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

SCSL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.5x) compared to the peer average (15.8x).

How does SCSL's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the GB Specialty Retail Industry?

SCSL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.5x) compared to the UK Specialty Retail industry average (14.3x).

What is SCSL'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.

SCSL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19x).

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

SCSL (£2.69) is trading above our estimate of [[fair value]] (£1.87)

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

Insufficient data to show price forecast.

SCSL Stock Overview

ScS Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the retail of upholstered furniture, flooring, and related products in the United Kingdom. More details

SCSL fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	0/6
Future Growth	4/6
Past Performance	1/6
Financial Health	6/6
Dividends	2/6

Rewards

Earnings are forecast to grow 26.74% per year

Risk Analysis

Profit margins (1.4%) are lower than last year (4.1%)

Dividend of 5.37% is not well covered by earnings

Shareholders have been diluted in the past year

My Notes

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ScS Group plc Competitors

ProCook Group

LSE:PROC

UK£36.6m

Dunelm Group

LSE:DNLM

UK£2.2b

Vertu Motors

AIM:VTU

UK£194.6m

Ultimate Products

LSE:ULTP

UK£99.1m

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for ScS Group
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	UK£2.69
52 Week High	UK£2.71
52 Week Low	UK£1.44
Beta	0.75
1 Month Change	1.89%
3 Month Change	-0.37%
1 Year Change	25.12%
3 Year Change	28.71%
5 Year Change	13.98%
Change since IPO	77.85%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	SCSL	GB Specialty Retail	GB Market
7D	0.4%	-0.7%	-0.6%
1Y	25.1%	-20.1%	2.7%

Return vs Industry: SCSL exceeded the UK Specialty Retail industry which returned -14.9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: SCSL exceeded the UK Market which returned -5.2% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is SCSL's price volatile compared to industry and market?
SCSL volatility
SCSL Average Weekly Movement	1.5%
Specialty Retail Industry Average Movement	4.7%
Market Average Movement	4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market	10.5%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market	2.6%

Stable Share Price: SCSL's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: SCSL's weekly volatility has decreased from 13% to 2% over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1996	1,801	Steve Carson	www.scsplc.co.uk

ScS Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the retail of upholstered furniture, flooring, and related products in the United Kingdom. Its stores offer various furniture products; and flooring products, such as carpets, rugs, wood, and laminate and vinyl tiling products. The company also provides sofa products.

ScS Group plc Fundamentals Summary

How do ScS Group's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
SCSL fundamental statistics
Market cap	UK£95.56m
Earnings (TTM)	UK£4.45m
Revenue (TTM)	UK£325.87m

21.5x

P/E Ratio

0.3x

P/S Ratio

Is SCSL overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
SCSL income statement (TTM)
Revenue	UK£325.87m
Cost of Revenue	UK£173.47m
Gross Profit	UK£152.40m
Other Expenses	UK£147.95m
Earnings	UK£4.45m

Last Reported Earnings

Jul 29, 2023

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	0.13
Gross Margin	46.77%
Net Profit Margin	1.37%
Debt/Equity Ratio	0%

How did SCSL perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

5.4%

Current Dividend Yield

113%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/01/29 14:22
End of Day Share Price	2024/01/29 00:00
Earnings	2023/07/29
Annual Earnings	2023/07/29

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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

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.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

ScS Group plc is covered by 2 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Kate Calvert	Investec Bank plc (UK)
Darren Shirley	Shore Capital Group Ltd

SCSL Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

ScS Group plc Competitors

LSE:PROC

UK£36.6m

LSE:DNLM

UK£2.2b

AIM:VTU

UK£194.6m

LSE:ULTP

UK£99.1m

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

ScS Group plc Shares Listing Expected to Be Cancelled Effective Jan. 31

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.10 per share at 5.4% yield

New minor risk - Profit margin trend

Poltronesofà S.p.A. reached an agreement to acquire ScS Group plc (LSE:SCS) for £95 million.

New major risk - Share price stability

Recent updates

ScS Group plc Shares Listing Expected to Be Cancelled Effective Jan. 31

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.10 per share at 5.4% yield

New minor risk - Profit margin trend

Poltronesofà S.p.A. reached an agreement to acquire ScS Group plc (LSE:SCS) for £95 million.

New major risk - Share price stability

FCA To Be Requested to Cancel the Listing of the ScS Group Shares from the Official List On, or Shortly After, the Effective Date

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 69%

New minor risk - Financial data availability

ScS Group plc Appoints of Mark Fleetwood as Chief Financial Officer

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.045 per share at 7.6% yield

First half 2023 earnings released: UK£0.15 loss per share (vs UK£0.076 loss in 1H 2022)

ScS Group plc to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Mar 21, 2023

ScS Group plc (LSE:SCS) acquired SNUG HQ from Snug Shack Limited for £0.87 million.

ScS Group plc Announces Step Down of Chris Muir as Chief Financial Officer

Now 22% undervalued after recent price drop

Less than half of directors are independent

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.09 per share

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.36 (vs UK£0.50 in FY 2021)

ScS Group plc Proposes Final Dividend for the Year Ended July 31, 2022, Payable on 9 December 2022

Scs Group plc Announces Board Changes

Carol Kavanagh Joins the Board as Non-Executive Director of ScS Group plc, Effect from 26 September 2022

ScS Group plc to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Oct 11, 2022

ScS Group plc Announces Board Changes

Less than half of directors are independent

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.045 per share

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Now 24% undervalued after recent price drop

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Less than half of directors are independent

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.07 per share

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS UK£0.50 (vs UK£0.058 loss in FY 2020)

Less than half of directors are independent

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.03 per share

ScS Group plc Provides Earnings Guidance for Fiscal 2021

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

First half 2021 earnings released: EPS UK£0.38 (vs UK£0.014 loss in 1H 2020)

Corporate Services Director recently sold UK£85k worth of stock

Logistics Director recently sold UK£75k worth of stock

ScS Group plc to Report First Half, 2021 Results on Mar 16, 2021

ScS Group plc Announces Board Changes

Shareholder Returns

Price Volatility

About the Company

ScS Group plc Fundamentals Summary

21.5x

0.3x

Earnings & Revenue

Dividends

5.4%

113%

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data Sources

Analysis Model and Snowflake

Industry and Sector Metrics

Analyst Sources