# Senior Plc (SNR.L) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. LSE, United Kingdom. Sector: Industrials / Aerospace & Defense. Price 295p, market value 1.2 billionp.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Senior Plc reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **PEG: 1.47**. A PEG of 1.47 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.7×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 3.2×**. The shares trade at 3.2× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 7.8×**. Enterprise value is 7.8× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.6%** (5-yr avg 0.0%). Free cash flow equals 4.6% of the market value, above its five-year average of 0.0%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 20.0%**. Senior Plc keeps 20.0% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 5.3%**. 5.3% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 4.0%**. 4.0% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 7.7%**. 7.7% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 16.0%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 16.0%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 7.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 7.1% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -24.4%** (3-yr -4.5%/yr, 5-yr 0.1%/yr). Revenue fell 24.4% over the last year, against 0.1% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 16.4%** (3-yr 14.6%/yr). Earnings per share rose 16.4%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 5.1%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 5.1% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.52**. Debt is 0.52 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.7×**. It would take 0.7 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Interest coverage: 2.1×**. Operating profit covers interest 2.1×, thin but manageable.
- **Current ratio: 1.69** (quick 1.01). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.69 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 3.87**. A Z-score of 3.87 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.02%** (0p per share, trailing). Senior Plc yields 1.02%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 35%** (36% of free cash flow). 35% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.
- **Shareholder yield: 2.0%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 2.0% of the market value a year.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (4 analysts). 4 analysts cover Senior Plc; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of 285p (-3% 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): 51.3%** (YTD 50.9%, 3-mo 2.4%). The shares are up 51.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -7.4%** (82.9% 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): 67**. An RSI of 67 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.42** (volatility 31%). Beta of 0.42 against the FTSE All-Share: the shares move much less than the market.

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