N Brown Group
Market Cap
UK£302.9m
Last Updated
2021/03/06 20:24 UTC
Data Sources
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Executive Summary
N Brown Group plc operates as a digital fashion retailer in the United Kingdom. More Details
Snowflake Analysis
Adequate balance sheet and fair value.
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Share Price & News
How has N Brown Group's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: BWNG is more volatile than 75% of UK stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 9% a week.
Volatility Over Time: BWNG's weekly volatility has decreased from 18% to 9% over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of UK stocks.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-3.7%
BWNG
-5.8%
GB Online Retail
1.2%
GB Market
1 Year Return
36.1%
BWNG
66.5%
GB Online Retail
4.6%
GB Market
Return vs Industry: BWNG underperformed the UK Online Retail industry which returned 66.1% over the past year.
Return vs Market: BWNG exceeded the UK Market which returned 4.6% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| BWNG | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -3.7% | -5.8% | 1.2% |
| 30 Day | 8.4% | -14.5% | 0.9% |
| 90 Day | 9.3% | -0.8% | 2.4% |
| 1 Year | 36.1%36.1% | 66.5%66.5% | 10.6%4.6% |
| 3 Year | -61.2%-65.8% | 50.6%49.2% | 8.6%-4.5% |
| 5 Year | -75.7%-81.1% | 208.6%194.5% | 39.5%12.5% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is N Brown Group's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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What Do The Returns At N Brown Group (LON:BWNG) Mean Going Forward?Valuation
Is N Brown Group undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
7.33x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: BWNG (£0.66) is trading above our estimate of fair value (£0.25)
Significantly Below Fair Value: BWNG is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: BWNG is good value based on its PE Ratio (7.3x) compared to the GB Online Retail industry average (39.1x).
PE vs Market: BWNG is good value based on its PE Ratio (7.3x) compared to the UK market (24.1x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate BWNG's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: BWNG is good value based on its PB Ratio (0.6x) compared to the GB Online Retail industry average (6x).
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Future Growth
How is N Brown Group forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 3 analysts?
2.6%
Forecasted annual revenue growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: Insufficient data to determine if BWNG's forecast earnings growth is above the savings rate (1%).
Earnings vs Market: Insufficient data to determine if BWNG'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: BWNG's revenue (2.6% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the UK market (6.7% per year).
High Growth Revenue: BWNG's revenue (2.6% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if BWNG's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time
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Past Performance
How has N Brown Group performed over the past 5 years?
-41.2%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: BWNG has a large one-off loss of £8.0M impacting its August 29 2020 financial results.
Growing Profit Margin: BWNG became profitable in the past.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: BWNG's earnings have declined by 41.2% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: BWNG has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: BWNG has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Online Retail industry (30.7%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: BWNG's Return on Equity (7.7%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is N Brown Group's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: BWNG's short term assets (£695.3M) exceed its short term liabilities (£140.7M).
Long Term Liabilities: BWNG's short term assets (£695.3M) exceed its long term liabilities (£477.6M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: BWNG's debt to equity ratio (136.8%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: BWNG's debt to equity ratio has increased from 56.8% to 136.8% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: BWNG's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (27.8%).
Interest Coverage: BWNG's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (3.7x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is N Brown Group current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
1.14%
Forecast Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate BWNG's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate BWNG's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if BWNG's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if BWNG's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: BWNG is not paying a notable dividend for the UK market.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of BWNG's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the UK market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
2.1yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Steve Johnson
2.42yrs
Tenure
UK£479,000
Compensation
Mr. Stephen Johnson, also known as Steve, has been Chief Executive Officer of N Brown Group plc since February 26, 2019 and serves as its Member of Executive Board. He served as Interim Group CEO at N Brow...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Steve's total compensation ($USD661.19K) is about average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD757.72K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Steve's compensation with company performance.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, Member of Executive Board & Executive Director | 2.42yrs | UK£479.00k | 0.021% £ 64.1k | |
| CFO, Director & Member of Executive Board | 0.75yr | no data | 0.013% £ 37.9k | |
| General Counsel | 6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer & Member of Executive Board | 2.92yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Information Officer & Member of Executive Board | 2.92yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Brand Officer & Member of the Executive Board | 1.75yrs | no data | no data | |
| CEO of Retail & Member of Executive Board | 1yr | no data | no data | |
| CEO of Financial Service & Member of Management Board | 1.17yrs | no data | no data | |
| Director of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications | no data | no data | no data |
2.1yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: BWNG's management team is considered experienced (2.1 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, Member of Executive Board & Executive Director | 2.42yrs | UK£479.00k | 0.021% £ 64.1k | |
| CFO, Director & Member of Executive Board | 0.75yr | no data | 0.013% £ 37.9k | |
| Non-Executive Director | 53.17yrs | UK£51.00k | 37.71% £ 114.2m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairman | 2.83yrs | UK£255.00k | 0.011% £ 33.1k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 3.17yrs | UK£69.00k | 0.0030% £ 9.1k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 1.17yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 4.42yrs | UK£67.00k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 3.17yrs | UK£63.00k | no data | |
| Senior Independent Non-Executive Director | 7.92yrs | UK£79.00k | 0.018% £ 53.2k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 6.42yrs | UK£70.00k | no data | |
| Non-Executive Director | 0.25yr | no data | 4.62% £ 14.0m |
3.2yrs
Average Tenure
58.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: BWNG's board of directors are considered experienced (3.2 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: BWNG insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been substantially diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 61%.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
N Brown Group plc's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: N Brown Group plc
- Ticker: BWNG
- Exchange: AIM
- Founded: 1859
- Industry: Internet and Direct Marketing Retail
- Sector: Retail
- Market Cap: UK£302.880m
- Shares outstanding: 458.91m
- Website: https://www.nbrown.co.uk
Number of Employees
Location
- N Brown Group plc
- Griffin House
- 40 Lever Street
- Manchester
- Greater Manchester
- M60 6ES
- United Kingdom
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBRN.F | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | US | USD | Jan 1992 |
| BWNG | AIM (London Stock Exchange AIM Market) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | GB | GBP | Jan 1992 |
| BGUA | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | DE | EUR | Jan 1992 |
Biography
N Brown Group plc operates as a digital fashion retailer in the United Kingdom. The company offers a range of clothing, footwear, and homeware products for men, women, and kids under the JD Williams, Simpl...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/03/06 20:24 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/03/05 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/08/29 |
| Annual Earnings | 2020/02/29 |
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.