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Key financial summary
Financials in GBP| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | TTM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | £m | 4,643 | 4,319 | 4,591 | 4,755 | 4,715 | 4,654 | 4,752 | 4,752 |
| Operating profit | £m | 136 | 136 | ||||||
| Net profit | £m | -327 | 78 | 636 | 87 | -16 | 128 | 118 | 118 |
| EPS reported | £ | 0.21 | 0.22 | ||||||
| Operating cashflow per share | £ | 1.12 | 1.14 | ||||||
| Capex per share | £ | 0.44 | 0.45 | ||||||
| FCF per share | £ | 0.68 | 0.70 | ||||||
| Free cash flow | £m | 379 | 379 | ||||||
| Net debt | £m | 276 | 725 | ||||||
| Book value equity | £m | 710 | 710 | ||||||
| Book value per share | £ | 1.23 | 1.31 | ||||||
| Number of shares | m | 575 | 542.78 | ||||||
| DPS (TTM paid) | £ | 0.05 | 0.07 |
Financial summary
Financials in GBP| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | TTM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | |||||||||
| P/E TTM | x | 7.91 | - | ||||||
| P/B LTM | x | 1.30 | 1.35 | ||||||
| P/S LTM | x | 0.19 | 0.20 | ||||||
| P/FCF LTM | x | 2.43 | 2.54 | ||||||
| EV/EBITDA LTM | x | 2.35 | 2.24 | ||||||
| EV/Sales LTM | x | 0.35 | 0.35 | ||||||
| Earnings Yield LTM | % | 12.64% | 12.07% | ||||||
| FCF Yield | % | 41.17% | 39.43% | ||||||
| Quality | |||||||||
| ROE | % | 16.66% | 17.75% | ||||||
| ROIC | % | 4.96% | 4.96% | ||||||
| Operating margin | % | 2.86% | 2.86% | ||||||
| Gross margin | % | 2.86% | 2.86% | ||||||
| FCF/Sales | % | 7.97% | 7.97% | ||||||
| Growth and momentum | |||||||||
| EPS Growth YoY | % | +5.00% | +5.00% | ||||||
| Sales Growth YoY | % | +2.11% | +2.11% | ||||||
| Net Income Growth YoY | % | -7.22% | -7.22% | ||||||
| FCF Growth | % | -36.65% | -36.65% | ||||||
| Operating Profit Growth | % | -39.04% | -39.04% | ||||||
| Dividend and capital structure | |||||||||
| Dividend Yield | % | 4.23% | 3.97% | ||||||
| Dividend Growth | % | -28.57% | +10.77% | ||||||
| Payout Ratio | % | 32.22% | 32.88% | ||||||
| FCF/Debt | x | 0.33 | 0.33 | ||||||
| Net Debt/EBITDA | x | 1.03 | 0.96 | ||||||
| EBIT/Net interest | x | 1.94 | 1.94 | ||||||
| Net debt/market cap | % | 29.95% | 75.51% | ||||||
| Net debt/Equity | x | 0.39 | 1.02 | ||||||
| Gross debt/equity | x | 1.63 | 1.63 | ||||||
Ratings
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Company overview
FirstGroup plc provides public transport services in the United Kingdom. It operates through First Bus and First Rail segments. The First Bus segment offers local bus services with a fleet of approximately 5,800 buses and coaches in the United Kingdom. The First Rail segment operates a passenger rail network that provides long-distance, commuter, regional, and sleeper services through a portfolio of Great Western Railway, South Western Railway, and Avanti West Coast franchises; and hull trains and Lumos. FirstGroup plc was founded in 1986 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
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Based on consensus from external analysts. Not Kvantra's opinion.
FirstGroup plc provides public transport services in the United Kingdom. It operates through First Bus and First Rail segments. The First Bus segment offers local bus services with a fleet of approximately 5,800 buses and coaches in the United Kingdom. The First Rail segment operates a passenger rail network that provides long-distance, commuter, regional, and sleeper services through a portfolio of Great Western Railway, South Western Railway, and Avanti West Coast franchises; and hull trains and Lumos. FirstGroup plc was founded in 1986 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
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