# Molten Ventures Plc (GROW.L) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. LSE, United Kingdom. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price 686p, market value 1.2 billionp.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 9.9×** (5-yr avg 527.7×, 3-yr avg 663.5×). Molten Ventures Plc trades at 9.9× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 527.7×: cheap by its own standards. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×. Forward P/E is 10.4×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **PEG: 0.00**. A PEG of 0.00 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 5.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 5.8×.
- **Price / book: 0.8×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 12.4×**. Enterprise value is 12.4× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.7%** (5-yr avg -0.0%). Free cash flow equals 3.7% of the market value, above its five-year average of -0.0%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.
- **Earnings yield: 10.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 10.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 94.0%**. Molten Ventures Plc keeps 94.0% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, the kind of margin that comes with software, brands or pricing power.
- **Operating margin: 59.8%**. 59.8% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 75.1%**. 75.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 9.1%**. 9.1% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 8.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 8.5%.
- **Return on assets: 8.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 8.1% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 260.8%** (3-yr 52.1%/yr, 5-yr 66.5%/yr). Revenue grew 260.8% over the last year, against 66.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.
- **Cash and short-term investments: 52 millionp**. Leverage ratios are shown differently for banks and insurers, whose balance sheets are built on deposits and reserves; use return on equity and the regulatory capital in the filings instead.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Molten Ventures Plc does not currently pay a dividend, but it returned 4.6% of its market value through buybacks over the last year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 92.8%** (YTD 38.8%, 3-mo 30.1%). The shares are up 92.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -4.4%** (99.4% 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): 61**. An RSI of 61 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.78** (volatility 40%). Beta of 0.78 against the FTSE All-Share: the shares move roughly with the market.

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