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Vesuvius

LSE:VSVS · GB00B82YXW83
MachineryLarge

360

53
EV / EBIT84
Price / Owner Earnings22
Owner Earnings Yield30
Dividend Yield95
Price/Sales78
EV / Gross Profit73
Price/Book74
Return on Capital38
Cash Return on Capital22
Return on Equity34
EBIT Margin38
Gross Profitability29
Cash Conversion79
Accruals34
Owner Earnings Margin24
Sales growth51
Profit Growth51
Long-Term EPS Growth79
Owner Earnings Growth16
Reinvestment7
Price momentum85
Debt load38
Refinancing81
Debt Payback10
Liquidity43
Analyst ratings45
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside43
Market mood47
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

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

Profile

CountryUK
IndustryMachinery
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeLSE
Founded2012
Employees1,955
ISINGB00B82YXW83
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Industrial AutomationMachinery ManufacturingManufacturing

Description

Vesuvius plc is a player in the supply of solutions and engineered products, primarily serving the steel and foundry industries. The company specializes in the manufacture of ceramic materials and offers a wide array of services including casting sol…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Vesuvius plc is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is expensive. You pay 32.8× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 13% yearly growth; analysts expect 17%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 8/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analysts lean positive.

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
88
2023202420252026

All-time high

93

Feb 2023

All-time low

30

Feb 2025

Average rank

64

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
78
68
69
73
Price/Earnings
75
85
79
82
Price/Book
74
85
95
92
Dividend Yield
95
98
96
92
Value (overall)
95
92
92
96

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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