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About Crest Nicholson
Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC, founded in 1963, is a residential housebuilder based in the United Kingdom. The company, identified by the ticker CRST, specializes in the development of quality housing and aims to provide homes across varying market segments. Operating through multiple divisions across the UK, Crest Nicholson is engaged primarily in building new homes, including houses, apartments, and commercial properties.
Ticker
£CRST
Sector
Primary listing
LSE
Employees
704
Headquarters
Website
Crest Nicholson Metrics
BasicAdvanced
£434M
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-£0.29
1.59
£0.03
1.48%
Price and volume
Market cap
£434M
Beta
1.59
52-week high
£1.99
52-week low
£1.40
Average daily volume
456K
Dividend rate
£0.03
Financial strength
Current ratio
2.979
Quick ratio
0.435
Long term debt to equity
9.697
Total debt to equity
22.327
Interest coverage (TTM)
1.65%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
33.1
Gross margin (TTM)
14.00%
Net profit margin (TTM)
-12.03%
Operating margin (TTM)
5.36%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
29.01%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
£870,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
1.42%
Return on equity (TTM)
-9.56%
Valuation
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.71
Price to book
0.59
Price to tangible book (TTM)
0.62
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
-5.712
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
-17.51%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
-0.296
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.48%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
-3.50%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
176.41%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-9.62%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-1.76%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
422.95%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-4.35%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-44.97%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-17.25%
What the Analysts think about Crest Nicholson
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Crest Nicholson stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Adjusted pre-tax profit more than tripled to £7.9 m in H1 2025 from £2.6 m a year earlier, marking a clear operational turnaround (Reuters).
Open-market sales rate improved to 0.53 units per outlet per week in H1 2025 versus 0.47 in H1 2024, reflecting strengthening consumer demand (Reuters).
RBC Capital Markets upgraded the stock to “outperform” and raised its price target to 230 p, highlighting confidence in Crest Nicholson’s mid-premium housing strategy and premium land bank positioning in South and East England (Investing.com).
Net debt surged to £71.5 m at 30 April 2025, up from £8.5 m at FY24-end, increasing leverage and potentially straining liquidity and covenant headroom (Investing.com).
Home completions in H1 2025 fell 6% year-on-year to 739 units, suggesting potential difficulty in achieving full-year volume targets and realizing scale efficiencies (Investing.com).
The group warned it could breach banking covenants under a “severe but plausible” downside scenario as soon as April 2025, creating material uncertainty over its going-concern status without guaranteed covenant amendments (Reuters).
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 10 Nov 2025.
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FAQs
What’s the current market cap for Crest Nicholson stock?
Crest Nicholson (CRST) has a market cap of £434M as of November 12, 2025.
What is the P/E ratio for Crest Nicholson stock?
The price to earnings (P/E) ratio for Crest Nicholson (CRST) stock is 0 as of November 12, 2025.
Does Crest Nicholson stock pay dividends?
Yes, the Crest Nicholson (CRST) stock pays dividends to shareholders. As of November 12, 2025, the dividend rate is £0.025 and the yield is 1.48%. Crest Nicholson has a payout ratio of 0% on a trailing twelve-month basis.
When is the next Crest Nicholson dividend payment date?
The next Crest Nicholson (CRST) dividend payment date is unconfirmed.
What is the beta indicator for Crest Nicholson?
Crest Nicholson (CRST) has a beta rating of 1.59. This means that it is more volatile than the market, on average. A beta of 1 would indicate the stock moves in-line with the market, while a beta of 2 would indicate the stock moves twice as much as the market.