Stock Research: IMI

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IMI

LSE:IMI GB00BGLP8L22
71
  • Value
    12
  • Growth
    89
  • Safety
    Safety
    36
  • Combined
    32
  • Sentiment
    92
  • 360° View
    360° View
    71
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Company Description

IMI plc is a specialist engineering company designing, building, and servicing engineered products. It operates in the process automation, industrial automation, climate control, life science and fluid control, and transport sectors. The company focuses on the Automation and Life Technology segments. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $7,026 million, profits of $1,307 million, and revenue of $2,765 million, with 10,000 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 71 (better than 71% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock IMI are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for IMI. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 89, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 89% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a good rank of 92, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 92% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 12, which means that the share price of IMI is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 88% of alternative stocks in the same industry. Finally, the consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 36, which means that the company has a financing structure that is riskier than those of 64% 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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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
12 20 30 43
Growth
89 49 79 11
Safety
Safety
36 12 11 25
Sentiment
92 100 86 71
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71 30 53 21
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
68 74 42 42
Opinions Change
73 42 44 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 88 100 93
Market Pulse
48 88 72 47
Sentiment
92 100 86 71
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
12 20 30 43
Growth
89 49 79 11
Safety Safety
36 12 11 25
Combined
32 7 30 9
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
12 19 23 41
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
32 46 48 58
Price vs. Book (P/B)
17 13 20 21
Dividend Yield
25 33 45 49
Value
12 20 30 43
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
53 49 55 22
Profit Growth
78 50 45 14
Capital Growth
63 45 76 30
Stock Returns
87 65 79 65
Growth
89 49 79 11
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
30 24 10 26
Refinancing
29 14 25 31
Liquidity
73 51 40 58
Safety Safety
36 12 11 25

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This is a classic, high-risk growth play: high growth and positive sentiment outweigh low Value Rank (expensive) and risky financing. This is for aggressive growth investors who are comfortable with the high price and risk, believing the growth story justifies the expense.

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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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