# WARPAINT LONDON PLC (W7L.L) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. LSE, United Kingdom. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Household Products. Price 218p, market value 174 millionp.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 12.1×** (5-yr avg 2368.3×, 3-yr avg 1803.2×). WARPAINT LONDON PLC trades at 12.1× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 2368.3×: cheap by its own standards. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 10.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.8×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 2.2×**. The shares trade at 2.2× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 3.6×**. Enterprise value is 3.6× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 11.0%** (5-yr avg 0.0%). Free cash flow equals 11.0% 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: 8.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 8.3% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 39.3%**. WARPAINT LONDON PLC keeps 39.3% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 19.8%**. 19.8% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 13.7%**. 13.7% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 17.9%**. 17.9% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 43.0%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 43.0%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 33.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 33.2% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 3.4%** (3-yr 17.9%/yr, 5-yr 21.1%/yr). Revenue grew 3.4% over the last year, against 21.1% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -21.7%** (3-yr 30.4%/yr). Earnings per share fell 21.7%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 17.3%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 17.3% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.12**. Debt is 0.12 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. WARPAINT LONDON PLC holds more cash than debt.
- **Interest coverage: 42.4×**. Operating profit covers interest 42.4× over, a safe margin.
- **Current ratio: 7.45** (quick 4.07). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 7.45 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 9.38**. A Z-score of 9.38 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 5.98%** (0p per share, trailing). WARPAINT LONDON PLC yields 5.98%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 65%** (87% of free cash flow). 65% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 5**. 5 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 32.7%/yr** (1-yr 21.1%). The dividend has compounded at 32.7% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 2 years at that pace.
- **Shareholder yield: -2.8%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return -2.8% of the market value a year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -23.1%** (YTD 13.8%, 3-mo 2.8%). The shares are down 23.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -24.9%** (32.0% above the low). Trading 25% 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): 60**. An RSI of 60 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.06** (volatility 55%). Beta of 1.06 against the FTSE All-Share: the shares move roughly with the market.

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