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Reach

LSE:RCH · GB0009039941
MediaMedium

360

62
EV / EBIT89
Price / Owner Earnings69
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield100
Price/Sales84
EV / Gross Profit75
Price/Book88
Return on Capital91
Cash Return on Capital1
Return on Equity10
EBIT Margin93
Gross Profitability57
Accruals93
Owner Earnings Margin4
Sales growth4
Profit Growth52
Long-Term EPS Growth6
Owner Earnings Growth5
Reinvestment18
Price momentum41
Debt load75
Refinancing46
Debt Payback1
Liquidity76
Analyst ratings59
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside92
Market mood34
Value Creation8/20creating 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

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

Profile

CountryUK
IndustryMedia
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeLSE
Founded1904
Employees2,204
Websitereachplc.com
ISINGB0009039941
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
FTSE All Shares (United Kingdom)
Themes
Ad NetworkDigital MediaAd TargetingOnline Analysis and ReferenceBrand MarketingAdvertisingDigital MarketingMedia and EntertainmentNewsPrintingPublishing

Description

Reach plc operates as a national and regional commercial news publisher. Business Segments The company operates through several distinct business segments. New Media: The core segments include news media, digital platforms, and various content-dri…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Reach 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 weak; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 8/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analysts lean positive.

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
79
2023202420252026

All-time high

96

Mar 2026

All-time low

61

Jan 2023

Average rank

79

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
84
70
85
70
Price/Earnings
93
95
100
95
Price/Book
88
79
81
72
Dividend Yield
100
96
94
98
Value (overall)
100
94
98
100

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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