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Reach

LSE:RCH GB0009039941
85
  • Value
    100
  • Growth
    1
  • Safety
    Safety
    48
  • Combined
    53
  • Sentiment
    93
  • 360° View
    360° View
    85
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Company Description

Reach plc is a commercial news publisher focused on providing content to audiences in the UK and Ireland. It operates in the news publishing industry and owns brands like Mirror, Express, and Daily Record. It primarily operates in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $318 million, profits of $294 million, and revenue of $674 million, with 3566 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 85 (better than 85% compared with alternatives) for 2026, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Reach are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half the metrics below and half above average for Reach. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 100, which means that the share price of Reach is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 100% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 93, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 93% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 1, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 48, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 52 comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Growth
Weakest Rank Value
Country United Kingdom
Industry Publishing
Size Medium
Website reachplc.com
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 30-Jul-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
100 94 100 100
Growth
1 42 31 21
Safety
Safety
48 79 63 87
Sentiment
93 78 56 8
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85 91 82 61
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
53 72 86 69
Opinions Change
50 92 50 3
Pro Holdings
n/a 56 38 12
Market Pulse
87 36 17 32
Sentiment
93 78 56 8
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
100 94 100 100
Growth
1 42 31 21
Safety Safety
48 79 63 87
Combined
53 93 85 85
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
89 70 85 70
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
91 95 100 95
Price vs. Book (P/B)
91 79 81 72
Dividend Yield
95 96 98 99
Value
100 94 100 100
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
4 10 13 6
Profit Growth
53 39 45 34
Capital Growth
17 53 19 13
Stock Returns
19 80 43 87
Growth
1 42 31 21
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
72 82 80 80
Refinancing
14 19 18 41
Liquidity
57 79 81 89
Safety Safety
48 79 63 87

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With good value and positive sentiment, but low growth and risky financing, this combination is generally dangerous as debt requires growth to sustain it. Only investors with a strong belief in future growth potential and a high-risk tolerance should consider this stock.

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