Upcoming Dividend

Could The Nichols plc (LON:NICL) Ownership Structure Tell Us Something Useful?

Mar 09
Could The Nichols plc (LON:NICL) Ownership Structure Tell Us Something Useful?

Does Nichols' (LON:NICL) Statutory Profit Adequately Reflect Its Underlying Profit?

Feb 19
Does Nichols' (LON:NICL) Statutory Profit Adequately Reflect Its Underlying Profit?

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

AIM:NICL - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/20271942827295
12/31/20261862725276
12/31/20251792322246
12/31/2024173181617N/A
9/30/2024171181920N/A
6/30/2024169192223N/A
3/31/2024170192121N/A
12/31/2023171182020N/A
9/30/2023170151819N/A
6/30/2023170121717N/A
3/31/2023168121617N/A
12/31/2022165121516N/A
9/30/2022161-51718N/A
6/30/2022157-211819N/A
3/31/2022151-221820N/A
12/31/2021144-221920N/A
9/30/2021136-61719N/A
6/30/2021127101617N/A
3/31/202112381719N/A
12/31/202011951922N/A
9/30/2020127112125N/A
6/30/2020135182428N/A
3/31/2020141222328N/A
12/31/2019147272228N/A
9/30/2019148261823N/A
6/30/2019149261419N/A
3/31/2019145261721N/A
12/31/2018142261923N/A
9/30/201813825N/A25N/A
6/30/201813424N/A27N/A
3/31/201813423N/A22N/A
12/31/201713323N/A18N/A
9/30/201712924N/A17N/A
6/30/201712425N/A16N/A
3/31/201712125N/A18N/A
12/31/201611725N/A20N/A
9/30/201611425N/A21N/A
6/30/201611124N/A21N/A
3/31/201611023N/A19N/A
12/31/201510922N/A18N/A
9/30/201510922N/AN/AN/A
6/30/201510921N/A11N/A
3/31/201510918N/A11N/A
12/31/201410914N/A12N/A
9/30/201410711N/AN/AN/A
6/30/20141059N/A13N/A
3/31/201410511N/A15N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: NICL's forecast earnings growth (14.8% per year) is above the savings rate (2.3%).

Earnings vs Market: NICL's earnings (14.8% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the UK market (14.1% per year).

High Growth Earnings: NICL's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: NICL's revenue (3.9% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the UK market (3.8% per year).

High Growth Revenue: NICL's revenue (3.9% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: NICL's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (27.3%)

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/03/13 00:52
End of Day Share Price 2025/03/13 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Nichols plc is covered by 10 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Matthew AbrahamBerenberg
Wayne BrownCanaccord Genuity
Doriana RussoHSBC