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Howden

LSE:HWDN GB0005576813
79
  • Value
    33
  • Growth
    41
  • Safety
    Safety
    67
  • Combined
    35
  • Sentiment
    95
  • 360° View
    360° View
    79
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Company Description

Howden Joinery Group Plc is a specialist kitchen and joinery supplier. It operates in the kitchen and joinery industries, offering products like worktops, appliances, and flooring. The company primarily operates in the United Kingdom, with additional depots in France, Belgium, and the Republic of Ireland. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $5,904 million, profits of $1,800 million, revenue of $2,921 million, and 12,000 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 79 (better than 79% compared with alternatives) for 2026, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Howden are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half below and half above average for Howden. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 95, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 95% of alternative investment opportunities. It also rates well regarding its financing structure, with the consolidated Safety Rank at 67 or better than 67% 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 33, meaning that the share price of Howden 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 41. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Capital Growth
Weakest Rank Sentiment
Country United Kingdom
Industry Trading & Distribution
Size Large
Website howdenjoinerygroupplc.com
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Last update: 17-Sep-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
33 42 42 53
Growth
41 32 51 33
Safety
Safety
67 57 48 42
Sentiment
95 70 94 55
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79 62 86 41
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
61 57 77 77
Opinions Change
50 46 50 61
Pro Holdings
n/a 90 94 13
Market Pulse
89 49 76 62
Sentiment
95 70 94 55
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
33 42 42 53
Growth
41 32 51 33
Safety Safety
67 57 48 42
Combined
35 40 47 36
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
31 25 25 29
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
60 44 48 53
Price vs. Book (P/B)
29 24 22 32
Dividend Yield
59 58 60 65
Value
33 42 42 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
60 40 53 4
Profit Growth
76 50 14 88
Capital Growth
14 20 21 7
Stock Returns
37 56 93 61
Growth
41 32 51 33
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
49 31 36 34
Refinancing
41 36 34 51
Liquidity
74 80 76 54
Safety Safety
67 57 48 42

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