Macfarlane Group PLC

MACF · LSE · Consumer Cyclical / Packaging & Containers

82.30GBX-1.70 (-2.02%)

Price History

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Market Stats

Previous Close84.00

Open80.00

Day Range80.00 – 84.50

52-Week Range56.69 – 88.93

Volume140.29K

Market Cap129.78M

P/E (TTM)21.02

Forward P/E14.73

EPS0.04

Dividend Yield4.35%

Beta0.55

50-Day Avg75.93

200-Day Avg69.87

About

Macfarlane Group PLC, through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and distributes protective packaging products to businesses in the United Kingdom and Europe. It operates through Packaging Distribution and Manufacturing Operations segments. The Packaging Distribution segment distributes packaging materials in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Europe. The Manufacturing Operations segment designs, manufactures, and assembles timber, corrugated, and foam-based packaging materials in the United Kingdom. The company also recovers waste paper and corrugated boards for recycling. In addition, it engages in the supply and distribution of equipment for packaging and specialist packaging materials. The company serves e-commerce retail, logistics, electronics, aerospace, automotive, medical, homeware, general industrial, food, and hospitality sectors. Macfarlane Group PLC was incorporated in 1899 and is headquartered in Glasgow, the United Kingdom.

Company Details

SectorConsumer Cyclical
IndustryPackaging & Containers
CEOMr. Peter Duncan Atkinson
Employees1.20K
Headquarters3 Park Gardens, Glasgow, United Kingdom, G3 7YE, UK
Websitehttps://www.macfarlanegroup.com

Leadership

Mr. Peter Duncan AtkinsonChief Executive & Executive Director · b. 1956
Mr. Ivor GrayGroup Finance Director & Executive Director · b. 1969
Mr. David MansfieldManaging Director of Macfarlane Packaging
David PattonHead of Sustainability
Mr. James MacdonaldGroup Financial Controller & Company Secretary

Financials

Income Statement

Currency: GBP	1986-12-31	1987-12-31	1988-12-31	1989-12-31	1990-12-31	1991-12-31	1992-12-31	1993-12-31	1994-12-31	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	1986-12-31	1987-12-31	1988-12-31	1989-12-31	1990-12-31	1991-12-31	1992-12-31	1993-12-31	1994-12-31	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 Revenue	54.56M	67.16M	85.44M	91.20M	102.56M	82.66M	86.97M	96.72M	116.96M	158.60M	157.07M	193.36M	192.14M	196.34M	197.93M	198.20M	149.62M	130.97M	122.70M	127.25M	106.31M	119.74M	131.41M	123.60M	135.45M	144.56M	141.82M	143.87M	153.77M	169.13M	179.77M	195.99M	217.29M	225.25M	210.23M	264.46M	290.43M	280.71M	270.44M	300.81M
Growth (%)	-	+23.08%	+27.23%	+6.74%	+12.46%	-19.41%	+5.22%	+11.20%	+20.93%	+35.61%	-0.96%	+23.10%	-0.63%	+2.18%	+0.81%	+0.14%	-24.51%	-12.46%	-6.31%	+3.70%	-16.45%	+12.63%	+9.75%	-5.95%	+9.59%	+6.72%	-1.89%	+1.44%	+6.88%	+9.99%	+6.29%	+9.02%	+10.87%	+3.66%	-6.67%	+25.80%	+9.82%	-3.35%	-3.66%	+11.23%
Cost of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	122.84M	127.06M	130.03M	129.53M	99.19M	89.07M	82.20M	85.12M	72.52M	81.44M	89.27M	83.47M	93.51M	100.90M	96.51M	98.98M	106.30M	115.91M	124.06M	135.69M	150.75M	153.26M	140.40M	175.00M	192.37M	175.03M	165.06M	188.64M
Gross Profit	54.56M	67.16M	85.44M	91.20M	102.56M	82.66M	86.97M	96.72M	116.96M	158.60M	157.07M	193.36M	69.30M	69.28M	67.90M	68.67M	50.43M	41.90M	40.51M	42.13M	33.79M	38.30M	42.14M	40.12M	41.94M	43.65M	45.31M	44.89M	47.46M	53.22M	55.71M	60.30M	66.54M	71.99M	69.83M	89.47M	98.06M	105.68M	105.37M	112.17M
Gross Margin	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	36.07%	35.29%	34.31%	34.65%	33.71%	31.99%	33.01%	33.10%	31.78%	31.98%	32.07%	32.46%	30.96%	30.20%	31.95%	31.20%	30.87%	31.47%	30.99%	30.77%	30.62%	31.96%	33.22%	33.83%	33.76%	37.65%	38.96%	37.29%
Operating Expense	49.64M	60.86M	77.29M	80.81M	92.12M	74.70M	76.68M	84.21M	100.71M	137.65M	137.12M	171.68M	53.98M	54.29M	52.17M	56.42M	53.48M	50.55M	40.38M	39.37M	31.84M	35.20M	37.39M	35.76M	37.38M	38.94M	38.49M	39.41M	41.41M	45.96M	47.37M	50.56M	54.78M	58.41M	56.15M	69.41M	76.38M	83.39M	81.78M	99.68M
Operating Income	4.93M	6.30M	8.15M	10.39M	10.44M	7.96M	10.30M	12.51M	16.25M	20.95M	19.96M	21.68M	15.32M	15.00M	15.73M	12.25M	-3.05M	-8.65M	123.00K	2.75M	1.95M	3.10M	4.75M	4.36M	4.57M	4.71M	6.83M	5.48M	6.05M	7.26M	8.34M	9.74M	11.76M	13.58M	13.68M	20.05M	21.68M	22.29M	23.60M	12.49M
Operating Margin	9.03%	9.38%	9.54%	11.39%	10.18%	9.63%	11.84%	12.93%	13.89%	13.21%	12.71%	11.21%	7.97%	7.64%	7.95%	6.18%	-2.04%	-6.60%	0.10%	2.16%	1.83%	2.59%	3.61%	3.53%	3.37%	3.26%	4.81%	3.81%	3.94%	4.29%	4.64%	4.97%	5.41%	6.03%	6.51%	7.58%	7.47%	7.94%	8.73%	4.15%
EBITDA	6.92M	8.73M	10.95M	13.68M	14.51M	11.06M	14.43M	16.86M	20.28M	26.29M	26.21M	30.34M	24.39M	11.84M	19.27M	19.10M	-81.00K	-9.38M	6.64M	6.98M	4.08M	4.54M	5.99M	4.26M	5.98M	5.75M	7.25M	6.81M	7.50M	9.24M	10.72M	12.71M	15.60M	23.47M	23.72M	31.73M	34.30M	36.19M	38.96M	31.09M
EBITDA Margin	12.67%	13.00%	12.82%	15.00%	14.14%	13.38%	16.59%	17.43%	17.34%	16.58%	16.68%	15.69%	12.70%	6.03%	9.74%	9.63%	-0.05%	-7.16%	5.42%	5.49%	3.84%	3.79%	4.56%	3.45%	4.42%	3.98%	5.11%	4.73%	4.88%	5.46%	5.96%	6.49%	7.18%	10.42%	11.28%	12.00%	11.81%	12.89%	14.41%	10.33%
Net Income	2.92M	3.87M	4.59M	6.04M	8.93M	4.51M	6.65M	8.56M	10.82M	14.59M	13.96M	15.48M	10.61M	-398.00K	7.73M	-4.49M	-3.82M	-17.23M	-236.00K	3.38M	2.05M	1.83M	1.79M	2.32M	2.99M	3.42M	4.19M	3.46M	4.44M	5.45M	6.05M	7.42M	8.74M	9.60M	10.17M	12.60M	15.64M	14.97M	15.53M	6.32M
Net Income Margin	5.35%	5.76%	5.38%	6.62%	8.70%	5.46%	7.64%	8.85%	9.25%	9.20%	8.89%	8.01%	5.52%	-0.20%	3.91%	-2.27%	-2.55%	-13.16%	-0.19%	2.66%	1.93%	1.53%	1.37%	1.88%	2.20%	2.37%	2.95%	2.40%	2.89%	3.22%	3.37%	3.79%	4.02%	4.26%	4.84%	4.76%	5.38%	5.33%	5.74%	2.10%
Interest Expense	421.00K	721.00K	838.00K	1.13M	1.23M	305.00K	173.00K	56.00K	95.00K	193.00K	50.00K	770.00K	1.30M	883.00K	1.03M	1.59M	613.00K	1.20M	1.77M	1.19M	665.00K	645.00K	1.05M	1.23M	1.21M	826.00K	3.64M	1.20M	1.04M	497.00K	528.00K	480.00K	547.00K	1.39M	1.14M	1.39M	1.74M	2.30M	3.14M	4.64M
Interest Expense % of Total Revenue	0.77%	1.07%	0.98%	1.24%	1.20%	0.37%	0.20%	0.06%	0.08%	0.12%	0.03%	0.40%	0.68%	0.45%	0.52%	0.80%	0.41%	0.92%	1.44%	0.93%	0.63%	0.54%	0.80%	0.99%	0.90%	0.57%	2.56%	0.83%	0.68%	0.29%	0.29%	0.24%	0.25%	0.62%	0.54%	0.53%	0.60%	0.82%	1.16%	1.54%

Balance Sheet

Currency: GBP	1986-12-31	1987-12-31	1988-12-31	1989-12-31	1990-12-31	1991-12-31	1992-12-31	1993-12-31	1994-12-31	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	1986-12-31	1987-12-31	1988-12-31	1989-12-31	1990-12-31	1991-12-31	1992-12-31	1993-12-31	1994-12-31	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	31.43M	43.46M	51.21M	57.40M	58.78M	55.98M	61.12M	71.09M	85.08M	96.35M	102.93M	128.39M	130.98M	125.59M	140.79M	115.03M	107.88M	86.51M	86.51M	82.58M	80.92M	78.53M	84.36M	82.60M	83.95M	87.53M	83.04M	81.86M	96.39M	102.13M	118.56M	138.62M	142.10M	172.83M	172.71M	216.17M	216.16M	221.23M	246.93M	277.79M
Total Liabilities	15.54M	21.72M	25.89M	29.62M	22.54M	17.96M	18.67M	22.24M	32.77M	34.65M	38.33M	58.83M	56.58M	57.91M	71.96M	44.36M	49.39M	46.64M	59.87M	57.14M	51.09M	48.28M	56.97M	57.64M	56.71M	63.82M	59.02M	55.44M	66.14M	68.66M	79.24M	81.41M	79.57M	104.10M	92.93M	121.27M	110.14M	106.65M	123.66M	157.23M
Total Equity	15.89M	21.73M	25.32M	27.78M	36.25M	38.02M	42.45M	48.84M	52.31M	61.70M	64.60M	69.56M	74.40M	67.69M	68.84M	70.67M	58.49M	39.87M	26.64M	25.44M	29.82M	30.25M	27.40M	24.96M	27.23M	23.71M	24.02M	26.42M	30.25M	33.47M	39.32M	57.21M	62.53M	68.74M	79.78M	94.89M	106.02M	114.58M	123.27M	120.56M
Cash	13.00K	94.00K	172.00K	110.00K	3.42M	5.20M	11.37M	19.16M	16.33M	14.48M	4.82M	1.66M	1.61M	1.67M	2.23M	7.50M	2.92M	2.03M	2.02M	1.20M	2.19M	348.00K	777.00K	536.00K	138.00K	199.00K	289.00K	477.00K	1.25M	1.41M	1.93M	2.01M	4.61M	5.58M	7.23M	12.31M	5.71M	7.69M	12.93M	14.38M
Total Debt	3.46M	7.15M	6.90M	8.47M	4.51M	1.14M	22.00K	20.00K	176.00K	96.00K	264.00K	12.22M	13.03M	11.34M	25.51M	4.78M	16.93M	18.94M	15.07M	8.20M	7.85M	3.94M	7.98M	7.87M	7.09M	7.83M	7.11M	6.39M	11.98M	14.16M	18.00M	16.69M	17.87M	44.22M	36.46M	44.78M	43.71M	43.34M	57.72M	89.36M
Net Debt	3.45M	7.05M	6.72M	8.36M	1.09M	-4.06M	-11.35M	-19.14M	-16.16M	-14.38M	-4.56M	10.56M	11.42M	9.67M	23.28M	-2.72M	14.01M	16.91M	13.05M	6.99M	5.65M	3.59M	7.21M	7.33M	6.95M	7.63M	6.82M	5.92M	10.73M	12.76M	16.07M	14.68M	13.26M	38.64M	29.23M	32.47M	38.01M	35.65M	44.79M	74.98M

Cash Flow

Currency: GBP	1991-12-31	1992-12-31	1993-12-31	1994-12-31	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	1991-12-31	1992-12-31	1993-12-31	1994-12-31	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
Operating Cash Flow	7.36M	9.27M	10.85M	12.59M	12.26M	12.06M	11.37M	11.80M	8.11M	5.04M	6.85M	-10.30M	-3.69M	2.17M	1.99M	160.00K	4.03M	4.16M	1.74M	2.41M	2.23M	3.36M	3.43M	2.84M	5.37M	3.29M	6.48M	11.83M	19.50M	23.32M	23.80M	18.00M	33.51M	25.43M	24.78M
Investing Cash Flow	-2.21M	-1.98M	-12.97M	-13.63M	-9.95M	-18.06M	-21.70M	-12.64M	-5.54M	-17.27M	27.95M	735.00K	88.00K	2.73M	5.50M	1.63M	-3.10M	-1.97M	39.00K	-827.00K	-122.00K	-766.00K	-744.00K	-5.52M	-4.49M	-9.80M	-9.87M	-7.02M	-8.63M	-3.36M	-8.96M	-11.59M	-16.55M	-13.48M	-17.36M
Financing Cash Flow	-137.00K	-708.00K	1.18M	1.96M	347.00K	-157.00K	-2.39M	-1.07M	-930.00K	-1.13M	-7.47M	-4.12M	-604.00K	-4.91M	-7.72M	-1.39M	-2.29M	-2.24M	-2.02M	-1.98M	-2.05M	-1.99M	-1.90M	3.81M	-724.00K	7.03M	3.47M	-2.22M	-12.17M	-18.05M	-7.94M	-13.18M	-15.32M	-6.01M	-5.96M
Capital Expenditure	2.95M	3.11M	4.38M	7.61M	13.20M	13.86M	18.36M	12.23M	5.00M	4.90M	6.80M	6.90M	9.66M	3.92M	869.00K	604.00K	988.00K	466.00K	466.00K	406.00K	1.23M	825.00K	774.00K	624.00K	809.00K	1.14M	1.74M	1.45M	2.65M	804.00K	2.13M	3.29M	2.17M	2.92M	4.57M
Free Cash Flow	4.41M	6.16M	6.47M	4.98M	-945.00K	-1.80M	-6.99M	-434.00K	3.12M	139.00K	54.00K	-17.19M	-13.35M	-1.75M	1.12M	-444.00K	3.04M	3.69M	1.28M	2.00M	1.00M	2.53M	2.65M	2.22M	4.56M	2.15M	4.74M	10.38M	16.85M	22.52M	21.67M	14.71M	31.33M	22.50M	20.21M
Dividends Paid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5.92M	3.64M	844.00K	844.00K	1.13M	2.25M	2.25M	1.69M	1.70M	1.76M	1.76M	1.77M	1.89M	2.09M	2.36M	2.85M	3.39M	3.69M	1.10M	4.29M	5.10M	5.48M	5.75M	5.82M
FCF to OCF	59.90%	66.44%	59.62%	39.53%	-7.71%	-14.95%	-61.49%	-3.68%	38.39%	2.76%	0.79%	167.00%	361.42%	-80.88%	56.33%	-277.50%	75.45%	88.80%	73.28%	83.13%	44.98%	75.43%	77.41%	78.05%	84.93%	65.27%	73.16%	87.73%	86.42%	96.55%	91.04%	81.75%	93.51%	88.50%	81.55%
Dividend Paid to FCF	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-34.41%	-27.29%	-48.09%	75.29%	-253.38%	74.15%	60.96%	132.08%	84.96%	175.40%	69.52%	66.87%	85.08%	45.93%	109.67%	60.19%	32.63%	21.89%	4.91%	19.81%	34.68%	17.50%	25.55%	28.81%

Earnings

Report Date	Apr 1, 2016	Aug 25, 2016	Mar 30, 2017	Aug 24, 2017	Feb 21, 2018	Aug 23, 2018	Feb 21, 2019	Aug 22, 2019	Feb 27, 2020	Aug 27, 2020	Feb 22, 2021	Aug 26, 2021	Feb 24, 2022	Aug 25, 2022	Feb 23, 2023	Mar 26, 2025	Aug 20, 2025
EPS Estimate	3.34	0.00	0.00	0.00	-	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-	0.00	-	-	-	-	0.00	-
EPS Actual	0.03	0.01	0.03	0.02	0.04	0.02	0.04	0.02	0.04	0.02	0.05	0.04	0.05	0.04	0.05	0.05	0.04
Surprise	-99.10%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Timing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Pre-market	After-hours	Pre-market	-	Pre-market

Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap129.78M

Enterprise Value197.04M

Trailing P/E21.02

Forward P/E14.73

PEG Ratio0.00

Price / Sales0.43

Price / Book1.02

EPS0.04

Book Value0.756

Revenue (TTM)303.11M

Gross Profit (TTM)112.99M

EBITDA20.65M

Profit Margin2.01%

Operating Margin4.85%

Return on Equity5.07%

Return on Assets2.92%

Shares Outstanding154.31M

Shares Float150.21M

Beta0.55

Dividend Yield4.35%

Dividend Rate0.04

Payout Ratio94.33%

Dividends

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