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FirstGroup LSE:FGP Stock Report

Last Price

UK£1.60

Market Cap

UK£958.4m

7D

2.2%

1Y

-4.5%

Updated

20 Jan, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

FGP Stock Overview

Provides public transport services in the United Kingdom. More details

FGP fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation3/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance3/6
Financial Health4/6
Dividends3/6

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FirstGroup plc Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for FirstGroup
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£1.60
52 Week HighUK£1.89
52 Week LowUK£1.29
Beta1.59
1 Month Change-2.62%
3 Month Change14.68%
1 Year Change-4.47%
3 Year Change56.81%
5 Year Change29.22%
Change since IPO9.66%

Recent News & Updates

Shareholders Will Be Pleased With The Quality of FirstGroup's (LON:FGP) Earnings

Nov 21
Shareholders Will Be Pleased With The Quality of FirstGroup's (LON:FGP) Earnings

Recent updates

Shareholders Will Be Pleased With The Quality of FirstGroup's (LON:FGP) Earnings

Nov 21
Shareholders Will Be Pleased With The Quality of FirstGroup's (LON:FGP) Earnings

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP)

Oct 04
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP)

What FirstGroup plc's (LON:FGP) P/S Is Not Telling You

Sep 12
What FirstGroup plc's (LON:FGP) P/S Is Not Telling You

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP)?

Aug 06
Is Now The Time To Look At Buying FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP)?

Estimating The Fair Value Of FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP)

Jul 02
Estimating The Fair Value Of FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP)

Should You Think About Buying FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) Now?

May 26
Should You Think About Buying FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) Now?

Is FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) Trading At A 27% Discount?

Mar 30
Is FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) Trading At A 27% Discount?

Shareholder Returns

FGPGB TransportationGB Market
7D2.2%3.1%3.3%
1Y-4.5%16.5%10.6%

Return vs Industry: FGP underperformed the UK Transportation industry which returned 16.5% over the past year.

Return vs Market: FGP underperformed the UK Market which returned 10.6% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is FGP's price volatile compared to industry and market?
FGP volatility
FGP Average Weekly Movement4.1%
Transportation Industry Average Movement4.7%
Market Average Movement4.9%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.8%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.6%

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

Volatility Over Time: FGP's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
198630,000Graham Sutherlandwww.firstgroupplc.com

FirstGroup plc provides public transport services in the United Kingdom. The company operates through First Bus and First Rail segments. The First Bus segment offers local bus services with a fleet of approximately 4,800 buses in the United Kingdom.

FirstGroup plc Fundamentals Summary

How do FirstGroup's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
FGP fundamental statistics
Market capUK£958.36m
Earnings (TTM)UK£95.00m
Revenue (TTM)UK£4.85b

10.1x

P/E Ratio

0.2x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
FGP income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£4.85b
Cost of RevenueUK£1.97b
Gross ProfitUK£2.88b
Other ExpensesUK£2.78b
EarningsUK£95.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 28, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.16
Gross Margin59.31%
Net Profit Margin1.96%
Debt/Equity Ratio23.2%

How did FGP perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

3.6%

Current Dividend Yield

37%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/20 22:55
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/28
Annual Earnings2024/03/30

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

FirstGroup plc is covered by 31 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Gerald KhooArbuthnot Securities Limited
David FintzenBarclays
Jack CummingsBerenberg