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Howden Joinery Group Plc (HWDN) is a leading furnishings, fixtures & appliances business based in the UK. Howden Joinery Group is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and employs 10,000 staff. All prices are listed in pence sterling.
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- Are Howden Joinery Group shares over-valued?
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- How volatile are Howden Joinery Group shares?
- Does Howden Joinery Group pay a dividend?
- Other common questions
Howden Joinery Group share price
Use our graph to track the performance of HWDN stocks over time.Howden Joinery Group shares at a glance
Information last updated 2021-01-23.
| 52-week range | 387.2043p - 733.2345p |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | 688.7412p |
| 200-day moving average | 611.4789p |
| Wall St. target price | 496.27p |
| PE ratio | 30.0349 |
| Dividend yield | 0.13p (2.61%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | 22.9p |
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Is Howden Joinery Group under- or over-valued?
Valuing Howden Joinery Group stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Howden Joinery Group's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Howden Joinery Group's P/E ratio
Howden Joinery Group's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 30x. In other words, Howden Joinery Group shares trade at around 30x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the FTSE 250 at the end of September 2019 (19.71). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Howden Joinery Group's PEG ratio
Howden Joinery Group's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.05. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Howden Joinery Group's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Howden Joinery Group's EBITDA
Howden Joinery Group's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is £201.2 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Howden Joinery Group's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Howden Joinery Group financials
| Revenue TTM | £1.4 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 12.32% |
| Gross profit TTM | £986.2 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 9.28% |
| Return on equity TTM | 23.91% |
| Profit margin | 9.77% |
| Book value | 0.989p |
| Market capitalisation | £4.1 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Howden Joinery Group share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 3956.52% of net profits
Recently Howden Joinery Group has paid out, on average, around 3956.52% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.61% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Howden Joinery Group shareholders could enjoy a 2.61% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Howden Joinery Group's case, that would currently equate to about 0.13p per share.
Howden Joinery Group's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.
The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 21 May 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").
Howden Joinery Group share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Howden Joinery Group's shares have ranged in value from as little as 387.2043p up to 733.2345p. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (LSE average) beta is 1, while Howden Joinery Group's is 0.6793. This would suggest that Howden Joinery Group's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
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Howden Joinery Group overview
Howden Joinery Group Plc engages in the manufacture, sourcing, sale, and distribution of kitchens and joinery products in the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany. The company offers kitchen cabinets, flooring, stair parts, general joinery items, worktops, sinks and taps, flooring, appliances, handles, joinery doors, skirting and architrave products, heat-pump tumble dryers, dual cavity single ovens, and dishwashers, as well as internal, external, and fire doors. It operates approximately 750 depots. The company was formerly known as Galiform Plc and changed its name to Howden Joinery Group Plc in September 2010. Howden Joinery Group Plc was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
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