Operates local bus services across the United Kingdom through its First Bus division. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 13% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
The gap is $980.7M. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 7.7× for every dollar of annual profit — cheap, which is either an opportunity or a warning.
No analyst target is on record for this company.
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.
Profit per Sale: The profit kept from each sale is thin.
The stock trades 28% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 13% a year on average.
It pays out $0.10 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Since the drop from its peak, buyer appetite hasn’t come back. Council score: 0/10.
As the slice kept from each sale thins out, so does the profit. Council score: 3/10.
Costs swallow the gains that sales growth brings in. Council score: 4/10.
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.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: earnings execution, the revenue breakdown.