# McBride plc (MCB.L) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. LSE, United Kingdom. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Household Products. Price 189p, market value 322 millionp.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 11.1×** (5-yr avg 895.2×, 3-yr avg 759.5×). McBride plc trades at 11.1× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 895.2×: cheap by its own standards. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 8.7×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **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: 3.4×**. The shares trade at 3.4× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **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: 21.3%** (5-yr avg -0.3%). Free cash flow equals 21.3% of the market value, above its five-year average of -0.3%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 9.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 9.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 37.0%**. McBride plc keeps 37.0% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 6.7%**. 6.7% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 3.6%**. 3.6% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 35.2%**. 35.2% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 43.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 43.5%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 13.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 13.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -0.9%** (3-yr 11.0%/yr, 5-yr 5.6%/yr). Revenue fell 0.9% over the last year, against 5.6% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 0.0%** (5-yr 39.0%/yr). Earnings per share rose 0.0%, roughly in step with revenue.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.48**. Debt is 1.48 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.7×**. It would take 0.7 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Interest coverage: 5.9×**. Operating profit covers interest 5.9× over, a safe margin.
- **Current ratio: 0.96** (quick 0.57). 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: 2.93**. A Z-score of 2.93 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.57%** (0p per share, trailing). McBride plc yields 1.57%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 0%** (8% of free cash flow). 0% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 22.2%/yr**. The dividend has compounded at 22.2% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 3 years at that pace.
- **Shareholder yield: 5.6%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 5.6% of the market value a year.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (4 analysts). 4 analysts cover McBride plc; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of 224p (+18% 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): 58.4%** (YTD 27.3%, 3-mo 13.9%). The shares are up 58.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -11.5%** (78.3% above the low). Trading 12% 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): 62**. An RSI of 62 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.46** (volatility 44%). Beta of 0.46 against the FTSE All-Share: the shares move much less than the market.

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