Chemring Group (CHG)

Sector:

Defense and Aeronautics

Index:

FTSE 250

386.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.50p
  • 52 Week High: 421.00
  • 52 Week Low: 297.50
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 272.76m
  • Volume: 1,297,096
  • Market Cap: £1,054.22m
  • RiskGrade: 157
  • Beta: 0.05

Chemring Group Overview

With origins dating back to the early twentieth century, Chemring is a specialist defence manufacturer producing decoy measures to protect air, sea and land platforms against guided missile threats. The group, which floated in 1974, employs over 2000 people at 14 operations in the UK, US, Germany, Spain, France and Australia.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 2.0% 0.0%
Div Cover 2.0 2.4
Op Mrgn 11.4% 14.0%
ROCE 15.3%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 24.6 14.9
PEG 1.4 0.6
Pr/Revenue 2.1 1.5
Pr/Book 3.0  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 8.0% 5.7%
PBT 20.9% 42.1%
EPS 17.2% 26.1%
DPS 13.0% 3.9%

Chemring Group Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Oct-20 402.50 43.30 15.10p 17.3 0.5 +35% 3.90p 1.5%
31-Oct-21 393.30 48.80 16.90p 17.3 1.4 +12% 4.80p 1.6%
31-Oct-22 401.00 47.90 19.00p 15.9 1.3 +12% 5.70p 1.9%
31-Oct-23 472.60 44.10 13.40p 20.9 n/a -30% 6.90p 2.5%
31-Oct-24 510.40 53.30 15.70p 22.6 1.3 +17% 7.80p 2.2%

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

Chemring Group Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Oct-25 539.63 75.72 19.79p 19.5 0.7 +26% 8.11p 0.0%
31-Oct-26 600.17 86.20 22.46p 17.2 1.3 +14% 9.16p 0.0%
31-Oct-27 681.57 106.33 28.05p 13.8 0.6 +25% 11.33p 0.0%

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Chemring Group Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 27-Mar-2025 07:00 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 26-Mar-2025 07:00 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 25-Mar-2025 07:00 RNS

Chemring Group ShareCast News

Sunday newspaper round-up: BP, Defence, Tesla 09-Mar-2025 ShareCast
London close: Stocks finish firmer as defence pl... 03-Mar-2025 ShareCast
London close: Stocks rise as investors look to N... 26-Feb-2025 ShareCast

Chemring Group Top Newspaper Links

Chemring's Mark Papworth steps down as half-year... 25-Jun-2014 Guardian
Chemring chief executive Mark Papworth dumped 25-Jun-2014 Express & Star
Military technology firm Chemring ousts boss for... 25-Jun-2014 Daily Mail

Latest Chemring Group Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
05-Mar-25 Sell Sarah Ellard 415.29p 27,445 £113,976.20

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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.

 

Chemring Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 386.50p
Change Today 0.50p
% Change 0.13 %
52 Week High 421.00
52 Week Low 297.50
Volume 1,297,096
Shares Issued 272.76m
Market Cap £1,054.22m
Beta 0.05
RiskGrade 157

Chemring Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
88.66% below the market average88.66% below the market average88.66% below the market average88.66% below the market average88.66% below the market average
27.27% above the sector average27.27% above the sector average27.27% above the sector average27.27% above the sector average27.27% above the sector average
Price Trend
71.15% above the market average71.15% above the market average71.15% above the market average71.15% above the market average71.15% above 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
Income
59.08% below the market average59.08% below the market average59.08% below the market average59.08% below the market average59.08% below the market average
11.11% above the sector average11.11% above the sector average11.11% above the sector average11.11% above the sector average11.11% above the sector average
Growth
9.68% below the market average9.68% below the market average9.68% below the market average9.68% below the market average9.68% 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 1
Neutral 1
Sell 1
Strong Sell 0
Total 6
buy
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Chemring Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 20-Mar-25 15-Aug-24
Paid 11-Apr-25 06-Sep-24
Amount 5.20p 2.60p

Trades for 27-Mar-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:36 25 @ 386.50p
16:35 68,649 @ 386.50p
16:35 9,856 @ 386.50p
16:35 470,948 @ 386.50p
16:35 227 @ 386.50p

Chemring Group Key Personnel

CFO James Mortensen

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