Tracsis plc

AIM:TRCS Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£107.2m

Tracsis Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

David Frost

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentagen/a
CEO tenureless than a year
CEO ownershipn/a
Management average tenure3yrs
Board average tenure4.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Narrative Update May 03

TRCS: North American Rail Contract Will Support Future Earnings And Rerating Potential

Analysts have lifted their Tracsis price target by £6.18, reflecting updated views on discount rates, profit margins and future P/E assumptions, even though fair value estimates on the core business remain unchanged. What's in the News Tracsis issued new earnings guidance for the first half, with expected revenue of approximately £39 million compared with £36.3 million in H1 fiscal year 2025, framing investor expectations around near term trading (Corporate Guidance).
Narrative Update Apr 19

TRCS: North American Rail Contract Will Underpin Future Recurring Earnings Upside

Analysts have adjusted their Tracsis price target, reflecting updated assumptions around discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins and a higher future P/E of 110.31x. They are framing this as a fine tuning of their previous £6.18 view rather than a wholesale reset.
Narrative Update Apr 05

TRCS: North American Rail Contract Wins Will Support Future Recurring Upside

Analysts have adjusted their price target for Tracsis to reflect updated assumptions on discount rate, revenue growth, profit margins and a lower future P/E. The new target now sits at £6.18.
Narrative Update Mar 22

TRCS: North American Contracts Will Drive Future Recurring Revenue Upside

Analysts have adjusted their price target on Tracsis to £6.18. The change is largely tied to updated assumptions around discount rates, profit margin expectations and a higher future P/E multiple, while keeping fair value estimates stable.
Narrative Update Mar 07

TRCS: New North American Contract Will Support Long-Term Dividend-Supported Upside

Analysts have revised their fair value price target for Tracsis to £7.01. This reflects updated views on the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and a higher assumed future P/E, and these revised inputs are being used to reset expectations around the risk and reward profile of the shares.
Narrative Update Feb 21

TRCS: Refined Assumptions Will Support Long-Term Dividend-Supported Upside

Analysts have made only modest adjustments to their Tracsis model, keeping the headline price target around £7.01 while fine tuning assumptions on the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E to reflect updated views on the company’s risk profile and earnings power. Valuation Changes Fair Value: The headline fair value is unchanged at £7.01, indicating no shift in the central price target used in the model.
Narrative Update Feb 06

TRCS: M&A Pipeline And Buybacks Will Support Future Share Upside

Analysts have nudged their price target on Tracsis higher to £6.18, a small adjustment that reflects updated assumptions on the discount rate and future P/E while keeping fair value estimates broadly unchanged. What's in the News Management reiterated that mergers and acquisitions remain a key part of Tracsis's growth plans, with a focus on disciplined bolt on deals that are fully integrated into a single group structure.
Analysis Article Jan 28

Tracsis (LON:TRCS) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

When we're researching a company, it's sometimes hard to find the warning signs, but there are some financial metrics...
Narrative Update Jan 23

TRCS: M&A Execution And Buyback Programme Will Drive Future Upside

Narrative Update on Tracsis Analysts have nudged their price target on Tracsis slightly higher to reflect modest tweaks to the discount rate and forward P/E assumptions. This has resulted in a small uplift in estimated equity value, without a material change to the underlying fair value calculation.
Narrative Update Jan 09

TRCS: M&A Pipeline And Progressive Dividend Policy Will Support Future Upside

Analysts have kept their fair value estimate for Tracsis broadly unchanged, with only minor tweaks to inputs such as the discount rate and future P/E. As a result, the latest price target in £ terms is effectively stable compared with the prior figure.
Narrative Update Dec 25

TRCS: Expanded M&A Pipeline Will Drive Long-Term Dividend-Supported Upside

Analysts have trimmed their price target on Tracsis from £9.74 to £7.01, citing a higher implied discount rate and more conservative valuation multiples, even as they modestly increase their long term assumptions for revenue growth and profit margins. What's in the News Tracsis leadership reaffirmed that mergers and acquisitions remain a core pillar of the company’s long term growth strategy, highlighting an active pipeline and a disciplined, bolt on focus after a 3.5 year pause in deal making (Final Results Investor Presentation) Management stated that all future acquisitions will be fully integrated into a single Tracsis operating model, aiming to use M&A to supplement and support organic growth across the business (Final Results Investor Presentation) The Board recommended a final dividend of 1.4 pence per share for the year ended 31 July 2025, bringing the total dividend to 2.6 pence per share, in line with its progressive dividend policy, subject to shareholder approval (Company announcement) Valuation Changes The fair value estimate narrowed from £9.74 to £7.01, falling significantly to reflect a more conservative valuation framework.
Narrative Update Dec 11

TRCS: Future M&A Resumption And Progressive Dividend Policy Are Expected To Support Upside

Analysts have nudged their price target for Tracsis modestly higher to reflect slightly increased discount rate assumptions and a marginally richer future earnings multiple, while maintaining their view that the stock remains fairly valued around £6.18. What's in the News Management reaffirmed that mergers and acquisitions remain a core pillar of Tracsis's growth strategy, with a disciplined, bolt on pipeline intended to supplement organic expansion and be fully integrated into the unified business structure (Key Developments).
Narrative Update Nov 27

TRCS: Active Mergers And Dividend Momentum Are Expected To Drive Future Upside

Analysts have lowered their fair value estimate for Tracsis from £6.95 to £6.18. They cited revised assumptions around growth and profitability as the reason for this adjustment.
Analysis Article Nov 22

Is There An Opportunity With Tracsis plc's (LON:TRCS) 32% Undervaluation?

Key Insights The projected fair value for Tracsis is UK£4.98 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity Tracsis is...
Analysis Article Oct 10

Tracsis plc's (LON:TRCS) Prospects Need A Boost To Lift Shares

With a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 1.3x Tracsis plc ( LON:TRCS ) may be sending bullish signals at the moment...
Analysis Article Aug 02

An Intrinsic Calculation For Tracsis plc (LON:TRCS) Suggests It's 42% Undervalued

Key Insights Using the 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity, Tracsis fair value estimate is UK£6.28 Current share price of...
Analysis Article May 18

Tracsis plc (LON:TRCS) Shares Fly 27% But Investors Aren't Buying For Growth

Tracsis plc ( LON:TRCS ) shareholders would be excited to see that the share price has had a great month, posting a 27...
Analysis Article Apr 26

Tracsis plc (LON:TRCS) Shares Could Be 40% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Key Insights The projected fair value for Tracsis is UK£6.22 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity Tracsis' UK£3.70...
Analysis Article Apr 04

Tracsis (LON:TRCS) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

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New Narrative Feb 13

North American Expansion Will Open New Market Opportunities

Expansion into North America and focus on recurring revenue aims to boost revenue and market presence, mitigating single-market risk.
Analysis Article Jan 30

Tracsis plc (LON:TRCS) Not Doing Enough For Some Investors As Its Shares Slump 28%

To the annoyance of some shareholders, Tracsis plc ( LON:TRCS ) shares are down a considerable 28% in the last month...
Analysis Article Jun 14

A Look At The Fair Value Of Tracsis plc (LON:TRCS)

Key Insights Tracsis' estimated fair value is UK£9.79 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity Tracsis' UK£7.95 share...
Analysis Article Jan 11

This Is Why Tracsis plc's (LON:TRCS) CEO Compensation Looks Appropriate

Under the guidance of CEO Chris Barnes, Tracsis plc ( LON:TRCS ) has performed reasonably well recently. This is...
Analysis Article Nov 12

Earnings Miss: Tracsis plc Missed EPS By 60% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts

Last week saw the newest annual earnings release from Tracsis plc ( LON:TRCS ), an important milestone in the company's...
Analysis Article Nov 03

An Intrinsic Calculation For Tracsis plc (LON:TRCS) Suggests It's 21% Undervalued

Does the November share price for Tracsis plc ( LON:TRCS ) reflect what it's really worth? Today, we will estimate the...
Analysis Article Nov 16

Here's What's Concerning About Tracsis' (LON:TRCS) Returns On Capital

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Analysis Article May 12

There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About Tracsis' (LON:TRCS) Returns On Capital

If we want to find a stock that could multiply over the long term, what are the underlying trends we should look for...

CEO

David Frost (59 yo)

less than a year
Tenure

Mr. David Frost is CEO & Director of Tracsis plc from August 1, 2025. Mr. Frost joined the Tracsis plc on July 9, 2025. Mr. David Frost serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Ovarro Limited.He is an acc...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Andrew Kelly
CFO & Executive Director5.3yrsUK£317.00k0.044%
£ 46.8k
David Frost
CEO & Directorless than a yearno datano data
Claire Jones
Chief People Officerno datano datano data
Chris Warrington
Director of M&A and Innovation4yrsno datano data
Chris Jackson
President of Tracsis North Americano datano datano data
Simon Critchley
MD of Rail Technology & Servicesno datano datano data
Jan Mitson
Group Company Secretary & Data Protection Officer2.1yrsno datano data
3.0yrs
Average Tenure

Experienced Management: TRCS's management team is considered experienced (3 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Andrew Kelly
CFO & Executive Director5.3yrsUK£317.00k0.044%
£ 46.8k
David Frost
CEO & Directorless than a yearno datano data
Ross Paterson
Independent Non Executive Director2.1yrsUK£57.00k0.016%
£ 17.3k
Robert Watson
Member of Advisory Board13.2yrsUK£44.00kno data
Tracy Sheedy
Independent Non-Executive Director2.7yrsUK£57.00k0.0032%
£ 3.4k
Jill Easterbrook
Independent Non-Executive Chair3.6yrsUK£98.00kno data
Nigel Pennington
Member of Advisory Board13.2yrsno datano data
James Routh
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director4.7yrsUK£62.00kno data
4.1yrs
Average Tenure
54yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: TRCS's board of directors are considered experienced (4.1 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/05/15 20:27
End of Day Share Price 2026/05/15 00:00
Earnings2026/01/31
Annual Earnings2025/07/31

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.

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

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Analyst Sources

Tracsis plc is covered by 5 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Robert ChantryBerenberg
Ciaran DonnellyBerenberg
Alexander James ShortBerenberg