Manufactures and distributes frozen food products. Offers a variety of fish products, including fish fingers and coated fish. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The gap is $2.3B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 9.7× for every dollar of annual profit — cheap, which is either an opportunity or a warning.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 89% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 14% above today's price.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
Clearly below the class average.
The price looks reasonable next to what the company earns.
This grade is a blend: the profit side is strong, the sales tempo slow.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 62% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
It met or beat analyst expectations in 7 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 17 buys and 6 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $0.68 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 37/100.
Costs swallow the gains that sales growth brings in.
On our five-subject report card, NOMD sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: NOMD is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate here isn’t the price — it’s whether the company can keep up this pace.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.