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Hill & Smith

LSE:HILS GB0004270301
65
  • Value
    6
  • Growth
    46
  • Safety
    Safety
    71
  • Combined
    34
  • Sentiment
    100
  • 360° View
    360° View
    65
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Company Description

Hill & Smith PLC provides sustainable infrastructure products and services. It operates in the Galvanizing Services, Engineered Solutions, and Roads & Security divisions. The company supplies to industrial and infrastructure markets. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $2,061 million, profits of $428 million, and revenue of $1,070 million, with 4,631 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 65 (better than 65% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Hill & Smith are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half below and half above average for Hill & Smith. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 100, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 100% of alternative investment opportunities. It also rates well regarding its financing structure, with the consolidated Safety Rank at 71 or better than 71% 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 6, meaning that the share price of Hill & Smith 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 46. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Value
Weakest Rank Sentiment
Country United Kingdom
Industry Steel
Size Medium
Website hsgroup.com
Index
FTSE All Shares
FTSE 250
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Last update: 9-Apr-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
6 14 6 21
Growth
46 70 97 4
Safety
Safety
71 60 30 52
Sentiment
100 94 96 82
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65 71 72 19
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
76 86 85 69
Opinions Change
90 61 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 98 100 79
Market Pulse
68 75 81 80
Sentiment
100 94 96 82
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
6 14 6 21
Growth
46 70 97 4
Safety Safety
71 60 30 52
Combined
34 53 37 6
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
22 13 13 30
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
21 40 20 20
Price vs. Book (P/B)
16 6 6 22
Dividend Yield
64 52 34 48
Value
6 14 6 21
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
32 65 64 21
Profit Growth
38 64 71 8
Capital Growth
97 47 71 17
Stock Returns
36 68 95 49
Growth
46 70 97 4
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
62 66 55 49
Refinancing
34 26 24 36
Liquidity
80 67 42 63
Safety Safety
71 60 30 52

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