Spectris plc

LSE:SXS Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£4.1b

Spectris Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 3/6

Spectris has a total shareholder equity of £1.3B and total debt of £633.1M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 48.5%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £2.4B and £1.1B respectively. Spectris's EBIT is £110.9M making its interest coverage ratio 4.3. It has cash and short-term investments of £87.4M.

Key information

48.52%

Debt to equity ratio

UK£633.10m

Debt

Interest coverage ratio4.3x
CashUK£87.40m
EquityUK£1.30b
Total liabilitiesUK£1.14b
Total assetsUK£2.44b

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

Shareholders May Be Wary Of Increasing Spectris plc's (LON:SXS) CEO Compensation Package

May 16
Shareholders May Be Wary Of Increasing Spectris plc's (LON:SXS) CEO Compensation Package

Spectris' (LON:SXS) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

May 08
Spectris' (LON:SXS) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Spectris plc's (LON:SXS) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 68% Above Its Share Price

Apr 27
Spectris plc's (LON:SXS) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 68% Above Its Share Price

Spectris plc's (LON:SXS) Earnings Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

Apr 12
Spectris plc's (LON:SXS) Earnings Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

Spectris (LON:SXS) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.566

Mar 22
Spectris (LON:SXS) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.566
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Integration Of Micromeritics May Delay Expected Synergies And Impact Margins

Recent acquisitions pose operational challenges; integration inefficiencies could hinder revenue growth and delay expected synergies.

Are Investors Undervaluing Spectris plc (LON:SXS) By 39%?

Jan 01
Are Investors Undervaluing Spectris plc (LON:SXS) By 39%?

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

Dec 05
Insufficient Growth At Spectris plc (LON:SXS) Hampers Share Price

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: SXS's short term assets (£691.2M) exceed its short term liabilities (£388.7M).

Long Term Liabilities: SXS's short term assets (£691.2M) do not cover its long term liabilities (£750.7M).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: SXS's net debt to equity ratio (41.8%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: SXS's debt to equity ratio has increased from 14.7% to 48.5% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: SXS's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (22.2%).

Interest Coverage: SXS's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (4.3x coverage).


Balance Sheet


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/11/03 06:30
End of Day Share Price 2025/11/03 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Spectris plc is covered by 25 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Richard PaigeBarclays
Jonathan HurnBarclays
Eleanor SpencerBerenberg