Stock Research: Serco

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Serco

LSE:SRP GB0007973794
72
  • Value
    14
  • Growth
    95
  • Safety
    Safety
    50
  • Combined
    61
  • Sentiment
    59
  • 360° View
    360° View
    72
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Company Description

Serco Group plc is a United Kingdom-based provider of essential public services, specializing in defense, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare, and other citizen services. The company operates in UK & Europe, Americas, and the Middle East. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $2945 million, profits of $649 million, revenue of $5989 million, and 47789 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 72 (better than 72% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Serco are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all but one indicator above average for Serco. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 95, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 95% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank at 50 means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 50% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. Finally, the consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 59, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 59% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank is less desirable at 14, meaning that the share price of Serco is on the higher side compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 86% of alternative stocks in the same industry. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
14 39 57 57
Growth
95 45 43 23
Safety
Safety
50 62 55 51
Sentiment
59 45 90 98
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72 34 64 67
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
33 35 86 64
Opinions Change
50 50 39 40
Pro Holdings
n/a 40 94 86
Market Pulse
33 72 76 83
Sentiment
59 45 90 98
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
14 39 57 57
Growth
95 45 43 23
Safety Safety
50 62 55 51
Combined
61 35 51 37
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
64 68 72 81
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
20 59 57 45
Price vs. Book (P/B)
19 40 54 67
Dividend Yield
25 45 48 39
Value
14 39 57 57
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
48 23 12 4
Profit Growth
64 26 34 58
Capital Growth
73 100 90 56
Stock Returns
97 35 49 27
Growth
95 45 43 23
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
48 76 62 50
Refinancing
47 28 13 23
Liquidity
46 62 67 57
Safety Safety
50 62 55 51

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The only positive is high growth. The stock is expensive (low Value Rank), risky to finance, and carries critical professional sentiment. This is a risky proposition. Avoid unless you have exceptional conviction that the growth alone will overcome the price and financial risks.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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