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S4 Capital plc is an advertising agencies business based in the UK. S4 Capital shares (SFOR.LSE) are listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and all prices are listed in pence sterling. Its last market close was 385p – a decrease of 1.79% over the previous week. S4 Capital employs 2,644 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around £268.5 million.
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What's in this guide?
- Can I buy shares in S4 Capital?
- Has coronavirus impacted S4 Capital shares?
- S4 Capital shares summary
- Compare share dealing platforms
- Is S4 Capital stock a buy or sell?
- S4 Capital performance over time
- S4 Capital's financials
- How volatile are S4 Capital shares?
- Does S4 Capital pay a dividend?
- Have S4 Capital shares ever split?
- Other common questions
How has Coronavirus impacted S4 Capital's share price?
Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, S4 Capital's share price has had significant positive movement.
Its last market close was 385p, which is 42.73% up on its pre-crash value of 220.5p and 271.98% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as 103.5p.
If you had bought £1,000 worth of S4 Capital shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth £636.13 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth £2,015.71.
S4 Capital share price
Use our graph to track the performance of SFOR stocks over time.S4 Capital shares at a glance
Information last updated 2020-12-27.
| Latest market close | 385p |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | 103.5p - 546p |
| 50-day moving average | 478.1765p |
| 200-day moving average | 379.0071p |
| Dividend yield | N/A (0%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | -5.7p |
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Is it a good time to buy S4 Capital stock?
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S4 Capital price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the last close of 429p
| 1 month (2020-12-22) | -14.03% |
|---|---|
| 3 months (2020-10-22) | 7.25% |
| 6 months (2020-07-22) | 28.83% |
| 3 years (2018-01-18) | inf% |
|---|---|
| 5 years (2016-01-18) | inf% |
Is S4 Capital under- or over-valued?
Valuing S4 Capital stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of S4 Capital's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
S4 Capital's EBITDA
S4 Capital's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is £29.8 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a S4 Capital's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
S4 Capital financials
| Revenue TTM | £268.5 million |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 3.18% |
| Gross profit TTM | £171.3 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 0.87% |
| Return on equity TTM | 0% |
| Profit margin | -0.65% |
| Book value | 1.163p |
| Market capitalisation | £2.7 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
S4 Capital share dividends
We're not expecting S4 Capital to pay a dividend over the next 12 months. However, you can browse other dividend-paying shares in our guide.
Have S4 Capital's shares ever split?
S4 Capital's shares were split on a 1:10 basis on 28 September 2018. So if you had owned 10 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1 share. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your S4 Capital shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 900% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for S4 Capital shares which in turn could have impacted S4 Capital's share price.
S4 Capital share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, S4 Capital's shares have ranged in value from as little as 103.5p up to 546p. 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 S4 Capital's is 1.3154. This would suggest that S4 Capital's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
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S4 Capital overview
S4 Capital plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a digital advertising and marketing services company in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through First-Party Data Practice, Content, and Programmatic segments. The company offers contents, campaigns, and assets for paid, social, and earned media, such as digital platforms and apps, as well as brand activations. It provides campaign management analytics, creative production and ad serving, platform and systems integration and transition, and training and education services. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
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