Ricardo (RCDO)

Sector:

Support

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

259.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      1.00p
  • 52 Week High: 532.00
  • 52 Week Low: 213.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 62.22m
  • Volume: 390,186
  • Market Cap: £161.15m
  • RiskGrade: 242
  • Beta: 0.04

Ricardo Overview

We are a global strategic engineering and environmental consultancy that specialises in the transport, energy and scarce resources sectors. Our work extends across a range of market sectors – including passenger cars, commercial vehicles, rail, defence, motorsport, energy and environment – and we are proud to possess a client list that includes transport operators, manufacturers, energy companies, financial institutions and government agencies.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 4.9% 0.0%
Div Cover 2.8 2.7
Op Mrgn 2.7% 5.7%
ROCE 7.0%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 7.2 11.3
PEG 1.0 n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.3 0.4
Pr/Book 1.0  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 6.6% -21.4%
PBT n/a 398.2%
EPS 7.5% -56.2%
DPS 6.2% -54.1%

Ricardo Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Jun-20 352.00 (5.30) 21.30p 19.7 n/a -60% 6.24p 1.5%
30-Jun-21 343.70 2.00 22.40p 18.3 3.7 +5% 6.86p 1.7%
30-Jun-22 380.20 12.40 31.20p 11.6 0.3 +39% 10.40p 2.9%
30-Jun-23 445.20 (8.00) 33.40p 17.1 2.4 +7% 11.96p 2.1%
30-Jun-24 474.70 4.30 35.90p 13.6 1.7 +8% 12.70p 2.6%

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

Ricardo Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Jun-25 373.26 21.42 15.74p 16.5 n/a -56% 5.83p 0.0%
30-Jun-26 418.19 24.32 19.58p 13.2 0.5 +24% 7.33p 0.0%
30-Jun-27 437.22 29.87 26.20p 9.9 0.3 +34% 9.59p 0.0%

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Ricardo Company Announcements

Strategy Update 28-Mar-2025 07:00 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 19-Mar-2025 12:33 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 19-Mar-2025 09:00 RNS

Ricardo ShareCast News

Ricardo reiterates opposition to Science Group, ... 28-Mar-2025 ShareCast
Ricardo rejects Science Group's demands for boar... 14-Mar-2025 ShareCast
Science Group ups Ricardo shareholding to just u... 03-Mar-2025 ShareCast

Ricardo Top Newspaper Links

Engineering group Ricardo hits top speed as prof... 27-Sep-2011 Daily Mail
RICARDO’S ANNUAL SALES RACE AHEAD TO £196M 27-Sep-2011 Express & Star
Fine tuning 18-Sep-2007 The Scotsman

Latest Ricardo Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
10-Mar-25 Buy Harpreet Sagoo 221.40p 68 £150.55
10-Mar-25 Buy Judith Cottrell 221.40p 68 £150.55
10-Feb-25 Buy Harpreet Sagoo 221.00p 69 £152.49

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.

 

Ricardo Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 259.00p
Change Today 1.00p
% Change 0.39 %
52 Week High 532.00
52 Week Low 213.00
Volume 390,186
Shares Issued 62.22m
Market Cap £161.15m
Beta 0.04
RiskGrade 242

Ricardo Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
4.04% below the market average4.04% below the market average4.04% below the market average4.04% below the market average4.04% below the market average
57.30% above the sector average57.30% above the sector average57.30% above the sector average57.30% above the sector average57.30% above the sector average
Price Trend
77.82% below the market average77.82% below the market average77.82% below the market average77.82% below the market average77.82% below the market average
81.25% below the sector average81.25% below the sector average81.25% below the sector average81.25% below the sector average81.25% below the sector average
Income
55.50% above the market average55.50% above the market average55.50% above the market average55.50% above the market average55.50% above the market average
63.33% above the sector average63.33% above the sector average63.33% above the sector average63.33% above the sector average63.33% above the sector average
Growth
32.23% above the market average32.23% above the market average32.23% above the market average32.23% above the market average32.23% above the market average
42.22% above the sector average42.22% above the sector average42.22% above the sector average42.22% above the sector average42.22% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 1
Neutral 5
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 9
buy
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Ricardo Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 13-Mar-25 31-Oct-24
Paid 11-Apr-25 22-Nov-24
Amount 1.70p 8.90p

Trades for 28-Mar-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
17:07 7,500 @ 259.00p
15:44 3 @ 259.00p
15:41 50,000 @ 259.88p
16:35 40,326 @ 259.00p
16:35 888 @ 259.00p

Ricardo Key Personnel

CEO Graham Ritchie

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