Centaur Media (LSE:CAU) - Share price, News & Analysis

CAU fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	3/6
Future Growth	4/6
Past Performance	3/6
Financial Health	5/6
Dividends	2/6

CAU Stock Overview

Centaur Media Plc provides business information, training, and specialist consultancy to professional and commercial markets in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, and internationally.

Rewards

Trading at 49.7% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 40.1% per year

Became profitable this year

Risk Analysis

Dividend of 2.04% is not well covered by earnings

Does not have a meaningful market cap (£71M)

Centaur Media Competitors

Hyve Group

LSE:HYVE

UK£256.0m

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Centaur Media
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	UK£0.49
52 Week High	UK£0.60
52 Week Low	UK£0.40
Beta	0.92
1 Month Change	4.26%
3 Month Change	11.36%
1 Year Change	19.51%
3 Year Change	-12.11%
5 Year Change	-2.49%
Change since IPO	-50.00%

Shareholder Returns

	CAU	GB Media	GB Market
7D	4.3%	-0.7%	2.5%
1Y	19.5%	-17.0%	-2.0%

Return vs Industry: CAU exceeded the UK Media industry which returned -17% over the past year.

Return vs Market: CAU exceeded the UK Market which returned -2% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is CAU's price volatile compared to industry and market?
CAU volatility
CAU Average Weekly Movement	2.8%
Media Industry Average Movement	6.9%
Market Average Movement	6.0%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market	11.5%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market	3.0%

Stable Share Price: CAU is less volatile than 75% of UK stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 3% a week.

Volatility Over Time: CAU's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
2003	271	Swag Mukerji	https://www.centaurmedia.com

Centaur Media Plc provides business information, training, and specialist consultancy to professional and commercial markets in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Xeim and The Lawyer. The company’s marketing platform includes Econsultancy, Influencer Intelligence, MW Mini MBA, Festival of Marketing, Marketing Week, Design Week, Creative Review, Really B2B, Fashion & Beauty Monitor, Oystercatchers, and Foresight News.

Centaur Media Fundamentals Summary

How do Centaur Media's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
CAU fundamental statistics
Market Cap	UK£70.95m
Earnings (TTM)	UK£1.42m
Revenue (TTM)	UK£39.08m

50.1x

P/E Ratio

1.8x

P/S Ratio

Is CAU overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report
CAU income statement (TTM)
Revenue	UK£39.08m
Cost of Revenue	UK£20.39m
Gross Profit	UK£18.70m
Other Expenses	UK£17.28m
Earnings	UK£1.42m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2021

Next Earnings Date

Jul 20, 2022

Earnings per share (EPS)	0.0098
Gross Margin	47.84%
Net Profit Margin	3.62%
Debt/Equity Ratio	0.006%

How did CAU perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.0%

Current Dividend Yield

102%

Payout Ratio

Valuation

Is Centaur Media undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
PE vs Industry
PE vs Market
PEG Ratio
PB vs Industry

49.7%

Undervalued compared to fair value

Share Price vs. Fair Value

Below Fair Value: CAU (£0.49) is trading below our estimate of fair value (£0.97)

Significantly Below Fair Value: CAU is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Price To Earnings Ratio

PE vs Industry: CAU is poor value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (50.1x) compared to the UK Media industry average (25.4x).

PE vs Market: CAU is poor value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (50.1x) compared to the UK market (15.3x).

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

PEG Ratio: CAU is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (1.2x)

Price to Book Ratio

PB vs Industry: CAU is good value based on its Price-To-Book Ratio (1.5x) compared to the GB Media industry average (1.8x).

Future Growth

How is Centaur Media forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 3 analysts?

Future Growth Score

4/6

Future Growth Score 4/6

Earnings vs Savings Rate
Earnings vs Market
High Growth Earnings
Revenue vs Market
High Growth Revenue
Future ROE

40.1%

Forecasted annual earnings growth

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: CAU's forecast earnings growth (40.1% per year) is above the savings rate (0.9%).

Earnings vs Market: CAU's earnings (40.1% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the UK market (11.1% per year).

High Growth Earnings: earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: CAU's revenue (8.5% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the UK market (3.9% per year).

High Growth Revenue: CAU's revenue (8.5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: CAU's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (11.4%).

Past Performance

How has Centaur Media performed over the past 5 years?

Past Performance Score

3/6

Past Performance Score 3/6

Quality Earnings
Growing Profit Margin
Earnings Trend
Accelerating Growth
Earnings vs Industry
High ROE

26.3%

Historical annual earnings growth

Earnings and Revenue History

Quality Earnings: CAU has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: CAU became profitable in the past.

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CAU has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 26.3% per year.

Accelerating Growth: CAU has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: CAU has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Media industry (68.4%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: CAU's Return on Equity (3%) is considered low.

Financial Health

How is Centaur Media's financial position?

Financial Health Score

5/6

Financial Health Score 5/6

Short Term Liabilities
Long Term Liabilities
Debt Level
Reducing Debt
Debt Coverage
Interest Coverage

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: CAU's short term assets (£19.3M) do not cover its short term liabilities (£21.1M).

Long Term Liabilities: CAU's short term assets (£19.3M) exceed its long term liabilities (£628.0K).

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: CAU has more cash than its total debt.

Reducing Debt: CAU's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 25.5% to 0.01% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: CAU's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (317366.7%).

Interest Coverage: CAU's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (25.8x coverage).

Balance Sheet

Dividend

What is Centaur Media current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?

Dividend Score

2/6

Dividend Score 2/6

Notable Dividend
High Dividend
Stable Dividend
Growing Dividend
Earnings Coverage
Future Dividend Coverage

2.04%

Current Dividend Yield

Dividend Yield vs Market

Notable Dividend: CAU's dividend (2.04%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (1.8%).

High Dividend: CAU's dividend (2.04%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (4.79%).

Stability and Growth of Payments

Stable Dividend: CAU's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: CAU's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (102.3%), CAU's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (16.5%), CAU's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.

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Management

How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?

4.0yrs

Average management tenure

CEO

Swag Mukerji

3.33yrs

Tenure

UK£740,256

Compensation

Mr. Swagatam Mukerji, also known as Swag, has been Chief Executive Officer of Centaur Media plc since September 4, 2019 and served as its Chief Financial Officer since October 1, 2016 until 2019. Mr. Muker...

CEO Compensation Analysis

Compensation vs Market: Swag's total compensation ($USD933.83K) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD326.73K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Swag's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

Leadership Team

Experienced Management: CAU's management team is considered experienced (4 years average tenure).

Board Members

Experienced Board: CAU's board of directors are considered experienced (3.1 years average tenure).

Ownership

Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?

Insider Trading Volume

Insider Buying: CAU insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.

Recent Insider Transactions

Ownership Breakdown

Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2022/05/28 00:00
End of Day Share Price	2022/05/27 00:00
Earnings	2021/12/31
Annual Earnings	2021/12/31