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Premier Foods plc
PFD.L: LSELowest reading is at 58 out of 100. All scores are out of 100.
In Short
About The Company
CEO
Mr. Alexander Richard Whitehouse
Market Cap
1.68 Billion GBp
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Website
https://www.premierfoods.co.ukLast Update
28/09/2026, 03:15:46
Description
Premier Foods plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells branded and own label food products in the United Kingdom, other European countries, and internationally.
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Strongest readings
- ✔Dividend growth averages 20.39% per year
- ✔Debt is low at 0.24 times equity
- ✔Dividend cover is strong (dividend score 72 out of 100)
- ✔Price-to-earnings of 12.4 is below the market average of 19.6
- ✔Financial health is strong (health score 62 out of 100)
Weakest readings
- ✘Short-term liabilities exceed short-term assets (current ratio 0.75)
- ✘The current price sits above estimated fair value (margin of safety -16.12%)
- ✘Share count has been rising at 0.44% per year
Key Figures
| Status | Metric | Value | Reading | Market avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✔ | Price / earnings (TTM) | 12.43x | 19.60x | |
| ✘ | Margin of safety (DCF) | -16.12% | 17.95% | |
| ✘ | Revenue growth (5y average) | 2.31% | 10.97% | |
| ✘ | Dividend yield (TTM) | 1.44% | 1.85% | |
| ✘ | Share count, per year | 0.44% | 0.00% | |
| ✔ | Return on capital employed | 12.98% | 10.00% |
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Valuation
94 / 100Priced at or below the market on most measures.
| Status | Metric | Value | Reading | Market avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✔ | Price / earnings | 12.43x | 19.60x | |
| ✔ | Free cashflow yield | 7.98% | 4.70% | |
| ✔ | Price / earnings growth | 1.27x | 1.50x | |
| Price / book | 119.22x | — | ||
| ✘ | Margin of safety | -16.12% | 17.95% |
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- ✘Estimated intrinsic value of 163.65 GBp is below the current price of 195.10 GBp
Desired Margin Of Safety
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Estimated Fair Value: 3.6 GBp ✘
Current Price: 195.1 GBp
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Growth
58 / 100Growing faster than the market on most measures.
| Status | Metric | Value | Reading | Market avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✘ | Revenue growth | 2.31% | 10.97% | |
| ✘ | Earnings growth | 10.00% | 14.48% | |
| ✔ | Cashflow growth | 31.27% | 12.35% |
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Health
62 / 100Balance sheet covers its obligations.
Measured on Leverage and capital, Funding and liquidity, Earnings quality.
| Status | Metric | Value | Reading | Threshold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✘ | Altman-Z score | 1.38 | 3.00 | |
| ✔ | Piotroski score | 8.00 | 5.00 | |
| ✔ | Debt / equity | 0.24x | 0.80x | |
| ✘ | Current ratio | 0.75x | 1.00x | |
| ✔ | Interest coverage | 8.33x | 2.50x | |
| ✔ | Free cashflow / debt | 0.40x | 0.15x | |
| ✔ | Debt / capital | 0.19x | 1.00x |
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Dividend
72 / 100Covered by both earnings and cashflow.
| Status | Metric | Value | Reading | Market avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✘ | Dividend yield | 1.44% | 1.85% | |
| ✔ | Dividend growth | 62.42% | 0.00% | |
| ✔ | Payout ratio (earnings) | 17.72% | 40.00% | |
| ✔ | Payout ratio (cashflow) | 18.05% | 65.00% | |
| ✔ | Worst year, last 5 years | 18.51% | -2.00% |
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- ✔Dividend growth has been accelerating recently
Management
84 / 100Returns on capital are at or above the market.
| Status | Metric | Value | Reading | Market avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✘ | Return on equity | 9.69% | 15.00% | |
| ✔ | Return on capital employed | 12.98% | 10.00% | |
| Return on assets | 6.14% | — | ||
| Free cashflow return on capital | 8.42% | — | ||
| ✔ | Return on capital, 5y change | 3.73% | 0.00% | |
| ✘ | Share count, per year | 0.44% | 0.00% | |
| ✔ | Share count, recent | -1.24% | 0.00% | |
| Realized buyback return | N/A | 0.00% | ||
| ✔ | Goodwill erosion / equity | 0.00% | 2.00% | |
| Price volatility, 5 year | 20.34% | — |
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- ✘New shares were issued while the value score was 94 out of 100
Analysts
not enough data| Status | Metric | Value | Reading | Neutral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analyst opinion score | N/A | 50 |
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Financial History
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SEC Filings
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Company Name
Premier Foods plc
Currency
GBp
Beta
0.592
Vol Avg
1218772
Ceo
Mr. Alexander Richard Whitehouse
Cik
Cusip
Exchange
LSE
Full Time Employees
4385
Industry
Packaged Foods
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Ipo Date
Address
Premier House
City
Saint Albans
State
Country
United Kingdom
Zip
AL1 2RE
Phone
44 17 2781 5850
Analysis Last Updated
28/09/2026, 03:15:46
Financial data compiled from SEC EDGAR filings and Yahoo Finance.