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Costain Group PLC Fundamentals

Company NameCostain Group PLCLast Updated2025-06-27
IndustryEngineering & ConstructionSectorIndustrials
Shares in Issue272.486 mMarket Cap£401.29 m
PE Ratio13.10Dividend per Share£0.01
Dividend Yield1.65Dividend Cover9.25
EPS£0.11EPS Growth (%)0.40
PEG0DPS Growth (%)2.0000
Debt Ratio0.0471Debt Equity Ratio0.0543
Asset Equity Ratio2.3216Cash Equity Ratio0.6725
Quick Ratio1.1580Current Ratio1.32
Price To Book Value1.6810ROCE0

Costain Group PLC Dividends

TypeEx-DatePay DateCurrencyNet DividendYear Total
Prelim2025-04-172025-05-29GBP0.0200
Interim2024-09-122024-10-18GBP0.0040
Prelim2024-04-182024-05-28GBP0.0080
Interim2023-09-212023-10-27GBP0.0040

Costain Group PLC Company Financials

Assets202420232022
Tangible Assets£35.30 m£26.80 m£32.00 m
Intangible Assets£51.20 m£45.70 m£52.20 m
Investments£400,000.00£400,000.00£400,000.00
Total Fixed Assets£154.70 m£144.10 m£166.80 m
Stocks00£200,000.00
Debtors£185.30 m£198.30 m£187.40 m
Cash & Equivalents£158.50 m£164.40 m£123.80 m
Other Assets£67.80 m£71.20 m£82.20 m
Total Assets£547.20 m£542.20 m£487.60 m
Liabilities202420232022
Creditors within 1 year£296.90 m£306.60 m£253.10 m
Creditors after 1 year£14.60 m£16.20 m£23.30 m
Other Liabilities000
Total Liabilities£311.50 m£322.80 m£276.40 m
Net assets£235.70 m£219.40 m£211.20 m
Equity202420232022
Called up share capital£2.70 m£138.30 m£137.50 m
Share Premium£153.00 m£16.40 m£16.40 m
Profit / Loss£36.50 m£30.90 m£32.80 m
Other Equity£235.70 m£219.40 m£211.20 m
Preference & Minorities000
Total Capital Employed£235.70 m£219.40 m£211.20 m
Ratios202420232022
Debt Ratio£0.05£0.06£0.08
Debt-to-Equity£0.05£0.06£0.09
Assets / Equity2.32162.32162.3216
Cash / Equity0.67250.67250.6725
EPS£0.11£0.08£0.09
Cash Flow202420232022
Cash from operating activities£42.70 m£69.80 m£14.10 m
Cashflow before financing£17.10 m£54.80 m-£34.30 m
Increase in Cash£8.10 m£54.70 m-£35.60 m
Income202420232022
Turnover£1.25 bn£1.33 bn£1.42 bn
Cost of sales£1.15 bn£1.23 bn£1.33 bn
Gross Profit£103.30 m£104.80 m£92.70 m
Operating Profit£31.10 m£26.80 m£34.90 m
Pre-Tax profit£36.50 m£30.90 m£32.80 m

Costain Group PLC Company Background

SectorIndustrials
ActivitiesCostain Group PLC offers solutions and services. It provides engineering and technology solutions and advisory and development, design, management, project delivery, technology integration and asset optimization and support services to highways, nuclear, oil and gas, power, water sectors, rail. The company has two segments C and Natural resources. The transportation segment covers highways, rail, and nuclear markets and the Natural resources segment comprises of water, powerand oil and gas markets. Majority of revenue is from Transportation Segment.
Latest Interim Date21 Aug 2024
Latest Fiscal Year End Date11 Mar 2025

Costain Group PLC Directors

AppointedNamePosition
2016-05-05Mr. David Philip AllveyNon-Executive Director,Chairman
2014-03-31Mr. Michael Richard AlexanderNon-Executive Director
2025-06-25Mr. Alexander John VaughanExecutive Director,Chief Executive Officer
2012-12-31Mr. John M BryantNon-Executive Director
2018-05-08Mr. James MorleyNon-Executive Director
2019-05-07Mr. Andrew Wyllie CBEExecutive Director,Chief Executive
2023-04-04Dr. Paul Golby CBENon-Executive Director,Chairman
2020-10-05Mr. Anthony Oliver BickerstaffExecutive Director,Finance Director
2006-12-18Mr. David George Jefferies CBENon-Executive Director,Chairman
2003-01-23Mr. Charles Joseph McCole BA,CAExecutive Director
2022-01-12Ms. Alison Jane Wood OBENon-Executive Director,Senior Independent Director
2007-05-08Mr. Mohd Azman SulaimanNon-Executive Director,Deputy Chairman
2008-01-10Mr. Frederick William OBENon-Executive Director
2023-04-04Ms. Jane Ann LodgeNon-Executive Director,Senior Independent Director
2024-04-09Ms. Jacqueline de Rojas CBENon-Executive Director
2025-04-08Baroness Kate Rock Non-Executive Director,Chairman
2025-06-25Ms. Helen Margaret WillisExecutive Director,Chief Financial Officer
2025-04-08Mr. Tony QuinlanNon-Executive Director,Senior independent director
2024-04-09Mr. Neil CrockettNon-Executive Director

Costain Group PLC Contact Details

Company NameCostain Group PLC
AddressCostain House, Vanwall Business Park, Maidenhead, SL6 4UB
Telephone+44 1628842444
Websitehttps://www.costain.com

Costain Group PLC Advisors

AuditorPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Phone+44 2075835000
Fax+44 2072127500
Remuneration ConsultantDeloitte LLP
Phone+44 2079363000
Fax+44 2075831198
StockbrokerInvestec Bank PLC
StockbrokerLiberum Capital Limited
Phone+44 2031002000
Fax+44 2031002299
BankNational Westminster Bank PLC
RegistrarEquiniti Ltd.
Phone+44 1214157082
BankLloyds Bank PLC
Financial AdviserRothschild
Phone+44 2072805000
SolicitorSlaughter and May
Phone+44 2076001200
Fax+44 2070905000
Financial PR AdviserInstinctif Partners
Phone+44 2074572020

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