Genuit Group/£GEN
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About Genuit Group
Polypipe Group, trading under the ticker GEN, is a manufacturer specializing in water management and plastic piping systems. Established in 1980, the company operates primarily within the construction and infrastructure sectors. Polypipe offers a wide range of products aimed at addressing critical challenges in water, climate, and ventilation management, contributing to the development of green building solutions.
- Ticker
- £GEN
- Sector
- Industrials
- Primary listing
- LSE
- Employees
- 3,274
- Headquarters
- Leeds, United Kingdom
- Website
- www.genuitgroup.com
Genuit Group Metrics
BasicAdvanced
£670M
19.67
£0.13
1.44
£0.13
4.88%
Price and volume
Market cap
£670M
Beta
1.44
52-week high
£3.92
52-week low
£2.41
Average daily volume
1.2M
Dividend rate
£0.13
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.464
Quick ratio
0.998
Long term debt to equity
0.353
Total debt to equity
0.366
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
94.46%
Interest coverage (TTM)
6.49%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
112.3
Gross margin (TTM)
43.90%
Net profit margin (TTM)
5.60%
Operating margin (TTM)
12.51%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
24.78%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
£190,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
4.58%
Return on equity (TTM)
5.25%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
19.67
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.08
Price to book
1.02
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-267.49
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
8.143
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
12.28%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
0.324
Dividend yield (TTM)
4.88%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
4.33%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-30.71%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
0.17%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
4.20%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-1.15%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-3.90%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
1.60%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
4.14%
What the Analysts think about Genuit Group
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Genuit Group stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Genuit Group stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Genuit held full-year expectations despite a difficult first half, with pricing action and cost control helping to protect profitability. Cash conversion improved to 71.3%, and the board maintained the 4.2p interim dividend. (Genuit)
The medium-term demand outlook is supported by AMP8 water infrastructure spending, the Future Homes Standard and the Warm Homes Plan. Genuit says these drivers should create increasing opportunities from 2027, alongside more than £4m of annualised savings from its simplification programme. (Investegate)
The Monodraught acquisition is gaining traction, with order intake exceeding £2m a month versus £1.4m at acquisition and new combined school solutions with Nuaire. This gives Genuit a route to growth in ventilation and education markets while recent acquisitions add scale and synergies. (Investegate)
Underlying demand remains weak: first-half like-for-like revenue fell 4.8%, while underlying operating profit declined 1.6%. The Climate division was especially soft, with like-for-like revenue down 8.1% and its operating margin falling to 9.7%. (Investegate)
Cost inflation and subdued construction markets could continue to pressure earnings through the rest of 2026. Genuit has raised prices by double digits, but the lag between higher input costs and customer pricing has already reduced margins, and management previously pointed to the lower end of analyst profit estimates. (Investegate, Alliance News)
The balance sheet is more stretched after recent acquisitions, with net debt at £190.5m and leverage at 1.6 times pro-forma EBITDA. Statutory operating profit also fell 30.1% in the first half because of transformation costs, leaving less room for execution mistakes or further acquisition spending. (Investegate)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 24 Sept 2026.
Genuit Group Financial Performance
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Genuit Group Earnings Performance
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Upcoming events
Funds containing Genuit Group
AllGBPEURUSD
Fund name | Fund size | £GEN weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares FTSE 250£MIDD | £661M | 0.21% |
Vanguard FTSE 250£VMID | £1.6B | 0.21% |
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap€DX2J | €3.2B | 0.06% |
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap£XXSC | £2.8B | 0.06% |
L&G Global Quality Dividends£LDGG | £279M | 0.02% |
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