Close Brothers Group (CBG)

Sector:

Banking

Index:

FTSE 250

501.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      11.40p
  • 52 Week High: 551.50
  • 52 Week Low: 185.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 150.51m
  • Volume: 477,639
  • Market Cap: £754.07m
  • 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% 24.2%
ROCE 7.4%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 6.6 8.5
PEG 0.2 n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.8 1.0
Pr/Book 0.4  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 1.2% -21.0%
PBT 26.8% 27.0%
EPS 38.1% -24.5%
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-25 745.77 180.34 57.44p 8.7 n/a -24% n/a 0.0%
31-Jul-26 742.53 181.87 51.96p 9.6 n/a -10% n/a 0.0%
31-Jul-27 774.08 208.01 63.86p 7.8 0.3 +23% n/a 0.0%

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CBG Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 18-Aug-2025 15:00 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 11-Aug-2025 16:45 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 06-Aug-2025 16:00 RNS

CBG ShareCast News

London close: Stocks mixed as world watches Ukra... 18-Aug-2025 ShareCast
RBC Capital downgrades Close Brothers to 'sector... 18-Aug-2025 ShareCast
London close: Stocks rise on back of motor lende... 04-Aug-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 501.00p
Change Today 11.40p
% Change 2.33 %
52 Week High 551.50
52 Week Low 185.00
Volume 477,639
Shares Issued 150.51m
Market Cap £754.07m
RiskGrade 146

CBG Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
86.14% above the market average86.14% above the market average86.14% above the market average86.14% above the market average86.14% 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
23.51% above the market average23.51% above the market average23.51% above the market average23.51% above the market average23.51% above 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
49.45% below the market average49.45% below the market average49.45% below the market average49.45% below the market average49.45% 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 1
Neutral 6
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 10
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 22-Aug-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:42 22,835 @ 500.10p
16:35 43 @ 501.00p
16:29 791 @ 502.11p
16:28 39 @ 502.00p
16:28 51 @ 502.00p

CBG Key Personnel

Chair Michael N Biggs
CEO Mike Morgan

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