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Halma LSE:HLMA Stock Report

Last Price

UK£27.20

Market Cap

UK£10.3b

7D

-1.8%

1Y

18.8%

Updated

23 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

HLMA Stock Overview

Together its subsidiaries, provides technology solutions in the safety, health, and environmental markets in the United States, Mainland Europe, the United Kingdom, the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Middle East, and internationally. More details

HLMA fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation0/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance5/6
Financial Health5/6
Dividends0/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Halma
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£27.20
52 Week HighUK£28.15
52 Week LowUK£21.04
Beta0.55
1 Month Change0.97%
3 Month Change6.25%
1 Year Change18.78%
3 Year Change-13.43%
5 Year Change26.92%
Change since IPO4,059.49%

Recent News & Updates

We Think Halma (LON:HLMA) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease

Dec 11
We Think Halma (LON:HLMA) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease

Recent updates

We Think Halma (LON:HLMA) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease

Dec 11
We Think Halma (LON:HLMA) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease

Halma plc (LON:HLMA) Shares Could Be 28% Above Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Nov 12
Halma plc (LON:HLMA) Shares Could Be 28% Above Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Earnings Not Telling The Story For Halma plc (LON:HLMA)

Oct 22
Earnings Not Telling The Story For Halma plc (LON:HLMA)

Returns At Halma (LON:HLMA) Appear To Be Weighed Down

Oct 01
Returns At Halma (LON:HLMA) Appear To Be Weighed Down

These 4 Measures Indicate That Halma (LON:HLMA) Is Using Debt Safely

Sep 01
These 4 Measures Indicate That Halma (LON:HLMA) Is Using Debt Safely

Here's Why We Think Halma (LON:HLMA) Is Well Worth Watching

Aug 16
Here's Why We Think Halma (LON:HLMA) Is Well Worth Watching

Halma plc's (LON:HLMA) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit

Jun 15
Halma plc's (LON:HLMA) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit

Here's What To Make Of Halma's (LON:HLMA) Decelerating Rates Of Return

Apr 29
Here's What To Make Of Halma's (LON:HLMA) Decelerating Rates Of Return

Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Halma plc's (LON:HLMA) P/E Ratio

Mar 12
Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Halma plc's (LON:HLMA) P/E Ratio

Here's Why We Think Halma (LON:HLMA) Is Well Worth Watching

Jan 22
Here's Why We Think Halma (LON:HLMA) Is Well Worth Watching

Returns On Capital At Halma (LON:HLMA) Have Stalled

Jan 07
Returns On Capital At Halma (LON:HLMA) Have Stalled

Shareholder Returns

HLMAGB ElectronicGB Market
7D-1.8%-1.7%-2.2%
1Y18.8%-3.3%2.4%

Return vs Industry: HLMA exceeded the UK Electronic industry which returned -3.3% over the past year.

Return vs Market: HLMA exceeded the UK Market which returned 2.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is HLMA's price volatile compared to industry and market?
HLMA volatility
HLMA Average Weekly Movement3.1%
Electronic Industry Average Movement6.1%
Market Average Movement4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.5%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.6%

Stable Share Price: HLMA has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: HLMA's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
18948,000Marc Ronchettiwww.halma.com

Halma plc, together its subsidiaries, provides technology solutions in the safety, health, and environmental markets in the United States, Mainland Europe, the United Kingdom, the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Middle East, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Safety, Environmental & Analysis, and Healthcare. The Safety segment provides products that protect people, assets and infrastructure, and electrical systems which is used in public and commercial spaces and in industrial and logistics operations.

Halma plc Fundamentals Summary

How do Halma's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
HLMA fundamental statistics
Market capUK£10.27b
Earnings (TTM)UK£286.50m
Revenue (TTM)UK£2.16b

35.9x

P/E Ratio

4.8x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
HLMA income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£2.16b
Cost of RevenueUK£1.02b
Gross ProfitUK£1.13b
Other ExpensesUK£847.50m
EarningsUK£286.50m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.76
Gross Margin52.55%
Net Profit Margin13.28%
Debt/Equity Ratio42.0%

How did HLMA perform over the long term?

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Dividends

0.8%

Current Dividend Yield

29%

Payout Ratio

Does HLMA pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy HLMA by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Halma dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateDec 19 2024
Dividend Pay DateJan 31 2025
Days until Ex dividend5 days
Days until Dividend pay date38 days

Does HLMA pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/23 22:20
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

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

* 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.

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Analyst Sources

Halma plc is covered by 35 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Michael BloggArbuthnot Securities Limited
Christopher ThomasArden Partners Plc.
Richard PaigeBarclays