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Wickes

LSE:WIX · GB00BL6C2002
Specialty RetailMedium

360

66
EV / EBIT44
Price / Owner Earnings55
Owner Earnings Yield60
Dividend Yield94
Price/Sales62
EV / Gross Profit50
Price/Book29
Return on Capital61
Cash Return on Capital62
Return on Equity88
EBIT Margin57
Gross Profitability59
Cash Conversion74
Accruals85
Owner Earnings Margin60
Sales growth50
Profit Growth47
Long-Term EPS Growth81
Owner Earnings Growth83
Reinvestment61
Price momentum32
Debt load13
Refinancing52
Debt Payback29
Liquidity38
Analyst ratings67
Opinion Changes32
Price Target Upside70
Market mood30
Value Creation10/20creating 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

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

Profile

CountryUK
IndustrySpecialty Retail
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeLSE
Founded2019
ISINGB00BL6C2002
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026

Description

Wickes Group plc operates as a retailer of home repair, maintenance, and improvement products and services. Business Segments The company operates through Retail, Trade, and Design & Installation Services segments. Retail The Retail segment offer…

Analysis

Quality compounder

Wickes Group plc is a quality compounder: a well-run business trading at a price that reflects what it is worth.

The price is attractive. You pay 10.3× 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 -3% yearly growth; analysts expect 14%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 10/20 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
43
2023202420252026

All-time high

79

Jul 2024

All-time low

43

Jun 2026

Average rank

57

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
62
56
72
80
Price/Earnings
59
44
61
74
Price/Book
29
18
10
32
Dividend Yield
94
88
100
100
Value (overall)
68
44
86
69

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

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Make Sense of the Ranks

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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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