- £3.35bn
- £3.25bn
- £985.30m
- 88
- 14
- 80
- 66
Growth & Value
| 12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE Ratio (f) | 28.65 | ||
| PEG Ratio (f) | 3.11 | ||
| EPS Growth (f) | 10.15% | ||
| Dividend Yield (f) | 2.22% | ||
| Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Book Value | 14.79 | ||
| Price to Tang. Book | 15.32 | ||
| Price to Free Cashflow | 40.24 | ||
| Price to Sales | 3.86 | ||
| EV to EBITDA | 23.38 | ||
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Quality
| Name | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Capital | 55.98% | ||
| Return on Equity | 50.4% | ||
| Operating Margin | 15.38% | ||
Financial Summary
| Year End 31st Jul | Unit | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024E | 2025E | CAGR / Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | £m | 991.85 | 1,077.13 | 784.05 | 1,077.95 | 985.3 | 988.97 | 1,098.26 | 4.33% |
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| EPS Growth | % | +24.56 | +10.37 | +26.92 | +14.67 | +1.2 | +3.25 | +10.93 | n/a |
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Recent History
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Profile Summary
Softcat plc is a United Kingdom-based provider of information technology (IT) solutions and services. The Company is an IT reseller and IT infrastructure solutions provider to the corporate and public sector markets. The Company helps commercial and public sector organizations design, procure, implement and manage their digital infrastructure. Its offers solutions, including virtual desktop and applications, supply chain operations, software licensing, security, IT asset management, lifecycle solutions, data center and private cloud, financial solutions, cloud, networking and connectivity, and others. It is engaged in designing, implementing and supporting a mix of private and public cloud, optimized for individual customer needs. It provides assessment services as well as implementing and managing solutions. It designs and implements tools and applications for business environments. The Company sells cloud computing solutions, which include Software as a Service (SaaS).
Directors
- Martin Hellawell NEC (56)
- Graeme Watt CEO (59)
- Graham Charlton CFO
- Luke Thomas SEC
- Vinodka Murria NID
- Robyn Perriss NID (47)
- Karen Slatford NID (64)
- Last Annual
- July 31st, 2023
- Last Interim
- January 31st, 2024
- Incorporated
- October 7th, 1987
- Public Since
- November 13th, 2015
- No. of Employees
- 2,315
- Sector
- Software & IT Services
- Industry
- Technology
- Exchange
London Stock Exchange- Shares in Issue
- 199,752,234
- Address
- Solar House, Fieldhouse Lane, MARLOW, SL7 1TB
- Web
- https://www.softcat.com/
- Phone
- +44 1628403403
- Auditors
- Ernst & Young LLP
Latest News for SCT
Upcoming Events for SCT
Preliminary Q4 2024 Softcat PLC Earnings Release
Q1 2025 Softcat PLC Trading Statement Release
Softcat PLC Annual Shareholders Meeting
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FAQ
As of Today at 23:22 UTC, shares in Softcat are trading at 1,818.00p. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in Softcat last closed at 1,818.00p and the price had moved by +29.86% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the Softcat share price has outperformed the FTSE All Share Index by +17.21% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for Softcat is Buy. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
The Softcat dividend yield is 1.4% based on the trailing twelve month period.
Last year, Softcat paid a total dividend of £0.26, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 1.4%. We do not have any data on when Softcat is to next pay dividends.
We do not have data on when Softcat is to next pay dividends. The historic dividend yield on Softcat shares is currently 1.4%.
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As of the previous close price of 1,818.00p, shares in Softcat had a market capitalisation of £3.63bn.
Here are the trading details for Softcat:
- Country of listing: United Kingdom
- Exchange: LSE
- Ticker Symbol: SCT
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum Softcat is currently classified as a High Flyer. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
The analyst consensus target price for shares in Softcat is 1,719.77p. That is 5.4% below the last closing price of 1,818.00p.
Analysts covering Softcat currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of £0.58 for the next financial year.
An important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like Softcat. Over the past six months, its share price has outperformed the FTSE All Share Index by +25.88%.
As of the last closing price of 1,818.00p, shares in Softcat were trading +23.56% higher than their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The Softcat PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 28.65. The shares last closed at 1,818.00p.
The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.
The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.
Softcat's management team is headed by:
- Martin Hellawell - NEC
- Graeme Watt - CEO
- Graham Charlton - CFO
- Luke Thomas - SEC
- Vinodka Murria - NID
- Robyn Perriss - NID
- Karen Slatford - NID