# Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. (YNGN.L) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. LSE, United Kingdom. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure. Price 674p, market value 405 millionp.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 15.0×** (5-yr avg 2148.9×, 3-yr avg 2630.4×). Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. trades at 15.0× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 2148.9×: cheap by its own standards. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×.
- **Price / sales: 0.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.4×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 0.5×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 3.7×**. Enterprise value is 3.7× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 21.1%** (5-yr avg 0.1%). Free cash flow equals 21.1% of the market value, above its five-year average of 0.1%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 6.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 6.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 14.4%**. Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. keeps 14.4% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 14.4%**. 14.4% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 5.5%**. 5.5% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 3.5%**. 3.5% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 8.4%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 8.4%.
- **Return on assets: 2.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 4.6%** (3-yr 11.3%/yr, 5-yr 41.2%/yr). Revenue grew 4.6% over the last year, against 41.2% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 181.3%** (3-yr -4.1%/yr). Earnings per share rose 181.3%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 7.6%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 7.6% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.40**. Debt is 0.40 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.6×**. It would take 1.6 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Interest coverage: 3.8×**. Operating profit covers interest 3.8× over, a safe margin.
- **Current ratio: 0.27** (quick 0.20). 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: 1.79**. A Z-score of 1.79 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.53%** (0p per share, trailing). Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. yields 3.53%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 53%** (34% of free cash flow). 53% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 5**. 5 straight years of increases.
- **Shareholder yield: 5.0%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 5.0% of the market value a year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 19.8%** (YTD 16.9%, 3-mo 6.5%). The shares are up 19.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -11.1%** (23.2% above the low). Trading 11% 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): 37**. An RSI of 37 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.49** (volatility 29%). Beta of 0.49 against the FTSE All-Share: the shares move much less than the market.

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