StockDecksBunzl plc
Consumer Defensive · Food Distribution
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Each rating is built from the measures listed beneath it. Values are the latest reported figures; the rating beside each one is how that measure scores on our −100 to +100 scale.
Debt levels, liquidity and how solid the balance sheet looks.
| Debt to equity | 0.98 × | -95 |
| Current ratio | 1.38 × | +34 |
| Quick ratio | 0.8 × | 0 |
| FCF / Total debt | 0.25 × | +26 |
| Buybacks vs new shares | Bought back 245M GBP of its own shares last year | +26 |
Margins, and the returns being earned on the capital employed.
| Gross margin | 28.7 % | -8 |
| Operating margin | 6.1 % | -50 |
| Net margin | 4.1 % | -44 |
| Return on equity | 18.2 % | +73 |
| Gross profit / assets | 39.9 % | +40 |
| Asset turnover | 1.38 × | — |
| Profit vs cash flow | 459M GBP profit, generated 913M GBP cash — profits fully cash-backed | +39 |
The direction and pace of revenue and earnings.
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 3 % | 0 |
| Earnings growth (YoY) | 18.2 % | +48 |
| Earnings growth (Q) | 16.2 % | +40 |
What you pay relative to what the business actually delivers.
| P/E (trailing) | 18.08 × | +22 |
| Forward P/E | 1392.13 × | -100 |
| PEG ratio | 2.14 × | -38 |
| Price/Book | 309.7 × | -100 |
| Price/Sales | 0.71 × | +93 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.33 × | +47 |
| FCF yield | 8.2 % | +63 |
Key figures
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Industry | Food Distribution |
| Market cap | $8.6B |
| Dividend yield | 2.64% |
| Payout ratio | 49.07% |
| Beta | 0.32 |
About Bunzl plc
Bunzl plc operates as a distribution and services company in the North America, Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and internationally.
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