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Premier Foods

LSE:PFD · GB00B7N0K053
Food ProductsMedium

360

87
EV / EBIT78
Price / Owner Earnings66
Owner Earnings Yield82
Dividend Yield35
Price/Sales29
EV / Gross Profit53
Price/Book66
Return on Capital58
Cash Return on Capital60
Return on Equity50
EBIT Margin85
Gross Profitability29
Cash Conversion33
Accruals43
Owner Earnings Margin82
Sales growth64
Profit Growth50
Long-Term EPS Growth53
Owner Earnings Growth59
Reinvestment64
Price momentum52
Debt load81
Refinancing26
Debt Payback65
Liquidity60
Analyst ratings78
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside50
Market mood85
Value Creation12/20creating 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

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

Profile

CountryUK
IndustryFood Products
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeLSE
Founded2004
Employees2,133
ISINGB00B7N0K053
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Alternative ProteinFast-Moving Consumer GoodsFood Processing

Description

Premier Foods plc manufactures and distributes branded and own label food products in the United Kingdom, other European countries, and internationally. The company operates through Grocery, Sweet Treats, and international segments. Grocery The G…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Premier Foods plc is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is attractive. You pay 13.0× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically attractive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 0% yearly growth; analysts expect 4%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
75
2023202420252026

All-time high

96

Oct 2025

All-time low

64

Sep 2023

Average rank

84

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
29
39
31
45
Price/Earnings
60
62
65
85
Price/Book
66
73
74
89
Dividend Yield
35
19
12
13
Value (overall)
35
53
45
48

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.

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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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