# Fuller, Smith & Turner P.L.C. Class A (FSTA.L) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. LSE, United Kingdom. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure. Price 726p, market value 380 millionp.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 18.6×** (5-yr avg 3077.3×, 3-yr avg 2239.8×). Fuller, Smith & Turner P.L.C. Class A trades at 18.6× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 3077.3×: cheap by its own standards. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 13.3×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.5×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 0.9×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 4.3×**. Enterprise value is 4.3× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 8.4%** (5-yr avg 0.1%). Free cash flow equals 8.4% 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.
- **Earnings yield: 5.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 11.1%**. Fuller, Smith & Turner P.L.C. Class A keeps 11.1% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 10.1%**. 10.1% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 5.3%**. 5.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 5.2%**. 5.2% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 9.8%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 9.8%.
- **Return on assets: 6.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 6.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 5.7%** (3-yr 5.7%/yr, 5-yr 40.3%/yr). Revenue grew 5.7% over the last year, against 40.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -17.0%** (3-yr 44.2%/yr). Earnings per share fell 17.0%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 58.7%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 58.7% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.51**. Debt is 0.51 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.5×**. It would take 1.5 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Interest coverage: 3.2×**. Operating profit covers interest 3.2× over, a safe margin.
- **Current ratio: 0.36** (quick 0.29). 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: 2.30**. A Z-score of 2.30 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.89%** (0p per share, trailing). Fuller, Smith & Turner P.L.C. Class A yields 2.89%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 52%** (68% of free cash flow). 52% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 5**. 5 straight years of increases.
- **Shareholder yield: 12.9%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 12.9% of the market value a year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 29.5%** (YTD 2.2%, 3-mo 12.1%). The shares are up 29.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -6.9%** (32.0% above the low). Trading 7% 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): 48**. An RSI of 48 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.47** (volatility 31%). Beta of 0.47 against the FTSE All-Share: the shares move much less than the market.

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