Princes Group/£PRN
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About Princes Group
- Ticker
- £PRN
- Sector
- Consumer Essentials
- Primary listing
- LSE
- Employees
- 7,900
- Headquarters
- Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Website
- www.princesgroup.com
Princes Group Metrics
BasicAdvanced
£800M
9.03
£0.37
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Price and volume
Market cap
£800M
52-week high
£4.98
52-week low
£2.95
Average daily volume
237K
Financial strength
Current ratio
2.002
Quick ratio
1.312
Long term debt to equity
0.159
Total debt to equity
0.247
Interest coverage (TTM)
2.00%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
126.535
Gross margin (TTM)
20.34%
Net profit margin (TTM)
1.91%
Operating margin (TTM)
4.04%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
32.95%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
£240,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
2.99%
Return on equity (TTM)
5.64%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
9.028
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.172
Price to book
0.77
Price to tangible book (TTM)
0.87
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
2.62
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
38.17%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
1.271
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
10.07%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-351.49%
What the Analysts think about Princes Group
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Princes Group stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Princes Group stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
First-half revenue rose 7% to £999.4m, adjusted EBITDA rose 7.5% to £79.3m and profit before tax jumped 62% to £39.2m. Underlying free cash flow increased 20% to £90.1m, leaving Princes with £374m of net cash. (Princes Group)
The Plasmon integration is already producing measurable savings: insourcing baby and medical pasta is expected to cut cost of goods sold by 30% and absorb more than €1.5m of fixed costs. Princes has also identified about £2m of further operational efficiencies. (Princes Group)
The strong balance sheet gives Princes firepower to expand: it is in advanced negotiations for two acquisitions and expects at least one to complete in the coming months. New distribution wins with Carrefour, Lidl and Rewe also broaden its European route to market. (Princes Group, The Grocer)
Underlying trading is weaker in important areas: Foods revenue grew only 0.6% while its adjusted EBITDA fell 14.8%, and Drinks and Fish revenue also declined. This makes the headline group growth look more acquisition-led and less broadly based. (Princes Group, Joshua Thompson)
Commodity, transport and packaging costs remain a threat to margins, while most customer price increases only took effect on 1 July. Princes has secured about 70% of its 2026 energy needs, but the remaining exposure and the risk of weaker volumes leave it dependent on successful price pass-through. (Reuters, Princes Group)
Further deal-making could create execution and valuation risk: the two potential acquisitions are not yet agreed and still need definitive contracts and approvals. Recent revenue growth also includes Princes France, Newlat and Plasmon, so investors cannot assume that another acquisition will automatically add value. (Princes Group, Joshua Thompson)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 19 Sept 2026.
Princes Group Financial Performance
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Princes Group Earnings Performance
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Upcoming events
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Funds containing Princes Group
Fund name | Fund size | £PRN weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares FTSE 250£MIDD | £661M | 0.03% |
Vanguard FTSE 250£VMID | £1.6B | 0.03% |
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