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Vesuvius plc
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WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
Vesuvius plc. What it actually does.

Provides engineering services to the steel and foundry industries. Offers foundry consumables and equipment like binders and coatings. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 2011
11K employees
$1.1B market value
Revenue last year:
$2.4B
The net profit left over:
$70.6M
Out of every $100 in sales, $3 stays as net profit.
THE SLICE THAT TURNS INTO PROFIT: 3%

This is an established company with proven profits.

Cash on hand:
$257.7M
Total debt:
$867.9M
The debt outweighs the cash.

The gap is $610.2M. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.

Every quarter, analysts set a profit bar.
How many of the last 8 did the company clear?
3 / 8
EXPECTATIONS MET OR BEATEN
3
Mar 2023
Jul 2026
3 TIMES IN THE LAST 8 QUARTERS
It misses the bar more often than not.
THE PRICE TAG
MARKET VALUE / ANNUAL PROFIT
15.3×

The market pays 15.3× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.

No analyst target is on record for this company.

THE COUNCIL REVIEW
9

angles, checked one by one.

The 3 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.

The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.

WEAK SPOTS
Growth has stalled2/10
Little set aside for the future2/10
Thin trading in the shares2/10
WORTH WATCHING

Revenue Growth: Sales are growing slowly.

THE FIVE-YEAR JOURNEY
Below the peak, but no collapse.

The stock trades 42% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.

1
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/1
Pays a steady dividend

It pays out $0.32 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.

1
THE RISKS · 1/3
Growth has stalled

Over the last 4 years, sales grew only 2% a year on average. At this size, speeding back up is not easy.

2
THE RISKS · 2/3
Little set aside for the future

The share set aside for the future is small; the pace of new ideas may slow. Council score: 2/10.

3
THE RISKS · 3/3
Thin trading in the shares

Getting in and out without moving the price could prove difficult. Council score: 2/10.

FINALE · THE GRADE
grade pending

No score published: this stock trades under $10,000 on a typical day, so the price beside it is not one you could reliably act on.

One-line summary: few numbers, an untested story. Keep watching.

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Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.

This was a film — not investment advice.
Data: FMP & company filings
Sep 12, 2026 · stockexpertai.com · Stock Film