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FDM Group

LSE:FDM · GB00BLWDVP51
IT ServicesSmall

360

83
EV / EBIT74
Price / Owner Earnings28
Owner Earnings Yield65
Dividend Yield99
Price/Sales85
EV / Gross Profit87
Price/Book48
Return on Capital80
Cash Return on Capital77
Return on Equity47
EBIT Margin61
Gross Profitability98
Cash Conversion88
Accruals91
Owner Earnings Margin39
Sales growth9
Profit Growth32
Long-Term EPS Growth71
Owner Earnings Growth17
Reinvestment97
Price momentum11
Debt load58
Refinancing49
Debt Payback100
Liquidity80
Analyst ratings29
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside81
Market mood49
Value Creation10/20creating 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

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

Profile

CountryUK
IndustryIT Services
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeLSE
Founded2009
Employees3,476
ISINGB00BLWDVP51
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
HRTechConsultingInformation TechnologyInfrastructureSoftware

Description

FDM Group (Holdings) plc (FDM) is a leading international professional services provider that is specialized in the recruitment, training, and deployment of IT and business professionals. The company is dedicated to bridging the skills gap in the tec…

Analysis

Quality compounder

FDM Group (Holdings) plc is a quality compounder: a well-run business trading at a price that reflects what it is worth.

The price is fair. You pay 17.4× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically fair zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 4% yearly growth; analysts expect 6%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is tepid and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

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
74
2023202420252026

All-time high

88

Apr 2023

All-time low

23

Dec 2024

Average rank

59

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
85
62
52
38
Price/Earnings
51
67
78
36
Price/Book
48
28
17
3
Dividend Yield
99
98
97
98
Value (overall)
92
90
65
69

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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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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