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RWS Holdings

LSE:RWS · GB00BVFCZV34
Professional ServicesMedium

360

82
EV / EBIT91
Price / Owner Earnings89
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield93
Price/Sales80
EV / Gross Profit78
Price/Book85
Return on Capital16
Cash Return on Capital22
Return on Equity22
EBIT Margin36
Gross Profitability29
Accruals85
Owner Earnings Margin14
Sales growth32
Profit Growth39
Long-Term EPS Growth73
Owner Earnings Growth9
Reinvestment53
Price momentum89
Debt load84
Refinancing86
Debt Payback1
Liquidity39
Analyst ratings100
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside94
Market mood19
Value Creation4/20not creating 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

RWS Holdings doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUK
IndustryProfessional Services
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeAIM
Founded1994
Employees24
Websiterws.com
ISINGB00BVFCZV34
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
Sound Pay Practices (Europe)
Themes
Machine LearningNatural Language ProcessingArtificial IntelligenceLanguage LearningGenAIText Analytics

Description

RWS Holdings plc provides technology-enabled language, content, and intellectual property (IP) services. Business Segments The company operates through Regulated Industries, Language & Content Technology and IP Services segments. Regulated Industr…

Analysis

Bargain bin

RWS Holdings plc is priced cheaply, and that invites the natural question of why, since the underlying business scores below average.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is sturdy. The company scores 4/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value. Analysts lean positive.

Flags to be aware of: A large part of the company's book value is the price paid for past acquisitions. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
98
2023202420252026

All-time high

98

Jun 2026

All-time low

55

Jan 2023

Average rank

83

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
80
69
45
43
Price/Earnings
69
95
78
48
Price/Book
85
88
81
70
Dividend Yield
93
100
100
74
Value (overall)
93
99
100
57

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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