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Bodycote

LSE:BOY GB00B3FLWH99
80
  • Value
    47
  • Growth
    37
  • Safety
    Safety
    55
  • Combined
    43
  • Sentiment
    96
  • 360° View
    360° View
    80
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Company Description

Bodycote plc provides heat treatment and specialist thermal processing services. It operates in the heat treatment, metal joining, and surface technology industries. Bodycote operates globally. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $1,408 million, profits of $371 million, and revenue of $947 million with 4379 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 80 (better than 80% compared with alternatives) for 2026, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Bodycote are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half below and half above average for Bodycote. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 96, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 96% of alternative investment opportunities. It also rates well regarding its financing structure, with the consolidated Safety Rank at 55 or better than 55% of its peers when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the stock is expensive and expects low growth. The consolidated Value Rank is only 47, meaning that the share price of Bodycote is on the high side, compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth,and stock returns, with its Growth Rank at 37. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Opinions Change
Weakest Rank Pro Holdings
Country United Kingdom
Industry Industrial Machinery
Size Medium
Website bodycote.com
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Last update: 3-Sep-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
47 42 65 59
Growth
37 42 89 57
Safety
Safety
55 47 48 51
Sentiment
96 81 46 51
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80 48 83 65
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
91 75 36 26
Opinions Change
3 50 21 83
Pro Holdings
n/a 60 67 47
Market Pulse
97 76 57 36
Sentiment
96 81 46 51
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
47 42 65 59
Growth
37 42 89 57
Safety Safety
55 47 48 51
Combined
43 29 86 64
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
27 22 25 26
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
41 51 67 45
Price vs. Book (P/B)
44 46 61 58
Dividend Yield
65 73 86 79
Value
47 42 65 59
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
23 11 78 58
Profit Growth
46 41 64 30
Capital Growth
29 65 73 52
Stock Returns
91 68 61 59
Growth
37 42 89 57
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
54 82 74 80
Refinancing
15 1 3 1
Liquidity
79 77 67 64
Safety Safety
55 47 48 51

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