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Macfarlane Group PLC

Macfarlane Group PLC

MACF.L
Macfarlane Group PLCGB flagLondon Stock Exchange
67.00
GBp
+1.80
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104.19MMarket Cap
Macfarlane Group PLC
MACF.L
(London Stock Exchange)

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67.00

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2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
FRC
1.19
1.27
1.25
1.26
1.31
1.36
1.39
1.38
1.38
1.43
1.33
1.68
1.84
1.77
1.7
1.9
Revenue per Share
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.04
0.04
0.05
0.05
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.08
0.1
0.09
0.1
0.04
Basic EPS, GAAP
0.02
0.01
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.04
0.02
0.03
0.07
0.11
0.14
0.14
0.09
0.2
0.14
0.13
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
0.01
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.01
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.04
0.04
Dividend per Share
0.24
0.21
0.22
0.23
0.25
0.26
0.27
0.31
0.31
0.35
0.42
0.52
0.58
0.63
0.69
0.67
Book Value per Share
0.01
-0.02
-0.01
0.01
-0.03
-0.02
-0.04
- -
0.02
0.04
0.12
0.13
0.19
0.17
0.16
0.1
Tangible Book Value per Share
113
114
114
114
117
125
129
142
158
158
158
158
158
159
159
158
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
135
145
142
144
154
169
180
196
217
225
210
264
290
281
270
301
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
3.34
3.24
4.11
4.34
4.32
4.55
4.85
5.15
5.53
5.99
6.5
7.58
7.4
7.86
8.73
4.15
Operating Margin (%)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
10
11
13
13
14
15
18
Depreciation Expense
3
3
4
3
4
5
6
7
9
10
10
13
16
15
16
6
Net Income, GAAP
28.85
11.74
29.45
26.72
20.76
19.46
22.55
19.84
19.7
19.07
21.68
26.34
21.12
26.16
25.68
21.54
Effective Tax Rate (%)
2.2
2.37
2.73
2.4
2.89
3.22
3.37
3.79
4.02
4.26
4.84
4.76
5.38
5.33
5.74
2.1
Profit Margin (%)
4
3
4
5
2
- -
2
4
6
-1
10
12
16
13
13
-1
Working Capital
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
1
- -
- -
- -
20
23
29
28
29
36
49
LT Debt
27
24
24
26
30
33
39
57
63
69
80
95
106
115
123
121
Total Equity
9.58
12.2
12.35
13.44
13.23
13.01
12.11
11.7
11.91
10.81
8.98
11.17
11.43
10.31
10.06
4.89
Return on Invested Capital (%)
11.3
20.2
15.19
13.44
14.26
14.18
13.65
14.33
14.72
13.11
11.01
11.9
12.97
11.93
11.5
5.65
Return on Capital (%)
11.23
13.17
15.85
13.55
16.01
17.76
18.15
18.98
18.79
18.38
16.73
17.05
18.01
15.55
14.83
5.89
Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

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Working Capital

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Growth Rates

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(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
14.24%
8.83%
-2.2%
Free Cash Flow
32.09%
7.67%
-10.56%
Net Income, GAAP
5.54%
-2.38%
-59.33%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
6.3%
7.97%
11.23%
Total Cash Common Dividend
31.21%
64.19%
1.25%

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

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in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2023
- -
- -
- -
- -
281
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
270
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
301

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

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in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2023
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.09
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.1
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.04

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

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in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2023
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.03
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.04
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.04
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Business
Macfarlane Group PLC designs, manufactures, and distributes protective packaging products and labels to business users throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland, and continental Europe. The company operates through two primary segments: Packaging Distribution, which supplies a broad range of protective packaging materials including polythene, paper, cardboard, and foam products along with storage and warehousing services and contributes 87% of group revenue; and Manufacturing Operations, which provides bespoke design and production of timber, corrugated, foam-based, and specialist protective packaging solutions and accounts for 13% of revenue. It serves diverse market sectors such as internet retail, third-party logistics, electronics, aerospace, automotive, consumer goods, food, defense, medical, and mail order through an extensive network of regional distribution centers headquartered at 3 Park Gardens, Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1899, Macfarlane Group PLC maintains its registered office in Glasgow and employs approximately 1,120 people. In January 2025, the company completed the earnings-enhancing acquisition of The Pitreavie Group Limited, a Scottish protective packaging manufacturer and distributor, for a maximum cash consideration of GBP 18.0 million including an earn-out of up to GBP 4.0 million; this followed the July 2024 acquisition of Polyformes and supports its buy-and-build strategy for organic and acquisitive growth in protective packaging.