# NB Private Equity Partners Limited (NBPS.L) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. LSE, United Kingdom. Sector: Financial Services. Price 131p, market value 6.4 billionp.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 0.0×** (5-yr avg 100.2×, 3-yr avg 140.4×). NB Private Equity Partners Limited trades at 0.0× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 100.2×: cheap by its own standards. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×.
- **Price / sales: 1152.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1152.1×, a level that requires very high margins or very fast growth to justify.
- **Price / book: 6.2×**. The shares trade at 6.2× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 0.0%** (5-yr avg 0.6%). Free cash flow equals 0.0% of the market value, below its five-year average of 0.6%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 64036.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 64036.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: -198.2%**. NB Private Equity Partners Limited keeps -198.2% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: -260.3%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **Net margin: 383.7%**. 383.7% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 2.1%**. 2.1% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: -1.3%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -1.3%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 1.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 1.8% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -88.2%** (3-yr -58.6%/yr, 5-yr -38.2%/yr). Revenue fell 88.2% over the last year, against -38.2% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 124.3%** (3-yr -46.9%/yr, 5-yr -8.6%/yr). Earnings per share rose 124.3%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -61.6%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -61.6% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.
- **Cash and short-term investments: 40 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 yield: 0.72%** (1p per share, trailing). NB Private Equity Partners Limited yields 0.72%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 162%**. The dividend exceeds earnings (162% payout), which is rarely sustainable outside REITs and one-off years.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.
- **Shareholder yield: 0.8%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 0.8% of the market value a year.

## Price and momentum
- **From 52-week high: 0.0%** (7.4% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.

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