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ScS Group (SCS) 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

SCS 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

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for ScS Group
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	UK£2.70
52 Week High	UK£2.73
52 Week Low	UK£1.41
Beta	0.75
1 Month Change	2.27%
3 Month Change	-0.37%
1 Year Change	22.73%
3 Year Change	28.57%
5 Year Change	16.38%
Change since IPO	42.11%

Recent updates

Analysis Article • Oct 25

ScS Group plc's (LON:SCS) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 61% Above Its Share Price

Key Insights Using the 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity, ScS Group fair value estimate is UK£4.36 ScS Group is...

Analysis Article • Jul 22

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of ScS Group plc (LON:SCS)

Key Insights ScS Group's estimated fair value is UK£1.60 based on Dividend Discount Model ScS Group's UK£1.59 share...

Analysis Article • Feb 22

At UK£1.96, Is ScS Group plc (LON:SCS) Worth Looking At Closely?

While ScS Group plc ( LON:SCS ) might not be the most widely known stock at the moment, it led the LSE gainers with a...

Analysis Article • Jan 11

ScS Group (LON:SCS) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

To find a multi-bagger stock, what are the underlying trends we should look for in a business? In a perfect world, we'd...

Analysis Article • Nov 01

ScS Group (LON:SCS) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.09

ScS Group plc ( LON:SCS ) has announced that it will be increasing its dividend from last year's comparable payment on...

Analysis Article • Oct 15

ScS Group's (LON:SCS) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

ScS Group plc's ( LON:SCS ) dividend will be increasing from last year's payment of the same period to £0.09 on 9th of...

Analysis Article • Feb 18

Is There An Opportunity With ScS Group plc's (LON:SCS) 24% Undervaluation?

How far off is ScS Group plc ( LON:SCS ) from its intrinsic value? Using the most recent financial data, we'll take a...

Analysis Article • Aug 10

Here's What's Concerning About ScS Group's (LON:SCS) Returns On Capital

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Analysis Article • May 07

Some Investors May Be Worried About ScS Group's (LON:SCS) Returns On Capital

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Analysis Article • Mar 09

Did You Participate In Any Of ScS Group's (LON:SCS) Respectable 53% Return?

When you buy and hold a stock for the long term, you definitely want it to provide a positive return. But more than...

Analysis Article • Feb 10

This Insider Has Just Sold Shares In ScS Group plc (LON:SCS)

Anyone interested in ScS Group plc ( LON:SCS ) should probably be aware that the Logistics Director, Gary Kemp...

Analysis Article • Jan 19

Will ScS Group (LON:SCS) Multiply In Value Going Forward?

What are the early trends we should look for to identify a stock that could multiply in value over the long term...

Analysis Article • Nov 24

What Type Of Returns Would ScS Group's(LON:SCS) Shareholders Have Earned If They Purchased Their SharesYear Ago?

While not a mind-blowing move, it is good to see that the ScS Group plc (LON:SCS) share price has gained 12% in the...

Shareholder Returns

	SCS	GB Specialty Retail	GB Market
7D	0.7%	3.2%	1.0%
1Y	22.7%	-0.03%	17.6%

Return vs Industry: SCS exceeded the UK Specialty Retail industry which returned -16.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: SCS exceeded the UK Market which returned -5.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is SCS's price volatile compared to industry and market?
SCS volatility
SCS Average Weekly Movement	1.4%
Specialty Retail Industry Average Movement	5.7%
Market Average Movement	5.6%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market	11.8%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market	3.1%

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

Volatility Over Time: SCS's weekly volatility has decreased from 9% to 1% 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?
SCS 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 SCS overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
SCS 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 SCS 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	2024/01/30 07:08
End of Day Share Price	2024/01/30 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.

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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

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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

Executive Director exercised options and sold UK£87k worth of stock

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

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.13 (vs UK£0.36 in FY 2022)

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

Executive Director exercised options and sold UK£87k worth of stock

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

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.13 (vs UK£0.36 in FY 2022)

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

New major risk - Share price stability

ScS Group plc's (LON:SCS) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 61% Above Its Share Price

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 68%

Price target decreased by 10% to UK£2.00

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of ScS Group plc (LON:SCS)

ScS Group plc Appoints of Mark Fleetwood as Chief Financial Officer

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

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 11%, revenue upgraded

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

At UK£1.96, Is ScS Group plc (LON:SCS) Worth Looking At Closely?

Price target increased by 14% to UK£2.23

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 (LON:SCS) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Now 22% undervalued after recent price drop

Less than half of directors are independent

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.09 per share

ScS Group (LON:SCS) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.09

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

ScS Group's (LON:SCS) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Price target decreased to UK£2.90

Less than half of directors are independent

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.045 per share

Consensus forecasts updated

Price target decreased to UK£2.90

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Is There An Opportunity With ScS Group plc's (LON:SCS) 24% Undervaluation?

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

Less than half of directors are independent

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.07 per share

CFO & Executive Director exercised options and sold UK£206k worth of stock

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

Price target increased to UK£3.60

Here's What's Concerning About ScS Group's (LON:SCS) Returns On Capital

Price target increased to UK£3.60

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.03 per share

Price target increased to UK£3.40

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Some Investors May Be Worried About ScS Group's (LON:SCS) Returns On Capital

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

New 90-day high: UK£2.30

Did You Participate In Any Of ScS Group's (LON:SCS) Respectable 53% Return?

This Insider Has Just Sold Shares In ScS Group plc (LON:SCS)

Logistics Director recently sold UK£75k worth of stock

New 90-day high: UK£2.17

Will ScS Group (LON:SCS) Multiply In Value Going Forward?

What Type Of Returns Would ScS Group's(LON:SCS) Shareholders Have Earned If They Purchased Their SharesYear Ago?

Annual earnings released: Revenue beats expectations

Full year earnings released - UK£0.058 loss per share

Price target raised to UK£2.75

Full year earnings released - UK£0.058 loss per share

Shareholder Returns