Stock Research: Serco

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Serco

LSE:SRP GB0007973794
32
  • Value
    14
  • Growth
    91
  • Safety
    Safety
    49
  • Combined
    52
  • Sentiment
    33
  • 360° View
    360° View
    32
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Company Description

Serco Group plc is a United Kingdom-based provider of essential public services, specializing in defense, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare, and other citizen services. The company operates in UK & Europe, Americas, and the Middle East. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $2945 million, profits of $649 million, revenue of $5989 million, and 47789 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 32 (better than 32% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Serco are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for Serco. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 91, 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. It ranks higher than 91% of competitors in the same industry. The other indicators are below average, namely the Value, Safety, and Sentiment Ranks.The Value Rank at 14 means that the share price of Serco is on the high side compared with its peers regarding revenues, profits, and invested capital. The stock price is higher than for 86% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 49, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 51% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 33, indicating professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 67% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
14 39 57 57
Growth
91 45 43 23
Safety
Safety
49 62 55 51
Sentiment
33 45 90 98
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32 34 64 67
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
30 35 86 64
Opinions Change
25 50 39 40
Pro Holdings
n/a 40 94 86
Market Pulse
38 72 76 83
Sentiment
33 45 90 98
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
14 39 57 57
Growth
91 45 43 23
Safety Safety
49 62 55 51
Combined
52 35 51 37
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
58 68 72 81
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
16 59 57 45
Price vs. Book (P/B)
21 40 54 67
Dividend Yield
25 45 48 39
Value
14 39 57 57
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
50 23 12 4
Profit Growth
64 26 34 58
Capital Growth
69 100 90 56
Stock Returns
99 35 49 27
Growth
91 45 43 23
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
48 76 62 50
Refinancing
41 28 13 23
Liquidity
45 62 67 57
Safety Safety
49 62 55 51

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The only positive is high growth. The stock is expensive (low Value Rank), risky to finance, and carries critical professional sentiment. This is a risky proposition. Avoid unless you have exceptional conviction that the growth alone will overcome the price and financial risks.

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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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