Victrex plc (VCT)

Sector:

Industrial Chemicals

Index:

FTSE 250

1,074.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -2.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,536.00
  • 52 Week Low: 831.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 87.03m
  • Volume: 83,045
  • Market Cap: £934.75m
  • RiskGrade: 112
  • Beta: 1.56

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 5.5% 0.0%
Div Cover 0.9 1.1
Op Mrgn 15.7% 22.7%
ROCE 4.6%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 20.8 16.0
PEG n/a 0.5
Pr/Revenue 3.2 3.0
Pr/Book 2.0  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -5.2% 5.7%
PBT -67.7% 198.3%
EPS -33.5% 30.1%
DPS n/a 0.5%

Victrex plc Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
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%
30-Sep-24 291.00 23.40 51.70p 18.8 n/a -34% 59.56p 6.1%

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-25 307.73 69.81 67.24p 16.0 0.5 +30% 59.84p 0.0%
30-Sep-26 326.18 82.03 77.71p 13.8 0.9 +16% 65.93p 0.0%
30-Sep-27 341.49 88.72 94.54p 11.4 0.5 +22% 70.17p 0.0%

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Victrex plc Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding 16-Dec-2024 08:52 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 11-Dec-2024 15:07 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 10-Dec-2024 11:46 RNS

Latest Victrex plc Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
13-Dec-24 Buy Ian Melling 1,135.00p 2,000 £22,700.00
11-Dec-24 Exercise of option Jakob Sigurdsson 1,120.73p 11,504 £128,928.78
03-Dec-24 Buy Brendan Connolly 1,019.00p 980 £9,986.20

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 1,074.00p
Change Today -2.00p
% Change -0.19 %
52 Week High 1,536.00
52 Week Low 831.00
Volume 83,045
Shares Issued 87.03m
Market Cap £934.75m
Beta 1.56
RiskGrade 112

Victrex plc Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
27.44% above the market average27.44% above the market average27.44% above the market average27.44% above the market average27.44% above 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
Price Trend
51.4% below the market average51.4% below the market average51.4% below the market average51.4% below the market average51.4% below the market average
14.29% above the sector average14.29% above the sector average14.29% above the sector average14.29% above the sector average14.29% above the sector average
Income
53.93% above the market average53.93% above the market average53.93% above the market average53.93% above the market average53.93% 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
98.33% below the market average98.33% below the market average98.33% below the market average98.33% below the market average98.33% below the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 2
Neutral 5
Sell 1
Strong Sell 1
Total 12
neutral
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Victrex plc Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 23-Jan-25 30-May-24
Paid 21-Feb-25 28-Jun-24
Amount 46.14p 13.42p

Trades for 24-Dec-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
12:31 7,000 @ 1,086.07p
12:35 34,879 @ 1,074.00p
12:35 1 @ 1,074.00p
12:35 1,049 @ 1,074.00p
12:35 26 @ 1,074.00p

Victrex plc Key Personnel

CEO Jakob Sigurdsson

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