Chesnara (CSN)

Sector:

Insurance

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

264.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      1.00p
  • 52 Week High: 273.00
  • 52 Week Low: 212.78
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 151.12m
  • Volume: 780,201
  • Market Cap: £399.72m
  • RiskGrade: 146
  • Beta: 0.01

Chesnara Overview

We are a responsible and profitable company engaged in the management of Life and Pension policies in the UK, Sweden and the Netherlands. The Group initially consisted of Countrywide Assured, a closed Life and Pensions book demerged from Countrywide plc, a large estate agency group

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 8.0% 0.0%
Div Cover 0.1 1.1
Op Mrgn 12.2% n/a
ROCE 6.7%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 119.8 9.2
PEG n/a 0.0
Pr/Revenue 1.5 n/a
Pr/Book 1.3  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 14.9% -100.0%
PBT 1123.5% 147.6%
EPS -79.4% 1180.4%
DPS 3.0% 19.4%

Chesnara Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-20 293.36 24.58 12.18p 21.3 n/a -73% 18.92p 7.3%
31-Dec-21 312.05 28.81 15.68p 15.8 0.5 +29% 19.49p 7.9%
31-Dec-22 225.10 (62.10) (19.32)p n/a n/a n/a 20.07p 8.2%
31-Dec-23 228.00 1.70 10.71p 21.2 n/a n/a 20.67p 9.1%
31-Dec-24 261.90 20.80 2.21p 104.1 n/a -79% 21.29p 9.3%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

Chesnara Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-25 n/a 51.50 28.27p 9.4 0.0 +1,180% 25.42p 0.0%
31-Dec-26 n/a 56.00 30.09p 8.8 1.4 +6% 26.19p 0.0%
31-Dec-27 n/a 55.50 27.11p 9.8 n/a -10% 30.47p 0.0%

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Chesnara Company Announcements

£150 MILLION RESTRICTED TIER 1 BOND ISSUE 30-Jul-2025 07:00 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 28-Jul-2025 07:00 RNS
Result of Rump Placing 23-Jul-2025 10:52 RNS

Chesnara ShareCast News

Chesnara prices £150m of convertible notes 30-Jul-2025 ShareCast
Chesnara to buy HSBC Life UK in £260m deal 03-Jul-2025 ShareCast
Chesnara reports strong cash generation, though ... 10-Sep-2024 ShareCast

Chesnara Top Newspaper Links

Chesnara on the takeover trail 01-Sep-2011 The Independent
Foiled Countrywide buyout team refuses to back n... 07-Feb-2007 Times

Latest Chesnara Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
25-Jul-25 Exercise of option Steve Murray 0.000p 56,467 £0.00
25-Jul-25 Sell Steve Murray 259.05p 41,046 £106,330.89
25-Jul-25 Exercise of option Steve Murray 0.000p 29,525 £0.00

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Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

Chesnara Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 264.50p
Change Today 1.00p
% Change 0.38 %
52 Week High 273.00
52 Week Low 212.78
Volume 780,201
Shares Issued 151.12m
Market Cap £399.72m
Beta 0.01
RiskGrade 146

Chesnara Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
94.97% above the market average94.97% above the market average94.97% above the market average94.97% above the market average94.97% above the market average
100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average
Price Trend
23.32% above the market average23.32% above the market average23.32% above the market average23.32% above the market average23.32% above the market average
50.00% above the sector average50.00% above the sector average50.00% above the sector average50.00% above the sector average50.00% above the sector average
Income
87.50% above the market average87.50% above the market average87.50% above the market average87.50% above the market average87.50% above the market average
66.67% above the sector average66.67% above the sector average66.67% above the sector average66.67% above the sector average66.67% above the sector average
Growth
4.09% below the market average4.09% below the market average4.09% below the market average4.09% below the market average4.09% below the market average
71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 1
Neutral 2
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 5
buy
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Chesnara Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 03-Apr-25 19-Sep-24
Paid 20-May-25 01-Nov-24
Amount 16.08p 8.61p

Trades for 01-Aug-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:33 30,000 @ 263.37p
12:21 100,000 @ 263.65p
12:04 75,000 @ 263.44p
15:50 25,000 @ 263.15p
16:35 99,264 @ 264.50p

Chesnara Key Personnel

Chair Luke Savage
CFO Tom Howard

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