Premier Foods (PFD)

Sector:

Food

Index:

FTSE 250

176.80p
   
  • Change Today:
    -5.20p
  • 52 Week High: 195.60
  • 52 Week Low: 134.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 868.80m
  • Volume: 1,503,386
  • Market Cap: £1,536.03m
  • RiskGrade: 174
  • Beta: 0.03

Premier Foods Overview

As one of the UK’s largest food producers, we’re passionate about food and believe, each and every day, we have the opportunity to enrich life for everyone. We employ over 4,000 dedicated colleagues operating from 15 sites across the country, supplying a range of retail, wholesale, foodservice and other customers with our iconic brands which feature in millions of homes every day. We operate primarily in the ambient food sector, which is one of the largest sectors within the total UK grocery market. We operate in four key Grocery categories: Flavourings & Seasonings; Quick Meals, Snacks & Soups; Ambient Desserts and Cooking Sauces & Accompaniments. Within Sweet Treats we operate in the Ambient Cakes category.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 1.0% 0.0%
Div Cover 7.9 6.5
Op Mrgn 15.6% 15.6%
ROCE 21.8%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 12.9 13.1
PEG 2.1 13.3
Pr/Revenue 1.4 1.4
Pr/Book 1.2  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 13.0% 1.8%
PBT 34.7% 19.0%
EPS 6.2% 1.0%
DPS 20.0% 23.3%

Premier Foods Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
03-Apr-21 947.00 122.80 11.20p 8.4 0.3 +26% 1.00p 1.1%
02-Apr-22 900.50 102.60 11.50p 10.1 3.4 +3% 1.20p 1.0%
30-Mar-23 1,006.40 112.40 12.90p 9.5 0.8 +12% 1.44p 1.2%
01-Apr-23 1,006.40 112.40 12.90p 9.5 n/a n/a 1.44p 1.2%
30-Mar-24 1,137.50 151.40 13.70p 10.9 1.8 +6% 1.73p 1.2%

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

Premier Foods Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-25 1,158.24 180.17 13.84p 12.8 12.9 +1% 2.13p 0.0%
31-Mar-26 1,197.67 187.97 14.74p 12.0 1.8 +6% 2.51p 0.0%
31-Mar-27 1,240.10 195.62 15.65p 11.3 1.8 +6% 2.96p 0.0%

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Premier Foods Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding 17-Dec-2024 09:30 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 09-Dec-2024 15:59 RNS
Half-Year Results 14-Nov-2024 07:00 RNS

Latest Premier Foods 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.

 

Premier Foods Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 176.80p
Change Today -5.20p
% Change -2.86 %
52 Week High 195.60
52 Week Low 134.00
Volume 1,503,386
Shares Issued 868.80m
Market Cap £1,536.03m
Beta 0.03
RiskGrade 174

Premier Foods Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
49.9% below the market average49.9% below the market average49.9% below the market average49.9% below the market average49.9% below the market average
64.29% below the sector average64.29% below the sector average64.29% below the sector average64.29% below the sector average64.29% below the sector average
Price Trend
82.16% above the market average82.16% above the market average82.16% above the market average82.16% above the market average82.16% above the market average
93.33% above the sector average93.33% above the sector average93.33% above the sector average93.33% above the sector average93.33% above the sector average
Income
48.44% below the market average48.44% below the market average48.44% below the market average48.44% below the market average48.44% below the market average
33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average
Growth
10.79% below the market average10.79% below the market average10.79% below the market average10.79% below the market average10.79% below the market average
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What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 5
Buy 1
Neutral 1
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 7
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Premier Foods Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Final
Ex-Div 27-Jun-24 29-Jun-23
Paid 26-Jul-24 28-Jul-23
Amount 1.73p 1.44p

Trades for 10-Jan-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:39 3,002 @ 176.80p
16:39 3,797 @ 176.80p
16:35 344,572 @ 176.80p
16:35 337 @ 176.80p
16:35 260 @ 176.80p

Premier Foods Key Personnel

CEO Alex Whitehouse
CFO Duncan Leggett

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