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Macfarlane Group

LSE:MACF GB0005518872
14
  • Value
    100
  • Growth
    5
  • Safety
    Safety
    32
  • Combined
    32
  • Sentiment
    28
  • 360° View
    360° View
    14
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Company Description

Macfarlane Group PLC designs, manufactures, and distributes protective packaging products. The company serves industries such as retail e-commerce, consumer goods, food, and electronics. It operates in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Europe. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $208 million, profits of $132 million, and revenue of $338 million, with 1121 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 14 (better than 14% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Macfarlane Group are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for Macfarlane Group. Only the consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 100, which means that the share price of Macfarlane Group is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 100% of alternative stocks in the same industry. All other consolidated ranks are below average. The consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 5, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 32, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 68% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. Finally, professionals are more pessimistic about the stock than for 72% of alternative investment opportunities, reflected in the consolidated Sentiment Rank of 28. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Stock Returns
Weakest Rank Value
Country United Kingdom
Industry Trading & Distribution
Size Small
Website macfarlanegroup.com
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 13-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
100 70 80 41
Growth
5 57 5 83
Safety
Safety
32 89 59 54
Sentiment
28 20 56 57
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14 77 50 65
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
44 68 88 68
Opinions Change
7 23 17 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 41 82 87
Market Pulse
19 9 9 3
Sentiment
28 20 56 57
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
100 70 80 41
Growth
5 57 5 83
Safety Safety
32 89 59 54
Combined
32 93 35 70
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
95 55 58 60
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
95 78 87 71
Price vs. Book (P/B)
82 58 49 3
Dividend Yield
95 73 73 73
Value
100 70 80 41
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
38 91 39 31
Profit Growth
15 23 17 36
Capital Growth
57 67 20 96
Stock Returns
3 28 45 91
Growth
5 57 5 83
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
29 79 69 66
Refinancing
74 41 25 9
Liquidity
28 77 58 73
Safety Safety
32 89 59 54

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The only strength is good value. All other factors (growth, safety, and sentiment) are below average. This stock is highly sensitive to a crisis and is not advisable. Avoid unless you have solid, independent reasons to believe a significant turnaround is imminent.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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