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Halfords

LSE:HFD · GB00B012TP20
Specialty RetailMedium

360

82
EV / EBIT56
Price / Owner Earnings89
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield79
Price/Sales69
EV / Gross Profit98
Price/Book70
Return on Capital43
Cash Return on Capital18
Return on Equity16
EBIT Margin33
Gross Profitability99
Accruals93
Owner Earnings Margin22
Sales growth51
Profit Growth32
Long-Term EPS Growth73
Reinvestment56
Price momentum65
Debt load78
Refinancing32
Debt Payback1
Liquidity72
Analyst ratings84
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside11
Market mood44
Value Creation6/20not creating 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

Halfords doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUK
IndustrySpecialty Retail
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeLSE
Founded2002
Employees2,883
ISINGB00B012TP20
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Electric VehicleMicro-MobilityFleet Management

Description

Halfords Group plc provides motoring and cycling products and services. Business Segments Retail Segment: This segment is dedicated to offering a comprehensive array of automotive, cycling, and leisure products. This includes everything from vehicl…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Halfords Group plc sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is sturdy. The company scores 6/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
90
2023202420252026

All-time high

90

Jun 2026

All-time low

41

Jan 2024

Average rank

74

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
69
75
62
64
Price/Earnings
35
49
60
68
Price/Book
70
84
69
69
Dividend Yield
79
73
82
68
Value (overall)
71
90
84
83

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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