Spectris Future Growth

Future criteria checks 1/6

Spectris's earnings are forecast to decline at 23.6% per annum while its annual revenue is expected to grow at 5.8% per year. EPS is expected to decline by 20.2% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 13.4% in 3 years.

Key information

-23.6%

Earnings growth rate

-20.2%

EPS growth rate

Electronic earnings growth	7.5%
Revenue growth rate	5.8%
Future return on equity	13.4%
Analyst coverage	Good
Last updated	06 Dec 2024

Recent future growth updates

Spectris plc (LON:SXS) Half-Yearly Results Just Came Out: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

Aug 02

Recent updates

Spectris plc (LON:SXS) Half-Yearly Results Just Came Out: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

Aug 02

Spectris plc (LON:SXS) Shares Could Be 21% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Jul 12

Spectris (LON:SXS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.539

Apr 25

Spectris' (LON:SXS) Earnings May Just Be The Starting Point

Apr 03

Spectris (LON:SXS) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Mar 29

Spectris (LON:SXS) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.539

Mar 14

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Spectris plc (LON:SXS)

Feb 29

Why We're Not Concerned About Spectris plc's (LON:SXS) Share Price

Jan 07

Is There An Opportunity With Spectris plc's (LON:SXS) 25% Undervaluation?

Oct 18

Spectris (LON:SXS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.253

Sep 22

Spectris (LON:SXS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.253

Aug 19

Spectris (LON:SXS) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.253

Aug 03

A Look At The Fair Value Of Spectris plc (LON:SXS)

Jun 10

Spectris (LON:SXS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.513

May 06

Spectris' (LON:SXS) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Apr 05

Spectris' (LON:SXS) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Feb 26

Is Spectris plc (LON:SXS) Expensive For A Reason? A Look At Its Intrinsic Value

Jan 25

We Think Spectris (LON:SXS) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease

Nov 02

Estimating The Fair Value Of Spectris plc (LON:SXS)

Oct 15

Spectris (LON:SXS) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Sep 04

Spectris (LON:SXS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.241

Aug 18

Spectris (LON:SXS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.241

Aug 04

Estimating The Fair Value Of Spectris plc (LON:SXS)

May 17

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

LSE:SXS - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (GBP Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	Free Cash Flow	Cash from Op	Avg. No. Analysts
12/31/2026	1,500	163	172	276	10
12/31/2025	1,431	126	136	226	12
12/31/2024	1,273	200	136	194	12
6/30/2024	1,336	274	118	147	N/A
3/31/2024	1,393	210	144	171	N/A
12/31/2023	1,449	145	171	195	N/A
9/30/2023	1,454	142	161	186	N/A
6/30/2023	1,460	138	152	176	N/A
3/31/2023	1,394	126	113	148	N/A
12/31/2022	1,327	115	75	120	N/A
9/30/2022	1,262	152	N/A	N/A	N/A
6/30/2022	1,196	188	54	103	N/A
3/31/2022	1,179	262	89	131	N/A
12/31/2021	1,163	336	124	159	N/A
9/30/2021	1,219	281	N/A	N/A	N/A
6/30/2021	1,275	226	178	217	N/A
3/31/2021	1,305	104	181	222	N/A
12/31/2020	1,336	-17	183	226	N/A
9/30/2020	1,404	100	183	238	N/A
6/30/2020	1,472	216	183	250	N/A
3/31/2020	1,552	225	169	245	N/A
12/31/2019	1,632	234	154	241	N/A
9/30/2019	1,634	141	126	218	N/A
6/30/2019	1,635	48	97	194	N/A
3/31/2019	1,620	117	89	186	N/A
12/31/2018	1,604	185	81	178	N/A
9/30/2018	1,574	238	82	176	N/A
6/30/2018	1,544	292	82	175	N/A
3/31/2018	1,535	263	N/A	183	N/A
12/31/2017	1,526	235	N/A	191	N/A
9/30/2017	1,500	123	N/A	203	N/A
6/30/2017	1,474	11	N/A	215	N/A
3/31/2017	1,410	11	N/A	215	N/A
12/31/2016	1,346	10	N/A	216	N/A
9/30/2016	1,277	57	N/A	198	N/A
6/30/2016	1,208	104	N/A	181	N/A
3/31/2016	1,199	109	N/A	167	N/A
12/31/2015	1,190	114	N/A	153	N/A
9/30/2015	1,194	121	N/A	155	N/A
6/30/2015	1,197	129	N/A	157	N/A
3/31/2015	1,185	132	N/A	156	N/A
12/31/2014	1,174	135	N/A	155	N/A
9/30/2014	1,173	137	N/A	154	N/A
6/30/2014	1,171	140	N/A	152	N/A
3/31/2014	1,187	170	N/A	152	N/A
12/31/2013	1,202	200	N/A	152	N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: SXS's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-23.6% per year).

Earnings vs Market: SXS's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-23.6% per year).

High Growth Earnings: SXS's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: SXS's revenue (5.8% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the UK market (3.6% per year).

High Growth Revenue: SXS's revenue (5.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: SXS's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (13.4%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/19 02:13
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings	2024/06/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Spectris plc is covered by 31 analysts. 12 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
Christopher Thomas	Arden Partners Plc.
Richard Paige	Barclays
Jonathan Hurn	Barclays

Spectris Future Growth

Future criteria checks 1/6

Key information

Recent future growth updates

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 11%

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 27%

Spectris plc (LON:SXS) Half-Yearly Results Just Came Out: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 20%

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 13%

Spectris plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Financial Year 2023

Recent updates

Insufficient Growth At Spectris plc (LON:SXS) Hampers Share Price

Independent Non-Executive Chairman recently bought UK£300k worth of stock

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 11%

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 27%

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.27 per share

Spectris (LON:SXS) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.266

Spectris plc to Report Q1, 2025 Results on Apr 24, 2025

Spectris' (LON:SXS) Dividend Will Be £0.266

Spectris plc (LSE:SXS) agreed to acquire Piezocryst Advanced Sensorics GmbH from AVL List GmbH for approximately €130 million.

Spectris (LON:SXS) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.266

CEO & Executive Director recently bought UK£283k worth of stock

Spectris (LON:SXS) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.266

First half dividend increased to UK£0.27

Spectris plc (LON:SXS) Half-Yearly Results Just Came Out: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: UK£1.80 (vs UK£0.50 in 1H 2023)

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 20%

Spectris plc Declares an Interim Dividend, Payable on 8 November 2024

Spectris plc Announces Retirement of Ulf Quellmann as Non-Executive Director, Effective on 31 August 2024

Spectris plc (LON:SXS) Shares Could Be 21% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Now 25% undervalued after recent price drop

Now 22% undervalued after recent price drop

Spectris plc Announces Chief Financial Officer Changes, Effective 1 September 2024

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.54 per share

Spectris (LON:SXS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.539

HMS Networks AB (publ) (OM:HMS) completed the acquisition of Red Lion Controls, Inc. from Spectris plc (LSE:SXS) for approximately $350 million.

Spectris' (LON:SXS) Earnings May Just Be The Starting Point

Spectris (LON:SXS) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Spectris plc, Annual General Meeting, May 23, 2024

Spectris plc Announces Directorate and Board Committee Membership Changes

Spectris (LON:SXS) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.539

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 13%

Final dividend increased to UK£0.54

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Spectris plc (LON:SXS)

Why We're Not Concerned About Spectris plc's (LON:SXS) Share Price

Spectris plc to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Feb 09, 2024

HMS Networks AB (publ) (OM:HMS) has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Red Lion Controls, Inc. from Spectris plc (LSE:SXS) for approximately $350 million.

Spectris plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Financial Year 2023

Is There An Opportunity With Spectris plc's (LON:SXS) 25% Undervaluation?

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.25 per share at 2.3% yield

Spectris plc to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 02, 2024

Spectris (LON:SXS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.253

Spectris plc (LSE:SXS) completed the acquisition of MicroStrain, Inc.

Spectris plc Appoints Mandy Gradden as Non-Executive Director, Effective October 16, 2023

Spectris plc Appoints Mandy Gradden as Non-Executive Director, Effective 16 October 2023

Spectris (LON:SXS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.253

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Spectris (LON:SXS) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.253

Spectris plc Updates Earnings Guidance for the Full Year of 2023

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.50 (vs UK£0.27 in 1H 2022)

Spectris plc (LSE:SXS) entered into a purchase agreement to acquire MicroStrain, Inc. for $37.6 million.

Spectris plc to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 31, 2023

A Look At The Fair Value Of Spectris plc (LON:SXS)

Spectris plc Announces Appointment of Cathy Turner as Senior Independent Director

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.51 per share at 2.0% yield

Spectris (LON:SXS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.513

Spectris' (LON:SXS) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Spectris' (LON:SXS) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: UK£1.07 (vs UK£3.05 in FY 2021)

Is Spectris plc (LON:SXS) Expensive For A Reason? A Look At Its Intrinsic Value

Consensus forecasts updated

We Think Spectris (LON:SXS) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease

Spectris plc to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Feb 23, 2023

Estimating The Fair Value Of Spectris plc (LON:SXS)

Consensus forecasts updated

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.24 per share

Now 20% undervalued

Spectris (LON:SXS) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year