# Concurrent Technologies Plc (CNC.L) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. LSE, United Kingdom. Sector: Technology / Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals. Price 279p, market value 254 millionp.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 46.5×** (5-yr avg 3128.6×, 3-yr avg 2764.4×). Concurrent Technologies Plc trades at 46.5× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 3128.6×: cheap by its own standards. The Technology median in the September 2026 study was 32.1×. Forward P/E is 29.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 3.82**. A PEG of 3.82 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 2.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.9×.
- **Price / book: 5.4×**. The shares trade at 5.4× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 15.2×**. Enterprise value is 15.2× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 5.1%** (5-yr avg 0.0%). Free cash flow equals 5.1% of the market value, above its five-year average of 0.0%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 2.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 47.4%**. Concurrent Technologies Plc keeps 47.4% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 13.5%**. 13.5% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 11.0%**. 11.0% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 11.3%**. 11.3% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 29.8%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 29.8%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 16.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 16.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 13.8%** (3-yr 35.9%/yr, 5-yr 16.8%/yr). Revenue grew 13.8% over the last year, against 16.8% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 7.7%** (3-yr 60.5%/yr, 5-yr 8.3%/yr). Earnings per share rose 7.7%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.05**. Debt is 0.05 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Concurrent Technologies Plc holds more cash than debt.
- **Interest coverage: 53.2×**. Operating profit covers interest 53.2× over, a safe margin.
- **Current ratio: 3.64** (quick 2.53). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 3.64 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 12.92**. A Z-score of 12.92 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.44%** (0p per share, trailing). Concurrent Technologies Plc yields 0.44%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 19%** (14% of free cash flow). 19% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 2**. 2 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): -15.5%/yr** (1-yr 10.0%). The dividend has not grown over five years.
- **Shareholder yield: 0.2%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 0.2% of the market value a year.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (5 analysts). 5 analysts cover Concurrent Technologies Plc; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of 296p (+6% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 47.1%** (YTD 24.2%, 3-mo 10.7%). The shares are up 47.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -2.4%** (60.9% above the low). Trading within 5% of 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): 64**. An RSI of 64 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.37** (volatility 40%). Beta of 0.37 against the FTSE All-Share: the shares move much less than the market.

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