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93.12USD

Market data, 2026-11-04

SO: weekly closes from 91.44 on 2025-11-07 to 93.12 on 2026-11-04, a move of +1.8%. Prices in USD.

Weekly closes, 2025-11-07 to 2026-11-04

Over that span: +1.8%

Except where said otherwise: 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19

  • 23.4xP/E

    Price / Earnings per Share (diluted)

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0000092122-26-000006
    Reported in
    USD
    • computed
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19

    The filing itself

  • n/aROIC

    This figure is scaled by the business model rather than by management, so it can only be read against its own sector. We do not hold a large enough sector cohort, and we will not fall back to the whole market.

    NOPAT / Invested Capital x 100, where NOPAT = Operating Income x (1 - Tax Rate) and Invested Capital = Equity + Total Debt - Cash

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0000092122-26-000006
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
    • 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-04-30

    The filing itself

  • 14.7%Net margin

    Net Income / Revenue x 100

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0000092122-26-000006
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19

    The filing itself

  • n/aFCF margin

    This figure is scaled by the business model rather than by management, so it can only be read against its own sector. We do not hold a large enough sector cohort, and we will not fall back to the whole market.

    Free Cash Flow / Revenue x 100

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0000092122-26-000006
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19

    The filing itself

  • n/aDebt/equity

    This figure is scaled by the business model rather than by management, so it can only be read against its own sector. We do not hold a large enough sector cohort, and we will not fall back to the whole market.

    Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0000092122-26-000006
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19

    The filing itself

  • n/aDividend yield

    This figure is scaled by the business model rather than by management, so it can only be read against its own sector. We do not hold a large enough sector cohort, and we will not fall back to the whole market.

    Source
    computed
    Taken on
    2026-11-07
    Reported in
    USD
    • computed
    • computed
    • computed
    • computed
    • computed
    • Computed from the filing for 2025, filed 2026-02-19

The filed years, as a table

10

Each line is 100 at 2016-12-31, the first year we hold.

Filed yearSalesProfitShares in issue
2016-12-31100.0100.0100.0
2017-12-31115.836.6105.2
2018-12-31118.190.9107.0
2019-12-31107.7187.6110.0
2020-12-31102.4122.7111.2
2021-12-31116.291.3111.5
2022-12-31147.2135.5112.8
2023-12-31126.9157.2114.6
2024-12-31134.3174.0115.0
2025-12-31148.5171.6115.8
How sales was got
Source
filed
Statement
income
Fiscal year
2025
Accession
0000092122-26-000006
Reported in
USD

The filing itself

How profit was got
Source
filed
Statement
income
Fiscal year
2025
Accession
0000092122-26-000006
Reported in
USD

The filing itself

How shares in issue was got
Source
filed
Statement
income
Fiscal year
2025
Accession
0000092122-26-000006
Reported in
USD

The filing itself

Figures behind the shape

Growth

7.7%

faster is higher, placed against 4,950 companies as of 2026-11-07

  • Five-year revenue growth rate7.7%
    Source
    computed
    Taken on
    2026-11-07
    Reported in
    USD
    • computed
  • Five-year EPS growth rate6.0%
    Source
    computed
    Taken on
    2026-11-07
    Reported in
    USD
    • computed
  • One-year change in net income-1.4%
    Source
    computed
    Taken on
    2026-11-07
    Reported in
    USD
    • computed

Returns on capital

2.8%

higher is higher, placed against 5,089 companies as of 2026-11-07

  • Return on invested capitaln/a

    This figure is scaled by the business model rather than by management, so it can only be read against its own sector. We do not hold a large enough sector cohort, and we will not fall back to the whole market.

    NOPAT / Invested Capital x 100, where NOPAT = Operating Income x (1 - Tax Rate) and Invested Capital = Equity + Total Debt - Cash

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0000092122-26-000006
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
    • 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-04-30

    The filing itself

  • Return on equityn/a

    This figure is scaled by the business model rather than by management, so it can only be read against its own sector. We do not hold a large enough sector cohort, and we will not fall back to the whole market.

    Net Income / Shareholders' Equity x 100

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0000092122-26-000006
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19

    The filing itself

  • Return on assets2.8%

    Net Income / Total Assets x 100

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0000092122-26-000006
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
    • 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-04-30

    The filing itself

Margins

24.6%

wider is higher, placed against 4,336 companies as of 2026-11-07

  • Gross marginn/a

    We do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to place.

    Gross Profit / Revenue x 100

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0000092122-26-000006
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19

    The filing itself

  • Operating margin24.6%

    Operating Income / Revenue x 100

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0000092122-26-000006
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19

    The filing itself

  • Net margin14.7%

    Net Income / Revenue x 100

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0000092122-26-000006
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19

    The filing itself

  • Free cash flow marginn/a

    This figure is scaled by the business model rather than by management, so it can only be read against its own sector. We do not hold a large enough sector cohort, and we will not fall back to the whole market.

    Free Cash Flow / Revenue x 100

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0000092122-26-000006
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19

    The filing itself

Price

23.4x

cheaper is higher, placed against 4,362 companies as of 2026-11-07

  • Price to earnings23.4x

    Price / Earnings per Share (diluted)

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0000092122-26-000006
    Reported in
    USD
    • computed
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19

    The filing itself

  • Price to book2.8x

    Price / Book Value per Share, where BVPS = Shareholders' Equity / Diluted Shares

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0000092122-26-000006
    Reported in
    USD
    • computed
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
    • computed
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19

    The filing itself

  • EV to EBITDA13.2x

    Enterprise Value / EBITDA, where EV = Market Cap + Total Debt - Cash

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0000092122-26-000006
    Reported in
    USD
    • computed
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
    • 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-04-30
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19

    The filing itself

  • Price to sales ratio3.5x

    Market Cap / Revenue, where Market Cap = Price x Diluted Shares

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0000092122-26-000006
    Reported in
    USD
    • computed
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19

    The filing itself

Safety

0.65

safer is higher, placed against 3,227 companies as of 2026-11-07

  • Debt to equityn/a

    This figure is scaled by the business model rather than by management, so it can only be read against its own sector. We do not hold a large enough sector cohort, and we will not fall back to the whole market.

    Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0000092122-26-000006
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19

    The filing itself

  • Current ratio0.6510-Q for 2025, filed 2026-04-30

    Current Assets / Current Liabilities

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0000092122-26-000034
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-04-30
    • 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-04-30

    The filing itself

  • Interest coveragen/a

    This figure is scaled by the business model rather than by management, so it can only be read against its own sector. We do not hold a large enough sector cohort, and we will not fall back to the whole market.

    Operating Income / Interest Expense

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0000092122-26-000006
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19

    The filing itself

  • Altman Z-Score0.96

    1.2 x A + 1.4 x B + 3.3 x C + 0.6 x D + 1.0 x E (A=WC/TA, B=RE/TA, C=EBIT/TA, D=MktCap/TL, E=Rev/TA)

    Source
    computed
    Taken on
    2026-11-07
    Reported in
    USD
    • Computed from the 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
    • Computed from the 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
    • Computed from the 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
    • Computed from the 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
    • Computed from the 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19

What it pays out

-1.0x

more, and better covered, is higher, placed against 1,091 companies as of 2026-11-07

  • Dividend yieldn/a

    This figure is scaled by the business model rather than by management, so it can only be read against its own sector. We do not hold a large enough sector cohort, and we will not fall back to the whole market.

    Source
    computed
    Taken on
    2026-11-07
    Reported in
    USD
    • computed
    • computed
    • computed
    • computed
    • computed
    • Computed from the filing for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
  • Payout ration/a

    This figure is scaled by the business model rather than by management, so it can only be read against its own sector. We do not hold a large enough sector cohort, and we will not fall back to the whole market.

    Common Dividends Paid / Net Income x 100, both from the latest filed fiscal year

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0000092122-26-000006
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
    • Computed from the 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-19

    The filing itself

  • Dividend cover ratio-1.0x
    Source
    computed
    Taken on
    2026-11-07
    Reported in
    USD
    • computed

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