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Quarto Group LSE:QRT Stock Report

Last Price

UK£1.40

Market Cap

UK£57.2m

7D

7.7%

1Y

16.7%

Updated

18 Jan, 2024

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Company Financials

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QRT Stock Overview

The Quarto Group, Inc. publishes illustrated books and intellectual property products for adults, children, and families in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and internationally. More details

QRT fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance3/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends0/6

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The Quarto Group, Inc. Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Quarto Group
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£1.40
52 Week HighUK£2.05
52 Week LowUK£0.50
Beta0.47
1 Month Change7.69%
3 Month Change21.74%
1 Year Change16.67%
3 Year Change118.75%
5 Year Change85.43%
Change since IPO3.70%

Recent News & Updates

Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of Quarto Group's (LON:QRT) Recent Growth In Returns

Aug 16
Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of Quarto Group's (LON:QRT) Recent Growth In Returns

Quarto Group (LON:QRT) Is Very Good At Capital Allocation

Feb 04
Quarto Group (LON:QRT) Is Very Good At Capital Allocation

Recent updates

Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of Quarto Group's (LON:QRT) Recent Growth In Returns

Aug 16
Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of Quarto Group's (LON:QRT) Recent Growth In Returns

Quarto Group (LON:QRT) Is Very Good At Capital Allocation

Feb 04
Quarto Group (LON:QRT) Is Very Good At Capital Allocation

Quarto Group (LON:QRT) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Sep 28
Quarto Group (LON:QRT) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Quarto Group (LON:QRT) Is Experiencing Growth In Returns On Capital

Aug 31
Quarto Group (LON:QRT) Is Experiencing Growth In Returns On Capital

With EPS Growth And More, Quarto Group (LON:QRT) Makes An Interesting Case

Jul 07
With EPS Growth And More, Quarto Group (LON:QRT) Makes An Interesting Case

We Think Quarto Group (LON:QRT) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease

May 10
We Think Quarto Group (LON:QRT) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease

If You Like EPS Growth Then Check Out Quarto Group (LON:QRT) Before It's Too Late

Mar 18
If You Like EPS Growth Then Check Out Quarto Group (LON:QRT) Before It's Too Late

Quarto Group (LON:QRT) Is Experiencing Growth In Returns On Capital

Jan 08
Quarto Group (LON:QRT) Is Experiencing Growth In Returns On Capital

Quarto Group (LON:QRT) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital

Aug 10
Quarto Group (LON:QRT) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital

Quarto Group (LON:QRT) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Apr 19
Quarto Group (LON:QRT) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Quarto Group (LON:QRT) Is Investing Its Capital With Increasing Efficiency

Mar 23
Quarto Group (LON:QRT) Is Investing Its Capital With Increasing Efficiency

Are Quarto Group's (LON:QRT) Statutory Earnings A Good Guide To Its Underlying Profitability?

Dec 14
Are Quarto Group's (LON:QRT) Statutory Earnings A Good Guide To Its Underlying Profitability?

Shareholder Returns

QRTGB MediaGB Market
7D7.7%0.6%0.4%
1Y16.7%-21.6%-0.4%

Return vs Industry: QRT exceeded the UK Media industry which returned -9.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: QRT exceeded the UK Market which returned -8% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is QRT's price volatile compared to industry and market?
QRT volatility
QRT Average Weekly Movement9.1%
Media Industry Average Movement5.8%
Market Average Movement5.7%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.9%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: QRT has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: QRT's weekly volatility (9%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of UK stocks.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1976305Alison Goffwww.quarto.com

The Quarto Group, Inc. publishes illustrated books and intellectual property products for adults, children, and families in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and internationally. It operates through two segments, US Publishing and UK Publishing. The company creates and publishes books in various categories, such as baby foods, beverages, cooking methods, courses and dishes, entertaining, essays and narratives, health and healing, holiday, individual chefs and restaurants, media tie-in, history, references, regional and ethnic cooking, seasonal, and vegan and vegetarian cooking; art, crafts and hobbies, fashion and graphic design, graphic novels, music, performing arts, photography, and other design; biography, business and economics, poetry, history, political and social science, and true crime; kits, fiction, non-friction, and activity books; and computers, mathematics, nature, science, space, and technology and engineering.

The Quarto Group, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Quarto Group's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
QRT fundamental statistics
Market capUK£57.24m
Earnings (TTM)UK£10.77m
Revenue (TTM)UK£103.39m

5.3x

P/E Ratio

0.6x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
QRT income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$131.15m
Cost of RevenueUS$81.63m
Gross ProfitUS$49.52m
Other ExpensesUS$35.86m
EarningsUS$13.67m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2023

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.33
Gross Margin37.76%
Net Profit Margin10.42%
Debt/Equity Ratio6.3%

How did QRT perform over the long term?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/01/18 21:47
End of Day Share Price 2024/01/18 00:00
Earnings2023/06/30
Annual Earnings2022/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

The Quarto Group, Inc. is covered by 4 analysts. of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Simon DaviesCanaccord Genuity
Fiona Orford-WilliamsEdison Investment Research
David Paul St. JohnsonNorthland Capital Partners