# Auction Technology Group plc (ATG.L) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. LSE, United Kingdom. Sector: Technology / Software. Price 418p, market value 506 millionp.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Auction Technology Group plc reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 2.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.1×.
- **Price / book: 1.3×**. The shares trade at 1.3× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 9.4×**. Enterprise value is 9.4× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 11.6%** (5-yr avg 0.1%). Free cash flow equals 11.6% of the market value, above its five-year average of 0.1%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 56.3%**. Auction Technology Group plc keeps 56.3% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 10.0%**. 10.0% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: -58.2%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -21.0%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 4.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 4.7%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -14.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces -14.2% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 11.4%** (3-yr 16.6%/yr, 5-yr 29.5%/yr). Revenue grew 11.4% over the last year, against 29.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -555.0%**. Earnings per share fell 555.0%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 4.0%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 4.0% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.36**. Debt is 0.36 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.0×**. It would take 2.0 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Interest coverage: 2.0×**. Operating profit covers interest 2.0×, thin but manageable.
- **Current ratio: 0.66** (quick 0.66). Current liabilities exceed current assets, so the company depends on ongoing cash generation or refinancing to pay the next year's bills.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.50**. A Z-score of 2.50 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Auction Technology Group plc does not currently pay a dividend, but it returned 1.8% of its market value through buybacks over the last year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 25.6%** (YTD 50.3%, 3-mo -3.7%). The shares are up 25.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -14.7%** (61.1% above the low). Trading 15% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 39**. An RSI of 39 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.39** (volatility 47%). Beta of 0.39 against the FTSE All-Share: the shares move much less than the market.

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