Hill and Smith (HILS)

Sector:

Engineering

Index:

FTSE 250

1,816.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -30.00p
  • 52 Week High: 2,300.00
  • 52 Week Low: 1,734.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 80.47m
  • Volume: 176,764
  • Market Cap: £1,461.41m
  • RiskGrade: 132
  • Beta: 0.03

Hill and Smith Overview

Hill & Smith PLC is a United Kingdom-based holding company, which consists of 30 companies operating from 57 sites in five countries. The Company operates through three divisions. Galvanizing Services division includes structural steel work, lighting columns, bridges, agricultural equipment and other products for the industrial and infrastructure markets. Engineered Solutions division supplies engineered steel and composite solutions with low embodied energy for a range of infrastructure markets, including energy generation and distribution, marine, rail and housing. The division also supplies engineered pipe supports for the water, power and liquid natural gas markets and seismic protection solutions.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 2.7% 0.0%
Div Cover 2.5 2.5
Op Mrgn 13.5% 16.1%
ROCE 30.6%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 14.8 15.2
PEG 0.6 2.0
Pr/Revenue 1.7 1.7
Pr/Book 3.1  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 3.0% 6.8%
PBT 20.1% 31.3%
EPS 24.3% 4.5%
DPS 14.0% 2.7%

Hill and Smith Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-20 660.50 35.50 63.20p 22.3 n/a -22% 26.70p 1.9%
31-Dec-21 625.20 42.80 70.00p 25.7 2.3 +11% 31.00p 1.7%
31-Dec-22 732.10 69.30 85.40p 13.7 0.6 +22% 35.00p 3.0%
31-Dec-23 829.80 93.20 98.60p 19.4 1.2 +16% 43.00p 2.3%
31-Dec-24 855.10 111.90 122.60p 15.2 0.6 +24% 49.00p 2.6%

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

Hill and Smith Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-25 913.50 146.98 128.07p 14.2 3.2 +4% 50.33p 0.0%
31-Dec-26 953.52 155.58 136.64p 13.3 2.0 +7% 53.56p 0.0%

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Hill and Smith Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding 26-Mar-2025 15:50 RNS
Board Appointment 25-Mar-2025 07:00 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 24-Mar-2025 15:58 RNS

Hill and Smith ShareCast News

Director dealings: Hill & Smith director buys so... 19-Mar-2025 ShareCast
Hill & Smith hikes divi as strong US performance... 12-Mar-2025 ShareCast
London close: Stocks fall as UK inflation tops B... 20-Nov-2024 ShareCast

Hill and Smith Top Newspaper Links

Hennes is clobbered 18-Aug-2009 Sun
Hell's Yells ... Normski's back for ad 19-Aug-2008 Sun

Latest Hill and Smith Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
14-Mar-25 Buy Carol Chesney 1,886.62p 1,054 £19,884.97
14-Mar-25 Buy Carol Chesney 1,842.00p 1,054 £19,414.68
12-Mar-25 Buy Alan Giddins 1,875.00p 4,225 £79,218.75

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.

 

Hill and Smith Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,816.00p
Change Today -30.00p
% Change -1.63 %
52 Week High 2,300.00
52 Week Low 1,734.00
Volume 176,764
Shares Issued 80.47m
Market Cap £1,461.41m
Beta 0.03
RiskGrade 132

Hill and Smith Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
92.2% below the market average92.2% below the market average92.2% below the market average92.2% below the market average92.2% below the market average
55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average
Price Trend
7.56% above the market average7.56% above the market average7.56% above the market average7.56% above the market average7.56% above the market average
26.67% above the sector average26.67% above the sector average26.67% above the sector average26.67% above the sector average26.67% above the sector average
Income
44.64% below the market average44.64% below the market average44.64% below the market average44.64% below the market average44.64% below the market average
55.56% above the sector average55.56% above the sector average55.56% above the sector average55.56% above the sector average55.56% above the sector average
Growth
50.83% above the market average50.83% above the market average50.83% above the market average50.83% above the market average50.83% above the market average
30.77% above the sector average30.77% above the sector average30.77% above the sector average30.77% above the sector average30.77% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 3
Neutral 0
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 7
strong_buy
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Hill and Smith Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 29-May-25 28-Nov-24
Paid 04-Jul-25 07-Jan-25
Amount 32.50p 16.50p

Trades for 28-Mar-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 45,920 @ 1,816.00p
16:35 1 @ 1,816.00p
16:35 162 @ 1,816.00p
16:35 639 @ 1,816.00p
16:35 269 @ 1,816.00p

Hill and Smith Key Personnel

CFO Hannah Nichols
CEO Rutger Helbing

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