Softcat (SCT)

Sector:

IT Services

Index:

FTSE 250

1,590.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      17.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,855.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 1,212.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 199.76m
  • Volume: 112,401
  • Market Cap: £3,176.13m
  • RiskGrade: 559

Softcat Overview

Softcat is a Marlow-based IT infrastructure provider founded by Peter Kelly in 1993. It has UK offices in Bristol, London, Manchester, Leeds, Marlow, Southampton, Birmingham and Glasgow, and an Irish office in Dublin. Our goal is to be the leading IT infrastructure product and services provider in terms of employee engagement, customer satisfaction and shareholder returns. We hope our success will create opportunities for our people and deliver growth for our customers and partners.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 1.6% 0.0%
Div Cover 2.2 1.5
Op Mrgn 14.3% 15.5%
ROCE 56.8%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 28.0 27.3
PEG 22.2 9.8
Pr/Revenue 3.2 3.2
Pr/Book 12.5  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -8.6% 0.0%
PBT 4.2% 8.0%
EPS 1.3% 2.8%
DPS 4.6% 56.8%

Softcat Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Jul-19 991.85 84.82 34.60p 27.6 1.1 +24% 14.90p 1.6%
31-Jul-20 1,077.13 93.62 38.20p 33.0 3.3 +10% 16.60p 1.3%
31-Jul-21 784.05 118.97 48.40p 39.9 1.5 +27% 20.80p 1.1%
31-Jul-22 1,077.95 136.14 55.50p 25.1 1.7 +15% 23.90p 1.7%
31-Jul-23 985.30 141.86 56.20p 26.7 26.7 +1% 25.00p 1.7%

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

Softcat Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Jul-24 985.43 153.23 57.77p 27.2 9.7 +3% 39.20p 0.0%
31-Jul-25 1,094.15 170.34 64.05p 24.6 2.3 +11% 41.20p 0.0%
31-Jul-26 1,205.39 187.93 70.52p 22.3 2.2 +10% 44.00p 0.0%

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Softcat Company Announcements

Holding(s) in Company 24-Jul-2024 09:32 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 09-Jul-2024 12:29 RNS
Total Voting Rights 01-Jul-2024 09:17 RNS

Softcat ShareCast News

Shore Capital upgrades Softcat back to 'buy' aft... 12-Jul-2024 ShareCast
London close: Stocks mixed as PM Starmer names h... 05-Jul-2024 ShareCast
Jefferies downgrades Softcat to 'underperform' 05-Jul-2024 ShareCast

Latest Softcat Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
08-Jul-24 Buy Kathryn Mecklenburgh 1,654.00p 9 £148.86
08-Jul-24 Buy Graham Charlton 1,654.00p 9 £148.86
07-Jun-24 Buy Kathryn Mecklenburgh 1,697.00p 9 £152.73

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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.

 

Softcat Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,590.00p
Change Today 17.00p
% Change 1.08 %
52 Week High 1,855.00p
52 Week Low 1,212.00p
Volume 112,401
Shares Issued 199.76m
Market Cap £3,176.13m
RiskGrade 559

Softcat Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
99.34% below the market average99.34% below the market average99.34% below the market average99.34% below the market average99.34% below the market average
97.59% below the sector average97.59% below the sector average97.59% below the sector average97.59% below the sector average97.59% below the sector average
Price Trend
48.41% above the market average48.41% above the market average48.41% above the market average48.41% above the market average48.41% above the market average
38.46% above the sector average38.46% above the sector average38.46% above the sector average38.46% above the sector average38.46% above the sector average
Income
65.77% below the market average65.77% below the market average65.77% below the market average65.77% below the market average65.77% below the market average
28.57% above the sector average28.57% above the sector average28.57% above the sector average28.57% above the sector average28.57% above the sector average
Growth
44.62% below the market average44.62% below the market average44.62% below the market average44.62% below the market average44.62% below the market average
83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 5
Neutral 5
Sell 1
Strong Sell 1
Total 15
buy
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Softcat Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 11-Apr-24 09-Nov-23
Paid 22-May-24 19-Dec-23
Amount 8.50p 17.00p

Trades for 26-Jul-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 73,776 @ 1,590.00p
16:35 112 @ 1,590.00p
16:35 585 @ 1,590.00p
16:35 94 @ 1,590.00p
16:35 835 @ 1,590.00p

Softcat Key Personnel

CEO Graham Charlton
CFO Kathryn Mecklenburgh

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