Renishaw (RSW)

Sector:

Electronic and Electrical Equipment

Index:

FTSE 250

4,015.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      30.00p
  • 52 Week High: 4,370.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 2,950.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 72.79m
  • Volume: 10,485
  • Market Cap: £2,922.46m
  • RiskGrade: 147

Renishaw puts itself up for sale, shares surge

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Tuesday 02 Mar 2021

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Renishaw shares surged on Tuesday after the engineer said it was putting itself up for sale as its founders look to sell their stake.
The company said executive chairman Sir David McMurtry and non-executive deputy chairman John Deer would sell their shareholdings in Renishaw, which together make up around 53% of the group.

Renishaw said they had have expressed a preference for the disposal of their entire combined shareholding.

"The board has considered various options with its advisers. In considering these options the board, including the founders, has had regard to the interests of all the company's stakeholders," it said. "The board has unanimously concluded that it would be appropriate to investigate the sale of the company and is therefore launching a formal sale process for the company."

McMurtry and Deer said: "We are both grateful for our continued good health, however we recognise that neither of us is getting any younger. Now finding ourselves in our 80s, our thoughts have increasingly turned to considering the future of our shareholdings in the company and how we can actively contribute to securing the future success of the business.

"With that in mind, we approached the rest of the board to indicate that we felt the time was now right to discuss the best way to achieve this."

At 1535 GMT, the shares were up 20% at 6,980p.

Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell, said: "News that precision engineer Renishaw has put itself up for sale is a further blow to the UK market if it results in a sale to a third party that subsequently delists the business.

"Its shares have often been too expensive for many investors to show interest, but should it agree a sale then one can imagine the same reaction as when Arm Holdings was taken over in 2016, namely the sad loss of a superb business on the market.

"Takeovers may net investors a small premium to the market price, but they can also deny them substantial future gains if the shares were retained.

"The issue with Renishaw is that its shares already command a high valuation so any potential suitor would have to pay top dollar to buy the company.

"There is also the factor that the two founders, holding sway over 53% of the business including stakes owned by connected parties, only want to sell to someone who would respect the heritage and culture, and commitment to local communities where it operates.

"One could imagine an Asian company would be interested in owning Renishaw, but such a buyer may have different views on whose culture should prevail."

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Renishaw Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 4,015.00p
Change Today 30.00p
% Change 0.75 %
52 Week High 4,370.00p
52 Week Low 2,950.00p
Volume 10,485
Shares Issued 72.79m
Market Cap £2,922.46m
RiskGrade 147

Renishaw Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Value
78.82% below the market average78.82% below the market average78.82% below the market average78.82% below the market average78.82% below the market average
77.78% below the sector average77.78% below the sector average77.78% below the sector average77.78% below the sector average77.78% below the sector average
Price Trend
33.91% above the market average33.91% above the market average33.91% above the market average33.91% above the market average33.91% above the market average
43.59% above the sector average43.59% above the sector average43.59% above the sector average43.59% above the sector average43.59% above the sector average
Income
82.35% below the market average82.35% below the market average82.35% below the market average82.35% below the market average82.35% below the market average
69.23% below the sector average69.23% below the sector average69.23% below the sector average69.23% below the sector average69.23% below the sector average
Growth
2% below the market average2% below the market average2% below the market average2% below the market average2% below the market average
37.14% above the sector average37.14% above the sector average37.14% above the sector average37.14% above the sector average37.14% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

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Neutral 3
Sell 1
Strong Sell 1
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Renishaw Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 07-Mar-24 02-Nov-23
Paid 09-Apr-24 07-Dec-23
Amount 16.80p 59.40p

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Renishaw Key Personnel

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