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Card Factory

LSE:CARD GB00BLY2F708
86
  • Value
    94
  • Growth
    44
  • Safety
    Safety
    60
  • Combined
    84
  • Sentiment
    62
  • 360° View
    360° View
    86
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Company Description

Card Factory plc is a UK-based retailer of greeting cards, gifts, and celebration essentials. It operates in the retail greeting cards, online retail, and partnerships industries. The company has stores in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, and also operates online and through third-party partners. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $408 million, profits of $240 million, revenue of $672 million, and 10521 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 86 (better than 86% compared with alternatives) for 2026, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Card Factory are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the indicators below and half above average for Card Factory. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 94, which means that the share price of Card Factory is on the lower side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 94% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The company is also safely financed with a Safety rank of 60. In addition, professional market sentiment is above average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 62. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 44, which means that the company is below average in terms of growth and momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. 56 of its competitors have better growth. ...read more

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Country United Kingdom
Industry Specialty Stores
Size Medium
Website cardfactoryinvestors.com
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Last update: 13-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
94 87 54 93
Growth
44 70 73 100
Safety
Safety
60 73 48 12
Sentiment
62 90 82 73
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86 100 87 81
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
70 83 79 68
Opinions Change
50 50 50 98
Pro Holdings
n/a 90 84 22
Market Pulse
31 63 51 42
Sentiment
62 90 82 73
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
94 87 54 93
Growth
44 70 73 100
Safety Safety
60 73 48 12
Combined
84 98 78 86
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
41 30 30 76
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
84 94 87 97
Price vs. Book (P/B)
76 59 59 90
Dividend Yield
99 82 1 72
Value
94 87 54 93
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
60 63 71 77
Profit Growth
49 40 51 83
Capital Growth
74 76 44 59
Stock Returns
29 57 82 83
Growth
44 70 73 100
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
59 70 69 38
Refinancing
57 38 18 7
Liquidity
63 75 69 28
Safety Safety
60 73 48 12

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The stock offers good value, safe financing, and positive sentiment. However, it has below-average growth expectations. It is well-suited for conservative buy-and-hold investors who prioritize stability and low valuation over growth.

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