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Victrex PLC VCT

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GBX 1,180.00 +18.00 (1.55%)
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Price vs Fair Value

VCT is trading at a 239% premium.
Price
GBP 1,176.07
Fair Value
GBP 7,684.24
Uncertainty
High
1-Star Price
GBP 5,687.74
5-Star Price
GBP 9,784.82
Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
GBX 1,162.00
Day Range
GBX 1,144.851,204.00
52-Week Range
GBX 1,084.001,632.00
Bid/Ask
GBX 1,030.00 / GBX 0.00
Market Cap
GBX 102.70 Bil
Volume/Avg
202,239 / 135,347

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
19.30
Price/Sales
3.53
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
5.05%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
5.05%
Total Yield
5.05%

Company Profile

Victrex is a British specialty chemicals company whose business is based predominantly on manufacturing and creating solutions using polyetheretherketone, or PEEK, an ultra-high-performance lightweight plastic. Around 40% of sales are generated in Europe, with Asia and the Americas contributing 30% each. The business has two segments. The industrial segment targets transportation, energy, electronics, and manufacturing, while the medical segment provides healthcare solutions for the implantable device markets.
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Stock Style Box
Small Core
Total Number of Employees
1,100

Comparables

Valuation

Metric
VCT
AMS
BOROUGE
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
19.3021.0816.12
Price/Book Value
2.242.084.60
Price/Sales
3.533.923.35
Price/Cash Flow
15.6517.7811.35
Price/Earnings
VCT
AMS
BOROUGE

Financial Strength

Metric
VCT
AMS
BOROUGE
Quick Ratio
2.053.901.06
Current Ratio
5.305.671.47
Interest Coverage
40.7849.667.68
Quick Ratio
VCT
AMS
BOROUGE

Profitability

Metric
VCT
AMS
BOROUGE
Return on Assets (Normalized)
8.77%7.17%11.88%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
11.34%9.11%24.51%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
10.09%7.59%15.55%
Return on Assets
VCT
AMS
BOROUGE
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