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Vesuvius PLC Fundamentals

Company NameVesuvius PLCLast Updated2025-11-06
IndustrySteelSectorBasic Materials
Shares in Issue244.319 mMarket Cap£916.69 m
PE Ratio13.69Dividend per Share£0.23
Dividend Yield6.24Dividend Cover1.42
EPS£0.33EPS Growth (%)-0.15
PEG2.26DPS Growth (%)0.0333
Debt Ratio0.2653Debt Equity Ratio0.5458
Asset Equity Ratio2.0041Cash Equity Ratio0.1420
Quick Ratio1.4895Current Ratio2.27
Price To Book Value0.8551ROCE0

Vesuvius PLC Dividends

TypeEx-DatePay DateCurrencyNet DividendYear Total
Interim2025-08-142025-09-19GBP0.0710
Prelim2025-04-242025-06-06GBP0.1640
Interim2024-08-082024-09-13GBP0.0710
Prelim2024-04-182024-05-31GBP0.1620
Interim2023-08-032023-09-15GBP0.0680
Prelim2023-04-202023-05-31GBP0.1575

Vesuvius PLC Company Financials

Assets202420232022
Tangible Assets£482.60 m£460.80 m£417.60 m
Intangible Assets£690.90 m£706.00 m£737.50 m
Investments£11.20 m£11.60 m£13.50 m
Total Fixed Assets£1.36 bn£1.35 bn£1.34 bn
Stocks£295.40 m£291.00 m£316.00 m
Debtors£377.30 m£407.30 m£422.80 m
Cash & Equivalents£186.40 m£164.20 m£184.20 m
Other Assets£171.80 m£176.60 m£173.20 m
Total Assets£2.29 bn£2.28 bn£2.33 bn
Liabilities202420232022
Creditors within 1 year£460.80 m£422.90 m£530.20 m
Creditors after 1 year£589.30 m£539.10 m£484.50 m
Other Liabilities000
Total Liabilities£1.05 bn£962.00 m£1.01 bn
Net assets£1.24 bn£1.32 bn£1.32 bn
Equity202420232022
Called up share capital£26.40 m£27.70 m£27.80 m
Share Premium£1.40 m00
Profit / Loss£138.60 m£179.40 m£206.60 m
Other Equity£1.17 bn£1.25 bn£1.26 bn
Preference & Minorities£75.20 m£65.90 m£59.40 m
Total Capital Employed£1.24 bn£1.32 bn£1.32 bn
Ratios202420232022
Debt Ratio£0.27£0.23£0.21
Debt-to-Equity£0.38£0.30£0.26
Assets / Equity2.00412.00412.0041
Cash / Equity0.14200.14200.1420
EPS£0.38£0.44£0.67
Cash Flow202420232022
Cash from operating activities£158.70 m£216.50 m£211.10 m
Cashflow before financing£118.20 m£88.20 m£105.90 m
Increase in Cash£22.80 m£2.00 m£17.60 m
Income202420232022
Turnover£1.82 bn£1.93 bn£2.05 bn
Cost of sales£1.32 bn£1.39 bn£1.48 bn
Gross Profit£503.70 m£537.90 m£571.50 m
Operating Profit£153.70 m£190.10 m£216.80 m
Pre-Tax profit£138.60 m£179.40 m£206.60 m

Vesuvius PLC Company Background

SectorBasic Materials
ActivitiesVesuvius PLC is a provider of metal flow engineering. The company's operating segment includes Steel Flow Control, Steel Advanced Refractories, Steel Sensors & Probes, and the Foundry Division. It generates maximum revenue from the Steel Flow Control segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the EMEA region.
Latest Interim Date6 Aug 2025
Latest Fiscal Year End Date6 Mar 2025

Vesuvius PLC Directors

AppointedNamePosition
2009-12-21Mr. Barry William PerryNon-Executive Director
2020-12-17Ms. Holly Keller KoeppelNon-Executive Director
2024-04-02Ms. Ida Jane HinkleyNon-Executive Director
2022-04-06Mr. John McDonough CBENon-Executive Director,Chairman
2016-09-30Ms. Nelda J. ConnorsNon-Executive Director
2016-04-06Mr. Jeffrey Lindsay HewittNon-Executive Director
2014-04-08Mr. John Gilbert Sussens Non-Executive Director
2012-12-17Mr. Nicholas R Salmon Executive Director,Group Chief Executive
2013-06-04Professor Jan Pieter OosterveldNon-Executive Director
2012-12-17Mr. Michael Guy ButterworthExecutive Director,Group Finance Director
2012-12-17Mr. Jeffery Francis HarrisNon-Executive Director,Chairman
2017-08-31Mr. Francois Clement WanecqExecutive Director,Chief Executive Officer
2009-03-06Mr. Robert Geoffrey BeestonNon-Executive Director,Chairman
2025-04-09Mr. Robert James MacLeodNon-Executive Director
2024-05-15Mr. Douglas Michael HurtNon-Executive Director,Senior Independent Director
2012-12-17Mr. Peter John Hill CBENon-Executive Director
2020-12-17Mr. Hock GohNon-Executive Director
2023-04-04Mr. Guy S Young MAExecutive Director,Chief Financial Officer
2016-04-05Mr. Christopher Michael O'Shea Executive Director,Finance Director
2012-12-17Dr. Emma FitzGeraldNon-Executive Director
2019-12-04Mr. Christer GardellNon-Executive Director
2025-04-08Mr. Patrick Georges Felix AndreExecutive Director,Chief Executive Officer
2025-10-03Mr. Mark CollisExecutive Director,Chief Financial Officer

Vesuvius PLC Contact Details

Company NameVesuvius PLC
Address165 Fleet Street, London, EC4A 2AE
Telephone+44 2078220000
Websitehttps://www.vesuvius.com

Vesuvius PLC Advisors

StockbrokerNumis Securities Limited
Phone+44 2072601000
Fax+44 2072601001
Remuneration ConsultantDeloitte & Touche LLP
Phone+44 2079363000
Fax+44 2075831198
Financial AdviserRothschild
Phone+44 2072805000
SolicitorLinklaters
Phone+44 2074562000
Fax+44 2074562222
BankHSBC Bank PLC
Financial PR AdviserMHP Communications
Phone+44 2031288100
Fax+44 2031288171
AuditorKPMG
Phone+44 2073111000
Fax+44 2073113311
RegistrarEquiniti Limited
StockbrokerJ.P. Morgan Cazenove Ltd
Phone+44 2077424000
AuditorKPMG AUDIT PLC

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