Close Brothers Group (CBG)

Sector:

Banking

Index:

FTSE 250

326.80p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.80p
  • 52 Week High: 551.50
  • 52 Week Low: 185.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 150.49m
  • Volume: 343,146
  • Market Cap: £491.79m
  • RiskGrade: 146

CBG Overview

Close Brothers Group plc is a United Kingdom-based merchant banking company. The Company is engaged in providing lending, deposit-taking, wealth management services and securities trading. Its segments include Commercial, Retail, Property, Asset Management and Securities. The Commercial segment provides secured lending principally to small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), both through their direct sales force and via third party distribution channels. The Retail segment provides loans to predominantly individuals and small businesses, through a network of intermediaries. The Property segment specializes in short-term residential development finance through property finance, and also offers refurbishment and bridging loans through commercial acceptances.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 0.0% 0.0%
Div Cover n/a n/a
Op Mrgn 15.0% 24.5%
ROCE 7.4%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 4.3 5.8
PEG 0.1 n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.5 0.6
Pr/Book 0.3  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 1.2% -18.5%
PBT 26.8% 32.5%
EPS 38.1% -25.5%
DPS n/a n/a

CBG Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Jul-20 866.10 140.90 74.50p 14.7 n/a -44% 40.00p 3.6%
31-Jul-21 952.60 265.20 140.40p 11.0 0.1 +88% 60.00p 3.9%
31-Jul-22 936.10 232.80 111.50p 10.0 n/a -21% 66.00p 5.9%
31-Jul-23 932.60 112.00 55.10p 16.7 n/a -51% 67.50p 7.3%
31-Jul-24 944.20 142.00 76.10p 6.7 0.2 +38% n/a 0.0%

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

CBG Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Jul-25 769.32 188.18 56.73p 5.8 n/a -26% n/a 0.0%
31-Jul-26 765.75 192.01 53.11p 6.2 n/a -6% n/a 0.0%
31-Jul-27 803.42 222.73 65.70p 5.0 0.2 +24% n/a 0.0%

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CBG Company Announcements

Total Voting Rights 02-Jun-2025 16:00 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 30-May-2025 10:30 RNS
Trading Statement 21-May-2025 07:00 RNS

CBG ShareCast News

Broker tips: Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury's, Close... 22-May-2025 ShareCast
London close: Stocks mixed on higher-than-expect... 21-May-2025 ShareCast
Close Bros optimistic despite softer loan book 21-May-2025 ShareCast

CBG Top Newspaper Links

Close Brothers in bid for Kleinwort Benson 24-Aug-2009 The Scotsman
Close Brothers bidding for Kleinwort Benson 24-Aug-2009 Sunday Times
Close Brothers steps into loans breach 23-Jun-2009 The Scotsman

Latest CBG Director Deals

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

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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.

 

CBG Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 326.80p
Change Today 0.80p
% Change 0.25 %
52 Week High 551.50
52 Week Low 185.00
Volume 343,146
Shares Issued 150.49m
Market Cap £491.79m
RiskGrade 146

CBG Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
92.33% above the market average92.33% above the market average92.33% above the market average92.33% above the market average92.33% above the market average
73.33% above the sector average73.33% above the sector average73.33% above the sector average73.33% above the sector average73.33% above the sector average
Price Trend
27.55% below the market average27.55% below the market average27.55% below the market average27.55% below the market average27.55% below the market average
60% below the sector average60% below the sector average60% below the sector average60% below the sector average60% below the sector average
Income Not Available
Growth
53.81% below the market average53.81% below the market average53.81% below the market average53.81% below the market average53.81% below the market average
60% below the sector average60% below the sector average60% below the sector average60% below the sector average60% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 2
Neutral 6
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 11
buy
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CBG Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 19-Oct-23 23-Mar-23
Paid 24-Nov-23 26-Apr-23
Amount 45.00p 22.50p

Trades for 04-Jun-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 122,775 @ 326.80p
16:35 6,400 @ 326.80p
16:35 722 @ 326.80p
16:35 732 @ 326.80p
16:35 229 @ 326.80p

CBG Key Personnel

Chair Michael N Biggs

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