London Security Plc

LSC · LSE · Industrials / Security & Protection Services

3,650.00GBX+0.00 (0.00%)

Price History

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Market Stats

Previous Close3,650.00

Open3,600.00

Day Range3,600.00 – 3,700.00

52-Week Range27.16 – 3,900.00

Volume274

Market Cap459.71M

P/E (TTM)18.38

Forward P/E0.00

EPS2.04

Dividend Yield2.59%

Beta0.27

50-Day Avg3,666.00

200-Day Avg3,121.99

About

London Security plc, an investment holding company, manufactures, sells, and rents fire protection equipment in the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, France, Germany, Denmark, and Luxembourg. The company provides intruder alarms products, and fire protection equipment installation and maintenance services. It offers its products under the Nu-Swift, Ansul, Total, Premier, and Master brands to companies, governments, and private individuals. The company was formerly known as London Securities plc and changed its name to London Security plc in 2003. The company was incorporated in 1897 and is based in Elland, the United Kingdom. London Security plc is a subsidiary of EOI Fire SARL.

Company Details

SectorIndustrials
IndustrySecurity & Protection Services
CEOMr. Jean-Jacques Murray BA, M.B.A.
Employees1.70K
HeadquartersPremier House, Elland, United Kingdom, HX5 9DY, UK
Websitehttps://www.londonsecurity.org

Leadership

Mr. Jean-Jacques Murray BA, M.B.A.Chairman · b. 1966
Mr. Xavier Mignolet HEC-EconomicsMD & Executive Director · b. 1964
Mr. Emmanuel David Olivier Adrien Sebag M.B.A.Executive Director · b. 1968
Mr. Richard John Pollard ACACompany Secretary · b. 1963

Financials

Income Statement

Currency: GBP	1986-03-31	1987-03-31	1988-03-31	1989-03-31	1990-03-31	1991-03-31	1993-09-30	1994-09-30	1996-12-31	1997-12-31	1998-12-31	1999-12-31	2000-12-31	2001-12-31	2002-12-31	2003-12-31	2004-12-31	2005-12-31	2006-12-31	2007-12-31	2008-12-31	2009-12-31	2010-12-31	2011-12-31	2012-12-31	2013-12-31	2014-12-31	2015-12-31	2016-12-31	2017-12-31	2018-12-31	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31	2025-12-31

Currency: GBP	1986-03-31	1987-03-31	1988-03-31	1989-03-31	1990-03-31	1991-03-31	1993-09-30	1994-09-30	1996-12-31	1997-12-31	1998-12-31	1999-12-31	2000-12-31	2001-12-31	2002-12-31	2003-12-31	2004-12-31	2005-12-31	2006-12-31	2007-12-31	2008-12-31	2009-12-31	2010-12-31	2011-12-31	2012-12-31	2013-12-31	2014-12-31	2015-12-31	2016-12-31	2017-12-31	2018-12-31	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31	2025-12-31
Total Revenue	5.66M	9.69M	1.03M	703.00K	1.45M	1.92M	-	-	1.96M	1.98M	2.00M	2.01M	37.73M	45.01M	48.08M	53.76M	52.33M	64.81M	64.43M	66.61M	74.89M	85.97M	85.50M	96.27M	94.13M	101.36M	100.88M	101.17M	114.84M	125.87M	137.71M	146.92M	152.72M	166.63M	188.90M	219.71M	220.65M	244.30M
Growth (%)	-	+71.18%	-89.33%	-32.01%	+105.69%	+32.92%	-	-	-	+1.33%	+1.21%	+0.05%	+1780.81%	+19.28%	+6.83%	+11.82%	-2.66%	+23.85%	-0.59%	+3.38%	+12.44%	+14.79%	-0.55%	+12.59%	-2.22%	+7.69%	-0.48%	+0.29%	+13.52%	+9.60%	+9.40%	+6.69%	+3.95%	+9.11%	+13.36%	+16.31%	+0.43%	+10.72%
Cost of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5.52M	6.76M	7.29M	8.20M	7.90M	11.89M	11.72M	11.35M	12.62M	14.51M	15.25M	19.48M	18.16M	19.79M	18.64M	20.37M	23.64M	26.63M	31.78M	44.64M	46.23M	52.20M	59.85M	58.99M	58.75M	65.29M
Gross Profit	5.66M	9.69M	1.03M	703.00K	1.45M	1.92M	-	-	1.96M	1.98M	2.00M	2.01M	32.21M	38.25M	40.79M	45.56M	44.43M	52.92M	52.71M	55.25M	62.27M	71.46M	70.25M	76.79M	75.96M	81.58M	82.24M	80.79M	91.21M	99.25M	105.93M	102.28M	106.49M	114.44M	129.05M	160.72M	161.90M	179.01M
Gross Margin	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	-	-	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	85.37%	84.99%	84.84%	84.75%	84.90%	81.66%	81.81%	82.96%	83.15%	83.13%	82.16%	79.76%	80.70%	80.48%	81.52%	79.86%	79.42%	78.85%	76.92%	69.61%	69.73%	68.68%	68.32%	73.15%	73.37%	73.27%
Operating Expense	4.34M	7.01M	-4.47M	-6.42M	-8.82M	2.43M	-	-	345.00K	415.00K	-365.00K	195.00K	26.93M	29.70M	31.51M	34.63M	35.17M	43.83M	39.97M	38.46M	43.40M	51.70M	50.92M	56.03M	56.53M	61.57M	62.48M	62.22M	70.25M	77.44M	82.67M	78.18M	81.79M	87.27M	102.00M	129.13M	132.25M	146.34M
Operating Income	1.31M	2.67M	5.51M	7.12M	10.27M	-509.00K	-356.00K	-232.00K	1.61M	1.57M	2.37M	1.81M	5.28M	8.54M	9.28M	10.93M	9.26M	9.09M	12.74M	16.79M	18.88M	19.76M	19.33M	20.76M	19.43M	20.01M	19.76M	18.57M	20.95M	21.80M	23.26M	24.09M	24.70M	27.17M	27.05M	31.58M	29.65M	32.66M
Operating Margin	23.22%	27.59%	532.50%	1012.66%	710.03%	-26.48%	-	-	82.35%	79.05%	118.20%	90.28%	13.98%	18.98%	19.30%	20.33%	17.69%	14.03%	19.77%	25.21%	25.21%	22.99%	22.61%	21.56%	20.64%	19.74%	19.59%	18.36%	18.24%	17.32%	16.89%	16.40%	16.17%	16.31%	14.32%	14.37%	13.44%	13.37%
EBITDA	1.33M	2.70M	5.58M	7.26M	9.65M	-31.72M	-356.00K	-231.00K	1.67M	1.62M	2.49M	1.90M	7.06M	10.64M	11.33M	13.11M	11.49M	10.76M	15.39M	21.24M	14.94M	23.06M	22.76M	24.74M	29.14M	23.91M	23.77M	23.00M	26.45M	28.15M	29.67M	32.62M	33.61M	36.29M	37.28M	42.88M	41.71M	44.56M
EBITDA Margin	23.48%	27.91%	540.04%	1032.86%	667.70%	-1650.42%	-	-	85.17%	81.57%	124.09%	94.77%	18.71%	23.64%	23.56%	24.39%	21.97%	16.60%	23.89%	31.88%	19.95%	26.83%	26.62%	25.70%	30.96%	23.59%	23.57%	22.74%	23.03%	22.36%	21.54%	22.20%	22.01%	21.78%	19.74%	19.52%	18.90%	18.24%
Net Income	212.00K	1.60M	3.41M	3.31M	5.90M	-36.58M	-343.00K	-225.00K	566.00K	506.00K	1.45M	2.63M	3.26M	4.52M	4.60M	5.79M	5.21M	4.48M	7.62M	13.20M	5.56M	14.53M	13.08M	14.13M	19.00M	13.71M	12.68M	12.27M	13.78M	14.35M	16.08M	16.65M	17.85M	19.91M	20.22M	23.26M	21.66M	23.78M
Net Income Margin	3.75%	16.49%	329.98%	471.27%	408.16%	-1903.23%	-	-	28.95%	25.54%	72.22%	131.11%	8.63%	10.05%	9.57%	10.77%	9.95%	6.91%	11.82%	19.81%	7.42%	16.90%	15.30%	14.68%	20.18%	13.52%	12.56%	12.13%	12.00%	11.40%	11.67%	11.33%	11.69%	11.95%	10.70%	10.59%	9.82%	9.73%
R&D	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	26.00K	36.00K	40.00K	50.00K	20.00K	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
R&D as % of Total Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.05%	0.07%	0.08%	0.08%	0.03%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Interest Expense	900.00K	1.07M	1.29M	894.00K	1.16M	5.82M	0	0	921.00K	881.00K	916.00K	798.00K	1.62M	1.27M	946.00K	665.00K	418.00K	2.06M	2.17M	2.65M	3.17M	2.02M	1.73M	1.29M	965.00K	475.00K	832.00K	425.00K	382.00K	368.00K	150.00K	224.00K	186.00K	189.00K	227.00K	256.00K	377.00K	454.00K
Interest Expense % of Total Revenue	15.90%	11.05%	124.95%	127.17%	80.15%	303.02%	-	-	47.11%	44.47%	45.69%	39.78%	4.30%	2.83%	1.97%	1.24%	0.80%	3.18%	3.36%	3.98%	4.23%	2.35%	2.02%	1.34%	1.03%	0.47%	0.82%	0.42%	0.33%	0.29%	0.11%	0.15%	0.12%	0.11%	0.12%	0.12%	0.17%	0.19%

Balance Sheet

Currency: GBP	1986-03-31	1987-03-31	1988-03-31	1989-03-31	1990-03-31	1991-03-31	1992-09-30	1993-09-30	1994-09-30	1995-12-31	1996-12-31	1997-12-31	1998-12-31	1999-12-31	2000-12-31	2001-12-31	2002-12-31	2003-12-31	2004-12-31	2005-12-31	2006-12-31	2007-12-31	2008-12-31	2009-12-31	2010-12-31	2011-12-31	2012-12-31	2013-12-31	2014-12-31	2015-12-31	2016-12-31	2017-12-31	2018-12-31	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31	2025-12-31

Currency: GBP	1986-03-31	1987-03-31	1988-03-31	1989-03-31	1990-03-31	1991-03-31	1992-09-30	1993-09-30	1994-09-30	1995-12-31	1996-12-31	1997-12-31	1998-12-31	1999-12-31	2000-12-31	2001-12-31	2002-12-31	2003-12-31	2004-12-31	2005-12-31	2006-12-31	2007-12-31	2008-12-31	2009-12-31	2010-12-31	2011-12-31	2012-12-31	2013-12-31	2014-12-31	2015-12-31	2016-12-31	2017-12-31	2018-12-31	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31	2025-12-31
Total Assets	15.58M	16.94M	35.08M	50.16M	94.17M	73.29M	7.16M	204.00K	36.00K	18.35M	18.05M	20.00M	21.98M	72.16M	71.61M	73.12M	78.03M	81.74M	84.87M	82.88M	83.15M	87.69M	103.98M	105.30M	106.77M	111.09M	109.95M	121.99M	125.23M	123.59M	135.01M	140.76M	151.53M	156.07M	169.43M	174.64M	195.88M	202.14M	205.13M	225.45M
Total Liabilities	8.11M	8.69M	10.84M	23.22M	39.76M	52.80M	23.88M	37.00K	22.00K	12.44M	11.18M	11.37M	11.30M	34.48M	31.14M	29.33M	30.05M	29.33M	36.35M	59.93M	54.29M	50.07M	73.47M	59.64M	50.74M	45.05M	32.93M	39.18M	39.81M	35.57M	38.46M	37.20M	39.82M	39.90M	43.31M	42.90M	50.03M	49.90M	50.16M	53.84M
Total Equity	7.40M	8.17M	24.16M	26.87M	48.34M	13.84M	-22.79M	167.00K	14.00K	5.91M	6.88M	8.63M	10.67M	37.68M	40.48M	43.79M	47.98M	52.40M	48.52M	22.95M	28.86M	37.63M	30.51M	45.66M	56.03M	66.04M	77.02M	82.81M	85.42M	88.02M	96.55M	103.38M	111.41M	115.83M	125.75M	131.63M	145.86M	152.24M	154.97M	171.61M
Cash	22.00K	1.41M	13.32M	2.01M	1.20M	701.00K	1.00K	202.00K	30.00K	1.15M	627.00K	1.49M	2.17M	3.63M	3.31M	7.29M	10.30M	13.49M	7.72M	8.25M	8.68M	11.81M	10.88M	19.07M	22.29M	23.04M	17.86M	20.57M	20.98M	19.74M	22.60M	24.65M	26.11M	27.14M	37.46M	35.68M	33.96M	32.74M	29.56M	45.87M
Total Debt	6.47M	7.78M	8.77M	12.76M	28.49M	46.84M	4.62M	-	-	11.06M	10.07M	10.07M	10.07M	22.18M	19.35M	15.94M	14.76M	12.26M	15.40M	41.29M	35.45M	32.41M	53.73M	43.19M	33.86M	26.36M	15.06M	18.14M	15.46M	13.10M	12.66M	11.13M	9.57M	9.56M	8.99M	8.11M	7.91M	7.15M	7.57M	8.23M
Net Debt	6.45M	6.37M	-4.56M	10.75M	27.29M	46.14M	4.62M	-202.00K	-30.00K	9.91M	9.45M	8.59M	7.90M	18.54M	16.04M	8.65M	4.46M	-1.23M	7.68M	33.03M	26.77M	20.60M	42.85M	24.12M	11.57M	3.32M	-2.80M	-2.43M	-5.52M	-6.64M	-9.94M	-13.53M	-16.54M	-17.58M	-28.47M	-27.57M	-26.05M	-25.58M	-21.99M	-37.64M

Cash Flow

Currency: GBP	1991-03-31	1993-09-30	1994-09-30	1996-12-31	1997-12-31	1998-12-31	1999-12-31	2000-12-31	2001-12-31	2002-12-31	2003-12-31	2004-12-31	2005-12-31	2006-12-31	2007-12-31	2008-12-31	2009-12-31	2010-12-31	2011-12-31	2012-12-31	2013-12-31	2014-12-31	2015-12-31	2016-12-31	2017-12-31	2018-12-31	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31	2025-12-31

Currency: GBP	1991-03-31	1993-09-30	1994-09-30	1996-12-31	1997-12-31	1998-12-31	1999-12-31	2000-12-31	2001-12-31	2002-12-31	2003-12-31	2004-12-31	2005-12-31	2006-12-31	2007-12-31	2008-12-31	2009-12-31	2010-12-31	2011-12-31	2012-12-31	2013-12-31	2014-12-31	2015-12-31	2016-12-31	2017-12-31	2018-12-31	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31	2025-12-31
Operating Cash Flow	-21.33M	-340.00K	-244.00K	463.00K	847.00K	686.00K	101.00K	4.68M	9.77M	9.50M	9.09M	8.92M	5.24M	9.21M	12.74M	8.04M	18.55M	16.04M	15.90M	13.15M	16.87M	18.65M	13.90M	18.44M	17.57M	20.84M	24.56M	27.22M	26.68M	23.32M	29.75M	25.82M	39.21M
Investing Cash Flow	-1.17M	-2.00K	-	-2.00K	11.00K	-1.76M	-7.86M	-1.82M	-2.01M	-2.55M	-2.08M	-9.31M	-397.00K	-1.32M	1.77M	-6.66M	-2.37M	-2.20M	-4.81M	-426.00K	-7.71M	-7.68M	-4.38M	-6.29M	-4.83M	-8.16M	-7.95M	-6.33M	-11.76M	-11.17M	-11.35M	-9.77M	-9.77M
Financing Cash Flow	5.97M	5.17M	72.00K	-982.00K	-	-	10.98M	-3.17M	-3.77M	-1.56M	-2.68M	-5.37M	-4.31M	-7.46M	-11.38M	-2.31M	-7.98M	-10.63M	-10.33M	-17.28M	-6.74M	-9.46M	-10.00M	-11.54M	-11.46M	-11.42M	-13.76M	-11.67M	-14.83M	-15.26M	-19.16M	-17.88M	-14.82M
Capital Expenditure	10.81M	2.00K	0	3.00K	0	0	0	1.78M	2.23M	3.40M	2.32M	2.26M	1.84M	1.87M	3.29M	8.08M	2.38M	2.63M	3.98M	6.56M	2.54M	2.30M	2.36M	2.77M	3.38M	3.55M	6.04M	6.31M	7.57M	7.82M	10.70M	10.80M	7.62M
Free Cash Flow	-32.15M	-342.00K	-244.00K	460.00K	847.00K	686.00K	101.00K	2.90M	7.54M	6.11M	6.78M	6.66M	3.40M	7.34M	9.45M	-40.00K	16.16M	13.41M	11.91M	6.59M	14.33M	16.34M	11.54M	15.66M	14.18M	17.29M	18.52M	20.91M	19.11M	15.50M	19.05M	15.02M	31.59M
Dividends Paid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	870.00K	1.16M	7.96M	-	1.48M	6.15M	15.98M	-	2.09M	2.94M	6.62M	9.32M	7.60M	8.34M	9.73M	9.81M	9.81M	9.81M	7.36M	9.81M	10.30M	15.20M	14.95M	11.89M
FCF to OCF	150.70%	100.59%	100.00%	99.35%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	62.03%	77.22%	64.27%	74.51%	74.64%	64.93%	79.71%	74.21%	-0.50%	87.15%	83.61%	74.94%	50.09%	84.96%	87.64%	83.00%	84.95%	80.73%	82.96%	75.40%	76.83%	71.62%	66.48%	64.04%	58.16%	80.57%
Dividend Paid to FCF	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14.25%	17.10%	119.50%	-	20.11%	65.01%	-39950.00%	-	15.55%	24.71%	100.52%	65.02%	46.51%	72.26%	62.09%	69.16%	56.72%	52.96%	35.17%	51.32%	66.42%	79.76%	99.54%	37.63%

Earnings

Report Date	May 17, 2016	Sep 26, 2016	May 29, 2017	Sep 20, 2017	May 16, 2018	Sep 14, 2018	May 9, 2019	Sep 12, 2019	May 22, 2020	Sep 15, 2020	May 20, 2021	Sep 27, 2021	May 18, 2022	Sep 9, 2022	Sep 13, 2024	May 9, 2025	Sep 15, 2025
EPS Estimate	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-	-	-	-	0.00	-	0.00
EPS Actual	0.57	0.50	0.63	0.52	0.65	0.56	0.75	0.58	0.78	0.40	1.06	0.76	0.87	0.68	0.78	0.98	0.71
Surprise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Timing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Pre-market	-	Pre-market	-

Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap459.71M

Enterprise Value412.71M

Trailing P/E18.38

Forward P/E0.00

PEG Ratio0.00

Price / Sales1.80

Price / Book2.55

EPS2.04

Book Value14.00

Revenue (TTM)254.94M

Gross Profit (TTM)187.77M

EBITDA42.99M

Profit Margin9.78%

Operating Margin11.04%

Return on Equity14.37%

Return on Assets9.36%

Shares Outstanding12.26M

Shares Float124.67K

Beta0.27

Dividend Yield2.59%

Dividend Rate0.97

Payout Ratio47.64%

Dividends

20261×

0.42Jun 11, 2026

20252×

0.55Nov 13, 20250.42Jun 12, 2025

20242×

0.80Oct 31, 20240.42Jun 13, 2024

20232×

0.82Nov 9, 20230.42Jun 8, 2023

20222×

0.42Nov 3, 20220.42Jun 9, 2022

20212×

0.40Oct 28, 20210.40Jun 10, 2021

20202×

0.40Oct 29, 20200.20Jun 11, 2020

20192×

0.40Oct 31, 20190.40Jun 6, 2019

20182×

0.40Nov 1, 20180.40Jun 7, 2018

20172×

0.40Nov 16, 20170.40Jun 8, 2017

20162×

0.40Nov 10, 20160.40Jun 9, 2016

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