Victrex plc (VCT)

Sector:

Industrial Chemicals

Index:

FTSE 250

1,299.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      26.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,676.00
  • 52 Week Low: 1,230.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 87.03m
  • Volume: 128,087
  • Market Cap: £1,130.58m
  • RiskGrade: 112

Victrex plc Overview

Victrex is an innovative world leader in high-performance polymer solutions and the number 1 PEEK experts (PEEK – polyetheretherketone – is a high performance polymer, typically used to replace metal in demanding applications across a range of industries). Every day, millions of people rely on products or applications which contain our sustainable polymers, from smartphones, aeroplanes and cars to oil & gas operations and medical devices. With over 40 years’ experience and with global megatrends such as CO2 reduction and lightweighting supporting our sustainable products, we are moving beyond the polymer into semi-finished and finished products which shape future performance for our customers and our markets, bring environmental and societal benefits, and drive value for our shareholders.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 4.6% 0.0%
Div Cover 1.3 1.3
Op Mrgn 23.8% 25.7%
ROCE 12.7%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 16.7 16.8
PEG n/a n/a
Pr/Revenue 3.7 3.6
Pr/Book 2.3  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -10.0% 1.4%
PBT -17.3% 10.6%
EPS -18.2% -2.0%
DPS n/a -0.6%

Victrex plc Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Sep-19 294.00 104.70 107.20p 20.1 n/a -17% 59.56p 2.8%
30-Sep-20 266.00 63.50 62.60p 29.2 n/a -42% 46.14p 2.5%
30-Sep-21 306.30 92.50 83.40p 28.6 0.9 +33% 59.56p 2.5%
30-Sep-22 341.00 87.70 95.00p 17.6 1.3 +14% 59.56p 3.6%
30-Sep-23 307.00 72.50 77.70p 18.1 n/a -18% 59.56p 4.2%

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

Victrex plc Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Sep-24 311.44 80.18 76.13p 17.1 n/a -2% 59.19p 0.0%
30-Sep-25 333.52 90.59 87.47p 14.9 1.0 +15% 70.49p 0.0%
30-Sep-26 349.83 98.23 96.23p 13.5 1.3 +10% 70.06p 0.0%

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Victrex plc Company Announcements

Total Voting Rights 28-Mar-2024 09:56 RNS
Directorate Change 15-Mar-2024 08:30 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 06-Mar-2024 14:06 RNS

Latest Victrex plc Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
06-Mar-24 Buy Jakob Sigurdsson 1,293.64p 4,000 £51,745.60
12-Feb-24 Buy Dame Vivienne Cox 1,366.20p 1,086 £14,836.97

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

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.

 

Victrex plc Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,299.00p
Change Today 26.00p
% Change 2.04 %
52 Week High 1,676.00
52 Week Low 1,230.00
Volume 128,087
Shares Issued 87.03m
Market Cap £1,130.58m
RiskGrade 112

Victrex plc Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
5.29% above the market average5.29% above the market average5.29% above the market average5.29% above the market average5.29% above the market average
62.50% above the sector average62.50% above the sector average62.50% above the sector average62.50% above the sector average62.50% above the sector average
Price Trend
38.74% below the market average38.74% below the market average38.74% below the market average38.74% below the market average38.74% below the market average
55.56% above the sector average55.56% above the sector average55.56% above the sector average55.56% above the sector average55.56% above the sector average
Income
54.85% above the market average54.85% above the market average54.85% above the market average54.85% above the market average54.85% 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
Growth
83.84% below the market average83.84% below the market average83.84% below the market average83.84% below the market average83.84% below the market average
88.89% below the sector average88.89% below the sector average88.89% below the sector average88.89% below the sector average88.89% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 1
Buy 3
Neutral 4
Sell 1
Strong Sell 2
Total 11
neutral
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Victrex plc Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 25-Jan-24 25-May-23
Paid 23-Feb-24 03-Jul-23
Amount 46.14p 13.42p

Trades for 28-Mar-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 84,735 @ 1,299.00p
16:35 192 @ 1,299.00p
16:35 1,101 @ 1,299.00p
16:35 789 @ 1,299.00p
16:35 467 @ 1,299.00p

Victrex plc Key Personnel

CEO Jakob Sigurdsson

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