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Wickes

LSE:WIX GB00BL6C2002
55
  • Value
    42
  • Growth
    62
  • Safety
    Safety
    26
  • Combined
    39
  • Sentiment
    88
  • 360° View
    360° View
    55
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Company Description

Wickes Group Plc is a United Kingdom-based digitally led, service-enabled home improvement retailer. The principal activity of the Company is the operation of retail home improvement stores across the United Kingdom. The Company’s three customer segments include Local trade, Design & Installation and DIY retail. It operates from its network of approximately 228 right-sized stores, which support nationwide fulfilment from convenient locations throughout the United Kingdom, and through its digital channels, including its Website, TradePro mobile app for trade members, and Wickes DIY app. These digital channels allow customers to research and order an extended range of its products and services, arrange virtual and in-person design consultations, and organize convenient home delivery or click-and-collect. Its business also comprises a core solar panel installation business, in addition to a smaller business installing gas boilers.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 55 (better than 55% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Wickes are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Wickes. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 62, 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 62% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a good rank of 88, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 88% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 42, which means that the share price of Wickes 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 58% of alternative stocks in the same industry. Finally, the consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 26, which means that the company has a financing structure that is riskier than those of 74% 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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Strongest Rank Leverage
Weakest Rank Pro Holdings
Country United Kingdom
Industry Home Improvement Retail
Size Medium
Website wickesplc.co.uk
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Last update: 26-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
42 44 65 85
Growth
62 72 15 25
Safety
Safety
26 19 23 22
Sentiment
88 100 94 78
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55 61 51 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
81 46 77 87
Opinions Change
50 96 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 86 82 10
Market Pulse
36 93 95 92
Sentiment
88 100 94 78
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
42 44 65 85
Growth
62 72 15 25
Safety Safety
26 19 23 22
Combined
39 22 15 37
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
56 56 72 80
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
36 44 61 74
Price vs. Book (P/B)
21 18 10 32
Dividend Yield
76 88 98 88
Value
42 44 65 85
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
57 53 16 8
Profit Growth
48 27 23 76
Capital Growth
57 74 30 36
Stock Returns
76 70 66 37
Growth
62 72 15 25
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
9 9 7 9
Refinancing
52 50 58 53
Liquidity
34 48 52 38
Safety Safety
26 19 23 22

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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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