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: 375 to 395
• 50-Day Range: 312.47 to 432.50
• 52-Week Range: 283 to 650
• Volume: 188,958 shs
• Average Volume: 351,415 shs
• Market Capitalization: £305.14 million
• P/E Ratio: 17.07
• Dividend Yield: 2.60%
• Price Target: GBX 680
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Warpaint London Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Warpaint London scored higher than 49% 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

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.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Warpaint London has only been the subject of 1 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 17.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.67.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Warpaint London is 17.07, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 11.78.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Warpaint London has a P/B Ratio of 5.84. 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: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Warpaint London pays a meaningful dividend of 2.36%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Warpaint London is 44.33%. 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: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Coverage This Week

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Warpaint London insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £10,000 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

41.45% 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 39.81% 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 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, W7L shares have decreased by 25.4% and is now trading at GBX 385.
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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).

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 Stock Price Target: GBX 680
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 680
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 680
• Potential Upside/Downside: +76.6%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 22.56
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.07
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.29
• 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: £101.21 million
• Price / Sales: 3.01
• Cash Flow: GBX 11.47 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 33.57
• Book Value: GBX 65.94 per share
• Price / Book: 5.84

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 79,257,172
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £305.14 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.60