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Speedy Hire

LSE:SDY · GB0000163088
Trading Companies & DistributorsSmall

360

52
EV / EBIT46
Price / Owner Earnings62
Owner Earnings Yield70
Dividend Yield97
Price/Sales95
EV / Gross Profit88
Price/Book91
Return on Capital20
Cash Return on Capital57
Return on Equity8
EBIT Margin38
Gross Profitability87
Accruals84
Owner Earnings Margin61
Sales growth23
Profit Growth11
Long-Term EPS Growth31
Owner Earnings Growth38
Reinvestment1
Price momentum29
Debt load15
Refinancing9
Debt Payback13
Liquidity15
Analyst ratings100
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside100
Market mood23
Value Creation8/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Speedy Hire clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUK
IndustryTrading Companies & Distributors
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeLSE
Founded1968
Employees1,584
Websitespeedyservices.com
ISINGB0000163088
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
FTSE All Shares (United Kingdom)
Themes
Disposal and RecyclingE-learning

Description

Speedy Hire Plc provides rental equipment and services, focusing primarily on serving the construction, infrastructure, and industrial markets. The company offers a diverse range of rental equipment including tools, access equipment, and temporary ut…

Analysis

Bargain bin

Speedy Hire Plc falls in the bargain bin: the price is low relative to peers, but the business metrics give reason to pause.

The price is attractive. You pay 3.8× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically attractive zone.

The trajectory is tepid and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 8/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analysts lean positive.

What to watch: Some accounting patterns deserve a closer look. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
30
2023202420252026

All-time high

56

Mar 2026

All-time low

9

Jan 2025

Average rank

28

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
95
89
78
50
Price/Earnings
56
85
95
69
Price/Book
91
91
80
67
Dividend Yield
97
100
98
89
Value (overall)
98
96
97
67

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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