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Firstgroup

LSE:FGP GB0003452173
60
  • Value
    42
  • Growth
    29
  • Safety
    Safety
    51
  • Combined
    32
  • Sentiment
    97
  • 360° View
    360° View
    60
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Company Description

FirstGroup PLC is a public transport service provider operating bus and rail services. It operates in the First Bus and First Rail segments. It operates in the United Kingdom, with services including long-distance, commuter, regional, and sleeper services. In the last fiscal year, the company had 30,000 employees, a market cap of $1,698 million, profits of $1,669 million, and revenue of $6,555 million.

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Analysis

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 60 (better than 60% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Firstgroup are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half the metrics below and half above average for Firstgroup. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 51, which means that the share price of Firstgroup 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 51% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 97, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 97% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 29, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 42, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 58 comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Last update: 16-Oct-2025.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
51 64 44 63
Growth
29 27 46 1
Safety
Safety
42 28 27 83
Sentiment
97 94 86 71
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60 53 49 65
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
95 97 73 42
Opinions Change
50 65 72 67
Pro Holdings
n/a 34 38 29
Market Pulse
94 95 93 84
Sentiment
97 94 86 71
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
51 64 44 63
Growth
29 27 46 1
Safety Safety
42 28 27 83
Combined
32 22 20 44
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
45 55 31 37
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
85 87 81 97
Price vs. Book (P/B)
41 42 44 71
Dividend Yield
41 55 44 39
Value
51 64 44 63
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
4 1 22 4
Profit Growth
44 55 60 1
Capital Growth
17 30 21 25
Stock Returns
95 56 98 63
Growth
29 27 46 1
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
26 21 24 28
Refinancing
15 13 13 81
Liquidity
77 76 68 95
Safety Safety
42 28 27 83

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