Victorian Plumbing Group (VIC) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Victorian Plumbing is the UK's leading bathroom retailer, offering a wide range of over 34,000 products to B2C and trade customers. Victorian Plumbing offers its customers a one-stop shop solution for the entire bathroom with more than 130 own and third party brands across a wide spectrum of price points. The Group's product design and supply chain strengths are complemented by its creative and brand-focused marketing strategy, which predominantly focuses on online channels to drive significant and growing traffic to its website. Headquartered in Skelmersdale, the Group employs over 600 staff across ten locations in Lancashire, Manchester and Birmingham.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 96.40 to 99
• 50-Day Range: 88 to 101
• 52-Week Range: 75 to 124
• Volume: 55,437 shs
• Average Volume: 556,126 shs
• Market Capitalization: £326.75 million
• P/E Ratio: 59.43
• Dividend Yield: 1.03%
• Price Target: GBX 132
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Victorian Plumbing Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Victorian Plumbing Group scored higher than 59% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Victorian Plumbing Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Victorian Plumbing Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Victorian Plumbing Group is 59.43, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.76.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Victorian Plumbing Group is 59.43, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 20.57.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Victorian Plumbing Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.51. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Victorian Plumbing Group has a P/B Ratio of 6.07. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for VIC.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Victorian Plumbing Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.59%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Victorian Plumbing Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Victorian Plumbing Group is 61.27%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for VIC.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Victorian Plumbing Group has a news sentiment score of 0.68. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.40 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Victorian Plumbing Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Victorian Plumbing Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

62.35% of the stock of Victorian Plumbing Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 26.15% of the stock of Victorian Plumbing Group is held by institutions.

VIC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VIC shares performed this year?

Victorian Plumbing Group's stock was trading at GBX 92.80 at the start of the year. Since then, VIC shares have increased by 4.5% and is now trading at GBX 97.
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How were Victorian Plumbing Group's earnings last quarter?

Victorian Plumbing Group plc (LON:VIC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January, 15th. The company reported $1.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Victorian Plumbing Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.60% and a net margin of 1.86%.

How do I buy shares of Victorian Plumbing Group?

Shares of VIC stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Victorian Plumbing Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Victorian Plumbing Group investors own include AutoZone (AZO), Intel (INTC), Oxford Instruments (OXIG), Shell (SHEL), Smiths Group (SMIN), TJX Companies (TJX) and Anglo American (AAL).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 1/15/2025
• Record date for 3/7 Dividend: 2/06/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/7 Dividend: 2/06/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/07/2025
• Today: 4/28/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Home Improvement Retail
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:VIC
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.victorianplumbingplc.com
• Phone: N/A
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 636
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 132
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 132
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 132
• Potential Upside/Downside: +36.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 1.63
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 59.43
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.22
• P/E Growth: 0.51
• Net Income: £5.66 million
• Net Margins: 1.86%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 10.60%
• Return on Assets: 9.24%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 88.15
• Current Ratio: 1.07
• Quick Ratio: 1.05

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £304.50 million
• Price / Sales: 1.07
• Cash Flow: GBX 18.89 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.14
• Book Value: GBX 15.99 per share
• Price / Book: 6.07

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 336,851,762
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £326.75 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.03