Watkin Jones PLC

WJG · LSE · Consumer Cyclical / Residential Construction

14.80GBX-0.22 (-1.46%)

Price History

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Market Stats

Previous Close15.02

Open15.06

Day Range14.80 – 15.12

52-Week Range15.00 – 34.95

Volume414.74K

Market Cap38.74M

P/E (TTM)0.00

Forward P/E8.42

EPS-0.03

Dividend Yield0.00%

Beta1.34

50-Day Avg16.74

200-Day Avg22.88

About

Watkin Jones Plc engages in the development and the management of properties for residential occupation in the United Kingdom. The company operates through Student Accommodation, Build to Rent, Affordable Homes, Refresh, and Accommodation Management segments. It is involved in the development of purpose-built student accommodation, build to rent accommodation, and residential housing property; refurbishment, redevelopment and repurposing of existing accommodation; and management of student accommodation and build to rent/private rental sector property. In addition, the company is involved in property development, accommodation management, property fund asset management, and property letting. The company was formerly known as Watkin Jones Limited and changed its name to Watkin Jones Plc in March 2016. Watkin Jones Plc was founded in 1791 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Company Details

SectorConsumer Cyclical
IndustryResidential Construction
CEOMr. Alex Pease
Employees609
HeadquartersSicilian House, London, United Kingdom, WC1B 5HA, UK
Websitehttps://watkinjonesplc.com

Leadership

Mr. Alex PeaseCEO, Board of Directors & Executive Director · b. 1979
Mr. Simon David Ainslie JonesCFO, Board of Directors & Director · b. 1970
Mr. George DyerGroup Investment Director
Mr. Gwyn PritchardManaging Director of Construction
Mr. Sam ScottManaging Director of Fresh

Financials

Income Statement

Currency: GBP	2013-09-30	2014-09-30	2015-09-30	2016-09-30	2017-09-30	2018-09-30	2019-09-30	2020-09-30	2021-09-30	2022-09-30	2023-09-30	2024-09-30	2025-09-30
Total Revenue	121.38M	227.33M	244.25M	266.98M	301.91M	363.05M	374.79M	354.12M	430.21M	407.08M	413.24M	362.37M	279.84M
Growth (%)	-	+87.29%	+7.44%	+9.31%	+13.08%	+20.25%	+3.23%	-5.51%	+21.49%	-5.38%	+1.51%	-12.31%	-22.78%
Cost of Revenue	106.54M	201.48M	200.20M	213.17M	238.38M	290.62M	293.97M	278.20M	345.43M	340.01M	378.38M	328.56M	260.45M
Gross Profit	14.84M	25.85M	44.05M	53.81M	63.53M	72.43M	80.82M	75.92M	84.78M	67.07M	34.86M	33.81M	19.38M
Gross Margin	12.22%	11.37%	18.03%	20.16%	21.04%	19.95%	21.56%	21.44%	19.71%	16.48%	8.44%	9.33%	6.93%
Operating Expense	8.84M	10.81M	11.59M	15.93M	20.85M	22.82M	24.43M	24.27M	27.43M	33.30M	72.83M	30.24M	28.30M
Operating Income	6.00M	15.04M	32.46M	37.88M	42.69M	49.61M	56.39M	51.64M	57.35M	33.76M	-37.97M	3.57M	-8.91M
Operating Margin	4.94%	6.62%	13.29%	14.19%	14.14%	13.67%	15.04%	14.58%	13.33%	8.29%	-9.19%	0.98%	-3.19%
EBITDA	6.46M	15.54M	32.95M	38.55M	43.76M	50.90M	62.61M	40.90M	66.03M	32.80M	-32.27M	10.83M	2.74M
EBITDA Margin	5.32%	6.83%	13.49%	14.44%	14.50%	14.02%	16.70%	11.55%	15.35%	8.06%	-7.81%	2.99%	0.98%
Net Income	6.18M	9.70M	22.18M	4.21M	35.80M	44.21M	40.30M	21.09M	41.93M	13.41M	-32.55M	1.90M	-8.41M
Net Income Margin	5.09%	4.27%	9.08%	1.58%	11.86%	12.18%	10.75%	5.96%	9.75%	3.30%	-7.88%	0.52%	-3.00%
Interest Expense	1.62M	1.53M	810.00K	1.28M	957.00K	925.00K	5.87M	6.37M	6.05M	5.98M	3.51M	2.36M	4.28M
Interest Expense % of Total Revenue	1.33%	0.67%	0.33%	0.48%	0.32%	0.25%	1.57%	1.80%	1.41%	1.47%	0.85%	0.65%	1.53%

Balance Sheet

Currency: GBP	2001-09-30	2002-09-30	2003-09-30	2004-09-30	2005-09-30	2006-09-30	2007-09-30	2008-09-30	2009-09-30	2010-09-30	2011-09-30	2012-09-30	2013-09-30	2014-09-30	2015-09-30	2016-09-30	2017-09-30	2018-09-30	2019-09-30	2020-09-30	2021-09-30	2022-09-30	2023-09-30	2024-09-30	2025-09-30

Currency: GBP	2001-09-30	2002-09-30	2003-09-30	2004-09-30	2005-09-30	2006-09-30	2007-09-30	2008-09-30	2009-09-30	2010-09-30	2011-09-30	2012-09-30	2013-09-30	2014-09-30	2015-09-30	2016-09-30	2017-09-30	2018-09-30	2019-09-30	2020-09-30	2021-09-30	2022-09-30	2023-09-30	2024-09-30	2025-09-30
Total Assets	45.08M	58.88M	38.35M	41.37M	72.00M	66.34M	130.31M	202.34M	221.40M	205.40M	176.38M	155.46M	174.59M	170.01M	214.22M	217.97M	251.51M	289.55M	432.04M	459.95M	430.62M	386.96M	371.52M	331.89M	312.44M
Total Liabilities	37.87M	50.30M	27.48M	26.78M	52.31M	40.56M	96.76M	158.04M	168.74M	145.23M	107.84M	79.54M	93.56M	79.25M	101.17M	115.24M	125.28M	136.53M	270.94M	292.11M	245.81M	210.01M	241.51M	199.30M	187.44M
Total Equity	7.21M	8.59M	10.88M	14.59M	19.68M	25.78M	33.55M	44.30M	52.66M	60.17M	68.54M	75.92M	81.02M	90.76M	113.05M	102.73M	126.23M	153.02M	161.09M	167.84M	184.81M	176.95M	130.00M	132.59M	124.99M
Cash	3.31M	-	5.42M	7.35M	4.01M	8.01M	14.57M	8.35M	2.76M	12.64M	8.11M	7.64M	6.47M	25.94M	59.27M	47.22M	65.33M	106.64M	115.65M	134.51M	136.29M	110.84M	72.43M	96.91M	80.40M
Total Debt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	42.77M	16.12M	20.18M	15.01M	24.33M	26.48M	176.33M	174.12M	141.21M	77.39M	73.72M	54.36M	43.56M
Net Debt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	36.30M	-9.82M	-39.09M	-32.21M	-41.00M	-80.16M	60.67M	39.61M	4.92M	-33.45M	1.29M	-42.55M	-36.83M

Cash Flow

Currency: GBP	2013-09-30	2014-09-30	2015-09-30	2016-09-30	2017-09-30	2018-09-30	2019-09-30	2020-09-30	2021-09-30	2022-09-30	2023-09-30	2024-09-30	2025-09-30
Operating Cash Flow	-8.09M	47.52M	28.43M	15.13M	19.25M	54.42M	17.56M	38.29M	61.46M	-26.86M	-31.50M	30.22M	-14.12M
Investing Cash Flow	-193.00K	-423.00K	981.00K	-8.68M	5.29M	2.69M	-65.00K	564.00K	-147.00K	11.58M	14.98M	16.74M	8.80M
Financing Cash Flow	7.12M	-27.63M	3.92M	-18.50M	-6.43M	-15.80M	-8.48M	-19.99M	-59.53M	-10.17M	-21.89M	-22.43M	-11.25M
Capital Expenditure	273.00K	170.00K	50.00K	150.00K	336.00K	298.00K	361.00K	317.00K	208.00K	660.00K	550.00K	120.00K	129.00K
Free Cash Flow	-8.37M	47.35M	28.38M	14.98M	18.91M	54.13M	17.20M	37.97M	61.25M	-27.52M	-32.05M	30.10M	-14.25M
Dividends Paid	-	13.39M	13.39M	13.39M	12.43M	17.54M	20.11M	14.32M	25.48M	21.78M	15.13M	-	-
FCF to OCF	103.37%	99.64%	99.82%	99.01%	98.25%	99.45%	97.94%	99.17%	99.66%	102.46%	101.75%	99.60%	100.91%
Dividend Paid to FCF	-	28.29%	47.20%	89.44%	65.74%	32.40%	116.95%	37.71%	41.60%	-79.15%	-47.20%	-	-

Earnings

Report Date	Jun 9, 2016	Jan 18, 2017	Jun 1, 2017	Jan 15, 2018	May 22, 2018	Jan 15, 2019	May 21, 2019	Jan 14, 2020	May 19, 2020	Jan 19, 2021	May 18, 2021	Jan 18, 2022	May 17, 2022	Jan 25, 2023	Jan 31, 2025	May 29, 2025	Dec 17, 2025	Jan 20, 2026
EPS Estimate	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	15.00	15.00	16.00	-	-	-	-	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.01
EPS Actual	-0.05	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.08	0.10	0.07	0.08	0.08	0.00	0.08	0.08	-0.05	0.10	0.00	0.00	0.02	0.00
Surprise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-99.47%	-99.47%	-100.00%	-	-	-	-	-	-	53.33%	-100.00%
Timing	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	Pre-market	-	-	-	-

Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap38.74M

Enterprise Value7.95M

Trailing P/E0.00

Forward P/E8.42

Price / Sales0.15

Price / Book0.31

EPS-0.03

Book Value0.486

Revenue (TTM)250.83M

Gross Profit (TTM)21.42M

EBITDA-5.55M

Profit Margin-3.43%

Operating Margin-4.48%

Return on Equity-6.69%

Return on Assets-1.37%

Shares Outstanding256.93M

Shares Float186.22M

Beta1.34

Dividend Yield0.00%

Dividend Rate0.00

Payout Ratio0.00%

Dividends

20232×

0.01Jun 8, 20230.04Feb 2, 2023

20222×

0.03Jun 9, 20220.06Jan 27, 2022

20213×

0.03Jun 10, 20211.94Jun 8, 20210.07Jan 28, 2021

20201×

0.06Jan 23, 2020

20192×

0.03Jun 6, 20190.05Jan 24, 2019

20182×

0.02Jun 7, 20180.04Jan 25, 2018

20172×

0.02Jun 8, 20170.03Jan 26, 2017

20161×

0.01Jun 16, 2016