Drax Group (DRX)

Sector:

Electricity Generation and Distribution

Index:

FTSE 250

601.50p
   
  • Change Today:
    -1.50p
  • 52 Week High: 676.00
  • 52 Week Low: 486.20
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 356.55m
  • Volume: 689,170
  • Market Cap: £2,144.66m
  • RiskGrade: 140

Drax Group Overview

Drax Group is a renewable energy company engaged in renewable power generation, the production of sustainable biomass and the sale of renewable electricity to businesses. Drax operates a generation portfolio of sustainable biomass, hydro-electric and pumped hydro storage assets across four sites in England and Scotland. It is the UK’s largest source of renewable electricity. The company also operates a global bioenergy supply business with manufacturing facilities at 13 sites in the United States and Canada, producing compressed wood pellets for its own use and for customers in Europe and Asia.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 4.3% 0.0%
Div Cover 4.9 n/a
Op Mrgn 13.8% n/a
ROCE 25.8%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 4.7 n/a
PEG 0.6 n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.3 n/a
Pr/Book 1.0  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -20.3% n/a
PBT -5.4% n/a
EPS 7.4% n/a
DPS 12.6% n/a

Drax Group Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-20 4,244.70 (234.70) 24.30p 15.4 n/a -2% 17.10p 4.6%
31-Dec-21 5,088.00 121.50 22.30p 27.1 n/a -8% 18.80p 3.1%
31-Dec-22 7,775.30 78.10 85.10p 8.3 0.0 +282% 21.00p 3.0%
31-Dec-23 7,733.20 796.40 119.60p 4.1 0.1 +40% 23.10p 4.7%
31-Dec-24 6,162.50 753.40 128.40p 5.0 0.7 +7% 26.00p 4.0%

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

Drax Group Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 29-Apr-2025 17:57 RNS
Rule 2.10 - Schroder & Co Ltd 29-Apr-2025 11:42 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 28-Apr-2025 18:11 RNS

Latest Drax Group Director Deals

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

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.

 

Drax Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 601.50p
Change Today -1.50p
% Change -0.25 %
52 Week High 676.00
52 Week Low 486.20
Volume 689,170
Shares Issued 356.55m
Market Cap £2,144.66m
RiskGrade 140

Drax Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
5.32% above the market average5.32% above the market average5.32% above the market average5.32% above the market average5.32% above the market average
20.00% above the sector average20.00% above the sector average20.00% above the sector average20.00% above the sector average20.00% above the sector average
Price Trend
33.33% above the market average33.33% above the market average33.33% above the market average33.33% above the market average33.33% above the market average
60.00% above the sector average60.00% above the sector average60.00% above the sector average60.00% above the sector average60.00% above the sector average
Income
65.30% above the market average65.30% above the market average65.30% above the market average65.30% above the market average65.30% above the market average
33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average
Growth
28.64% above the market average28.64% above the market average28.64% above the market average28.64% above the market average28.64% above the market average
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Drax Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 24-Apr-25 19-Sep-24
Paid 16-May-25 25-Oct-24
Amount 15.60p 10.40p

Trades for 29-Apr-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
17:05 1,000 @ 601.50p
16:36 102 @ 601.50p
16:36 818 @ 601.50p
16:36 14 @ 601.50p
16:35 2,364 @ 601.50p

Drax Group Key Personnel

CEO Will Gardiner
CFO Andy Skelton
Chair Andrea Bertone

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