Warpaint London (W7L) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Warpaint London PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides color cosmetics. It operates through two segments, Branded and Close-Out. The company offers its cosmetic skincare products under the W7, Technic, Man'stuff, Body Collection, Very Vegan, and Chit Chat brand names. It also provides supply chain management services. Warpaint London PLC sells its products to retailers, distributors, supermarkets, and retail chains, as well as through online. The company operates in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, Spain, Denmark, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and internationally. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in Iver, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 215 to 230
• 50-Day Range: 215 to 430
• 52-Week Range: 210 to 590
• Volume: 359,559 shs
• Average Volume: 391,491 shs
• Market Capitalization: £182.99 million
• P/E Ratio: 970.48
• Dividend Yield: 0.04%
• Price Target: GBX 510
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Warpaint London Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Warpaint London scored higher than 65% 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: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Warpaint London has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Warpaint London has a consensus price target of GBX 510, representing about 134.8% upside from its current price of GBX 217.25.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Warpaint London has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Warpaint London is 930.81, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.60.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Warpaint London is 930.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 1,078.50.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Warpaint London has a P/B Ratio of 3.29. 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 W7L.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Warpaint London is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.04%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Warpaint London does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Warpaint London is 40.70%. 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 W7L.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.12

News Sentiment

Warpaint London has a news sentiment score of 0.12. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.32 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Warpaint London this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Warpaint London to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Warpaint London insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

38.00% of the stock of Warpaint London is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 21.95% of the stock of Warpaint London is held by institutions.

W7L Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have W7L shares performed this year?

Warpaint London's stock was trading at GBX 516.15 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, W7L stock has decreased by 57.9% and is now trading at GBX 217.25.

How were Warpaint London's earnings last quarter?

Warpaint London PLC (LON:W7L) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September, 10th. The company reported $8.52 earnings per share for the quarter. Warpaint London had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 35.04% and a net margin of 17.35%.

How do I buy shares of Warpaint London?

Shares of W7L 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 Warpaint London own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Warpaint London investors own include AutoZone (AZO), Cake Box (CBOX), Intel (INTC), DS Smith (SMDS), TJX Companies (TJX), Tesco (TSCO) and Abacus Health Products (ABAHF).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/10/2025
• Today: 9/17/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Defensive
• Industry: Household & Personal Products
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:W7L
• CIK: N/A
• Web: warpaintlondonplc.com
• Phone: +44-1753-639130
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 141
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Warpaint London: GBX 510
• High Price Target: GBX 510
• Low Price Target: GBX 510
• Potential Upside/Downside: +137.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 0.23
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 921.17
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.54
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £17.56 million
• Net Margins: 17.35%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 35.04%
• Return on Assets: 21.18%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.55
• Current Ratio: 3.46
• Quick Ratio: 1.56

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £105.06 million
• Price / Sales: 1.65
• Cash Flow: GBX 6.40 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 33.57
• Book Value: GBX 65.94 per share
• Price / Book: 3.26

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 80,787,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £173.69 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.60