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Applied Nutrition

LSE:APN · GB00BPVDXX64
Personal ProductsSmall

360

94
EV / EBIT17
Price / Owner Earnings22
Owner Earnings Yield49
Dividend Yield100
Price/Sales3
EV / Gross Profit7
Price/Book100
Return on Capital95
Cash Return on Capital92
Return on Equity90
EBIT Margin99
Gross Profitability69
Cash Conversion10
Accruals8
Owner Earnings Margin92
Sales growth100
Profit Growth22
Long-Term EPS Growth90
Owner Earnings Growth94
Reinvestment98
Price momentum96
Debt load87
Refinancing57
Debt Payback100
Liquidity96
Analyst ratings83
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside34
Market mood91
Value Creation20/20strong value creator
  • 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

Applied Nutrition generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUK
IndustryPersonal Products
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeLSE
Founded2014
Employees104
ISINGB00BPVDXX64
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
LifestyleNutraceuticalFast-Moving Consumer GoodsE-CommerceFitnessNutritionWellness

Description

Analysis

Hope premium

Applied Nutrition Plc carries what we call a hope premium: an average business trading at an ambitious price. One caution: reported profits have recently run ahead of actual cash, which we track closely.

The price is expensive. You pay 25.5× 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 10% yearly growth; analysts expect 19%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is solid and accelerating and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 20/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator. Analysts lean positive.

What to watch: Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
100
2026

All-time high

100

Jun 2026

All-time low

84

Mar 2026

Average rank

93

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
3
Price/Earnings
19
Price/Book
100
Dividend Yield
100
Value (overall)
64

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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