# MJ Gleeson plc (GLE.L) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. LSE, United Kingdom. Sector: Consumer Cyclical. Price 256p, market value 149 millionp.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 10.2×** (5-yr avg 1267.9×, 3-yr avg 1313.7×). MJ Gleeson plc trades at 10.2× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 1267.9×: cheap by its own standards. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 10.8×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **Price / sales: 0.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.2×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 0.5×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 2.7×**. Enterprise value is 2.7× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 8.0%** (5-yr avg 0.0%). Free cash flow equals 8.0% 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: 9.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 9.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 22.5%**. MJ Gleeson plc keeps 22.5% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 5.4%**. 5.4% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 4.3%**. 4.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 5.1%**. 5.1% 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: 7.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 7.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 5.9%** (3-yr -0.7%/yr, 5-yr 20.0%/yr). Revenue grew 5.9% over the last year, against 20.0% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -18.2%** (3-yr -23.4%/yr, 5-yr 27.4%/yr). Earnings per share fell 18.2%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.02**. Debt is 0.02 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.0×**. It would take 0.0 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Interest coverage: 4.8×**. Operating profit covers interest 4.8× over, a safe margin.
- **Current ratio: 4.40** (quick 0.29). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 4.40 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 3.80**. A Z-score of 3.80 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 4.23%** (0p per share, trailing). MJ Gleeson plc yields 4.23%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 41%** (107% of free cash flow). 41% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.
- **Shareholder yield: 4.4%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 4.4% of the market value a year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -20.4%** (YTD -37.1%, 3-mo 8.6%). The shares are down 20.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -41.1%** (15.8% above the low). Trading 41% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 46**. An RSI of 46 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.90** (volatility 39%). Beta of 0.90 against the FTSE All-Share: the shares move roughly with the market.

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