Judges Scientific Plc

Judges Scientific Plc

JDG · LSE · Technology / Scientific & Technical Instruments

3,650.00GBX+105.00 (+2.96%)

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Market Stats

Previous Close3,545.00
Open3,530.00
Day Range3,500.00 – 3,700.00
52-Week Range3,416.07 – 6,184.27
Volume25.75K
Market Cap240.45M
P/E (TTM)0.00
Forward P/E16.95
EPS-0.09
Dividend Yield3.28%
Beta0.69
50-Day Avg4,034.70
200-Day Avg4,562.38

About

Judges Scientific plc designs, manufactures, and sells scientific instruments and services in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates through two segments, Materials Sciences and Vacuum. The company provides engineering teaching and research equipment for universities, colleges, schools, and research centres; and research and development systems for food, beverages, edible oils, ingredients and pharmaceuticals industries. It offers cutting edge LED illumination systems for researchers and clinicians; tensile testing, motion control, and specimen cooling for microscopy applications; automated measurement systems for fibres; edge welded metal bellows; and fire testing instruments, such as cone and large-scale calorimeters, NBS smoke chambers and oxygen index test, and related fire testing instruments. In addition, the company offers equipment and software for computer-controlled testing of soils and rocks; high-resolution fibre optic instruments using photon-counting OTDR technology; thin film deposition systems; physical and chemical vapour deposition instruments to cover materials with thin films; open-flow and closed-cycle devices for sample cooling in X-ray diffraction; test equipment for the measurement of optical fibers; scientific equipment used by electrophysiology researchers; rare gas purifiers for metal analysis; and polarization imaging systems, and cosmetic testing turn-key instruments. Further, it provides specialist instrumentation for geoscience applications; specialized calorimeters for chemical and battery industries; sample heating and manipulation products for use in vacuum markets for materials research and production; and sheet metalwork, including components and casting, fabrication, bespoke engineering solutions, laser cutting and CNC machining. Judges Scientific plc is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Company Details

  • SectorTechnology
  • IndustryScientific & Technical Instruments
  • CEODr. Tim Prestidge CPhys FInstP
  • Employees791
  • Headquarters52c Borough High Street, London, United Kingdom, SE1 1XN, UK
  • Websitehttps://www.judges.uk.com

Leadership

  • Dr. Tim Prestidge CPhys FInstPCEO & Executive Director · b. 1971
  • Mr. Bradley Leonard Ormsby C.A.CFO & Executive Director · b. 1976
  • Mr. Mark Stephen LavelleChief Operating Officer · b. 1958
  • Dr. Ian Christopher Wilcock BSc, MBA, Ph.D.Group Commercial Director & Executive Director · b. 1967
  • Mr. John DunnePortfolio Chief Executive
  • Mr. Glynn Carl ReeceCompany Secretary · b. 1958
  • Dr. Sean GregoryManaging Director of Fire Testing Technology Limited · b. 1972
  • Mr. Gary EdwardsManaging Director of Deben UK Limited · b. 1966
  • Mr. Karl SnellingManaging Director of Global Digital Systems Limited · b. 1972
  • Mr. Ian MacKenzieManaging Director of PE fiberoptics Limited · b. 1949

Financials

Income Statement

Currency: GBP2003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Total Revenue--2.21M5.20M6.19M7.10M11.29M16.00M20.81M28.04M36.04M40.57M56.20M57.28M71.36M77.87M82.50M79.86M91.29M113.21M136.10M133.60M145.80M
Growth (%)---+134.86%+19.19%+14.73%+58.99%+41.70%+30.02%+34.75%+28.53%+12.56%+38.54%+1.93%+24.57%+9.12%+5.95%-3.19%+14.30%+24.01%+20.22%-1.84%+9.13%
Cost of Revenue-176.00K1.98M1.62M1.54M2.24M4.41M6.32M8.53M11.33M14.23M17.55M24.76M24.22M29.82M30.77M68.15M69.84M75.94M92.19M42.50M41.60M133.10M
Gross Profit--2.21M5.20M6.19M7.10M11.29M16.00M20.81M16.71M21.81M23.02M31.44M33.07M41.54M47.09M14.35M10.02M15.34M21.01M93.60M92.00M101.00M
Gross Margin--100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%59.58%60.51%56.74%55.94%57.73%58.21%60.48%17.39%12.55%16.81%18.56%68.77%68.86%69.27%
Operating Expense--2.09M4.71M5.27M6.12M10.03M15.21M17.74M16.07M14.00M20.07M29.11M31.40M35.61M36.42M0-143.00K-275.00K2.81M72.00M75.30M88.20M
Operating Income-204.86K-176.00K126.00K482.00K925.00K988.00K1.27M799.00K3.07M633.00K7.81M2.95M2.33M1.67M5.92M10.67M14.35M10.17M15.62M18.20M21.60M16.70M12.80M
Operating Margin--5.70%9.28%14.94%13.91%11.22%4.99%14.77%2.26%21.68%7.27%4.14%2.91%8.30%13.70%17.39%12.73%17.11%16.08%15.87%12.50%8.78%
EBITDA-204.87K-28.50K241.00K791.00K1.15M1.19M1.79M1.21M4.41M4.17M8.11M6.71M8.34M6.69M10.90M15.05M18.54M15.17M20.33M29.00M32.20M30.90M32.10M
EBITDA Margin--10.90%15.23%18.52%16.77%15.87%7.57%21.17%14.87%22.49%16.54%14.84%11.67%15.27%19.33%22.47%18.99%22.27%25.62%23.66%23.13%22.02%
Net Income-125.87K-153.56K47.00K190.00K553.00K567.00K832.00K333.00K1.92M-200.00K1.27M2.12M775.00K81.00K4.01M8.49M11.38M8.22M12.68M12.50M9.50M10.40M5.50M
Net Income Margin--2.12%3.66%8.93%7.98%7.37%2.08%9.23%-0.71%3.51%5.23%1.38%0.14%5.62%10.91%13.80%10.29%13.89%11.04%6.98%7.78%3.77%
R&D-------36.00K76.00K502.00K2.10M2.50M3.02M5.26M4.85M5.82M6.36M7.24M5.42M8.29M11.20M13.80M-
R&D as % of Total Revenue-------0.22%0.37%1.79%5.84%6.16%5.37%9.19%6.80%7.48%7.71%9.07%5.94%7.32%8.23%10.33%-
Interest Expense79.00K25.02K53.00K227.00K242.00K188.00K110.00K137.00K195.00K319.00K497.00K577.00K583.00K583.00K575.00K539.00K580.00K707.00K761.00K4.60M7.40M4.10M4.20M
Interest Expense % of Total Revenue--2.40%4.37%3.91%2.65%0.97%0.86%0.94%1.14%1.38%1.42%1.04%1.02%0.81%0.69%0.70%0.89%0.83%4.06%5.44%3.07%2.88%

Balance Sheet

Currency: GBP2003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Total Assets1.73M2.01M6.43M7.57M7.76M8.92M11.60M13.99M19.07M28.54M48.71M45.52M52.65M58.33M62.62M65.73M70.61M82.03M88.98M185.79M183.50M205.10M188.10M
Total Liabilities42.46K485.00K3.60M4.39M4.08M4.28M6.26M8.36M11.36M15.75M27.82M22.13M28.56M35.58M37.96M34.52M41.92M48.98M45.58M131.33M100.90M117.90M104.20M
Total Equity1.69M1.52M2.82M3.12M3.56M4.48M5.17M5.38M7.38M12.48M20.61M22.88M23.28M21.33M23.58M30.64M27.87M32.19M42.78M54.24M82.40M86.90M83.70M
Cash703.65K296.00K1.15M824.00K910.00K1.62M2.54M2.54M3.95M5.42M10.05M11.15M8.53M7.91M10.68M15.73M14.12M15.52M18.41M20.83M13.70M17.90M19.40M
Total Debt--2.79M3.26M2.86M2.62M3.24M3.33M5.18M7.42M15.59M12.80M12.92M16.55M18.26M15.03M18.90M26.37M21.32M59.95M65.30M73.60M65.20M
Net Debt-703.65K-296.00K1.64M2.43M1.95M996.00K700.00K788.00K1.23M2.00M5.54M1.66M4.39M8.64M7.58M-701.00K4.77M10.85M2.91M39.12M51.60M55.70M45.80M

Cash Flow

Currency: GBP2003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating Cash Flow-133.00K-195.36K238.00K92.00K367.00K1.50M1.50M1.44M3.42M4.66M3.67M5.66M6.58M4.61M10.51M13.33M16.88M12.25M17.40M21.84M26.50M28.50M26.40M
Investing Cash Flow-977.29K-154.60K-2.07M-817.00K269.00K-580.00K-1.15M-1.32M-3.54M-7.64M-13.79M-705.00K-8.05M-7.22M-7.82M-1.50M-1.27M-12.66M-3.37M-51.11M-25.90M-22.60M-7.40M
Financing Cash Flow1.81M-57.00K2.69M401.00K-550.00K-206.00K567.00K-117.00K1.53M4.44M14.76M-3.86M-1.16M1.88M148.00K-6.85M-17.15M1.87M-11.16M31.32M-7.60M-1.40M-17.40M
Capital Expenditure0011.00K31.00K57.00K668.00K125.00K207.00K579.00K909.00K2.08M187.00K530.00K835.00K728.00K955.00K1.30M1.27M3.45M7.89M5.90M6.40M5.40M
Free Cash Flow-133.00K-195.36K227.00K61.00K310.00K829.00K1.37M1.24M2.85M3.75M1.59M5.47M6.05M3.78M9.78M12.37M15.57M10.98M13.95M13.95M20.60M22.10M21.00M
Dividends Paid---36.00K110.00K127.00K149.00K259.00K351.00K587.00K885.00K1.24M1.39M1.58M1.74M2.10M15.13M3.23M3.63M4.37M5.70M6.50M7.10M
FCF to OCF100.00%100.00%95.38%66.30%84.47%55.38%91.65%85.64%83.09%80.50%43.34%96.69%91.94%81.89%93.07%92.83%92.28%89.65%80.18%63.86%77.74%77.54%79.55%
Dividend Paid to FCF---59.02%35.48%15.32%10.86%20.97%12.34%15.64%55.63%22.61%22.90%41.87%17.82%17.00%97.14%29.43%26.02%31.35%27.67%29.41%33.81%

Earnings

Report DateMar 22, 2016Sep 20, 2016Mar 21, 2017Sep 19, 2017Mar 20, 2018Sep 18, 2018Mar 19, 2019Sep 18, 2019Mar 18, 2020Sep 22, 2020Mar 23, 2021Sep 24, 2021Mar 21, 2022Sep 22, 2022Mar 22, 2023Sep 19, 2024Apr 3, 2025Sep 18, 2025
EPS Estimate0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.00----1.201.54-
EPS Actual0.36-0.160.170.240.410.520.830.890.910.570.720.871.110.441.491.200.921.39
Surprise---------------0.00%-40.26%-
Timing-------------After-hoursPre-market--Pre-market

Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap240.45M
Enterprise Value295.98M
Trailing P/E0.00
Forward P/E16.95
PEG Ratio0.00
Price / Sales1.83
Price / Book2.98
EPS-0.09
Book Value12.58
Revenue (TTM)131.30M
Gross Profit (TTM)90.30M
EBITDA19.60M
Profit Margin-0.46%
Operating Margin-0.72%
Return on Equity-0.46%
Return on Assets1.15%
Shares Outstanding6.66M
Shares Float5.86M
Beta0.69
Dividend Yield3.28%
Dividend Rate1.18
Payout Ratio132.06%

Dividends

20261×
0.82Jun 11, 2026
20252×
0.33Oct 9, 20250.75Jun 12, 2025
20242×
0.30Oct 10, 20240.68Jun 6, 2024
20232×
0.27Oct 5, 20230.59Jun 8, 2023
20222×
0.22Oct 6, 20220.47Jun 9, 2022
20212×
0.19Oct 7, 20210.39Jun 10, 2021
20202×
0.17Oct 8, 20200.35Jun 4, 2020
20193×
2.00Nov 28, 20190.15Oct 3, 20190.28Jun 6, 2019
20182×
0.12Oct 4, 20180.22Jun 7, 2018
20172×
0.10Oct 5, 20170.18Jun 8, 2017
20163×
0.09Oct 6, 20160.01Jun 9, 20160.16Mar 3, 2016
20151×
0.08Oct 8, 2015